Item
Douze Fables de la Fontaine (cover: Fables de la Fontaine)
- Title
- en_US Douze Fables de la Fontaine (cover: Fables de la Fontaine)
- en_US Collection du Jeune Age No. 1
- Description
- en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
- en_US Language note: French
- en_US Choisies et racontée aux petits par Berthe Renard
- Creator
- en_US La Fontaine, Jean de See all items with this value
- Date
- 2016-01-25T16:30:18Z
- en_US 1999-09
- en_US 1950?
- Date Available
- 2016-01-25T16:30:18Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1950?
- Abstract
- en_US I am tempted to date this book ten years earlier because of the French-German connection of a French publisher printing books in Germany. The cover presents an engaging image of smiling animals grouped around King Lion. Every other page is a strong colored illustration with a line or two of moral. This is one of very few prose editions of La Fontaine's fables that I have seen. Among the best illustrations are those showing the plaid sox of the fox in FC (7). WL (9) sets the contrast well between the big hunter with pistol and knife in his belt and the skirted lamb with a bouquet in her hands. The tuxedo in fine jacket and vest in FG (21) only stands and looks up. The book was originally sold by Joseph Gibert on the Boulevard St. Michel. A high price for a pamphlet book, but the illustrations make it worth it. They are lovely and well preserved.
- Identifier
- en_US 3220 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US fre
- Publisher
- en_US Editions Etranco
- en_US Paris
- Subject
- en_US PZ24.2.R46 Dou 1950 See all items with this value
- en_US La Fontaine See all items with this value
- en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value
- Type
- en_US Book, Whole
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books