Librairie Gedalge Blue and Orange Trade Cards · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: Librairie Gedalge Blue and Orange Trade Cards
Description: 1960? 6 numbered cards from a set of at least 20 by an unknown publisher featuring each one fable of La Fontaine. 2½" x almost 4". Three cards for $18 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, March, '01. Three cards, one (#20) in poor condition, for $12 from Annick Tilly, Clignancourt, August, '01. Another twelve cards for $60 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. Eight more cards, including two non-duplicates, for $1.25 apiece from place-nette-nantes on Ebay, May, '22. #13 "Les deux Coqs" for €6 from chemin-faisant on Ebay, Nov., '24.

These cards are unusual for their very lively and simple color schemes. OF may make the strongest visual statement. "Le Rat retiré du Monde" typifies the simple, even romantic approach to the fables here.
Date: 1960?
Source: Three cards for $18 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, March, '01. Three cards, one (#20) in poor condition, for $12 from Annick Tilly, Clignancourt, August, '01. Another twelve cards for $60 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, Sept., '18. Eight more cards, including two non-duplicates, for $1.25 apiece from place-nette-nantes on Ebay, May, '22. #13 "Les deux Coqs" for €6 from chemin-faisant on Ebay, Nov., '24.
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