The Fables of La Fontaine

Title

en_US The Fables of La Fontaine

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First edition

en_US Richard Scarry

Creator

en_US de La Fontaine, Jean See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Scarry, Richard

Date

2016-01-25T15:52:41Z

en_US 1992-11

en_US 1963

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:52:41Z

Date Issued

en_US 1963

Abstract

en_US I had searched for ten years and never had this book in my hand. Experts in children's books did not even know that Scarry had done a LaFontaine book. Thirty-one fables, some with colored and some with black-and-white illustrations in Scarry's typical style. Rebus of T of C on 6. The best illustrations are for The Mice in Council (18-19), The Wolf and the Stork (20-21), The Wolf and the Fox (36-7), and DLS (54). Scarry may miss some of the story fun in SW (17) and The Donkey with the Sponges (44-45). Cuteness takes over in The Lion and the Troops illustration (22-23). In fact, the inside left flyleaf gives this description: Romping through these wisely witty little tales are the cheeriest and most personable small creatures ever to come from an artist's drawing board. I am not sure that LaFontaine would have asked first for cheer and personableness in his characters. Excellent condition.

Identifier

en_US 1288 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76866

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Doubleday

en_US Garden City, NY

Subject

en_US PZ8.2.L134 Sc 1963 See all items with this value

en_US Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole