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French Covers

Title: French Covers
Description: each giving the title and an illustration for a fable of either Jean de La Fontaine or Florian. The total set may number fifty. Fifty were announced, but so far I have found only these thirty. There are also two larger 2 3/8" x 2¾" labels, apparently for a package of ten of the packets that would use the sixteen individual labels. AU $10 from Dave Cox, Drysdale, Australia, through Ebay, Sept., '00. Several extras and two new labels from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare, Belgium, August, '00. Four extras and twelve new labels for $14.19 from Jim Swiftway through eBay, April, '04.

These are lovely designs, much different in their simplicity from the simple Russian matchbox covers. As one can see from actual French matchboxes, a picture design was used on only one of the two large sides, by contrast with the double images for Russian matchboxes. Do not miss the excellent use of color in SS and of form in "La Jeune Poule et le Renard" and FG. There are excellent facial expressions on the animals in "Le Rat et l'Huitre," LM, WL, and "Le Singe qui Montre la Lanterne Magique." It is a special pleasure to find such loveliness in simple things!
Source: AU $10 from Dave Cox, Drysdale, Australia, through Ebay, Sept., '00. Several extras and two new labels from Dany Wolfs, Roesalare, Belgium, August, '00. Four extras and twelve new labels for $14.19 from Jim Swiftway through eBay, April, '04.

These are lovely designs, much different in their simplicity from the simple Russian matchbox covers. As one can see from actual French matchboxes, a picture design was used on only one of the two large sides, by contrast with the double images for Russian matchboxes. Do not miss the excellent use of color in SS and of form in "La Jeune Poule et le Renard" and FG. There are excellent facial expressions on the animals in "Le Rat et l'Huitre," LM, WL, and "Le Singe qui Montre la Lanterne Magique." It is a special pleasure to find such loveliness in simple things!
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Item sets: Carlson Fable Collection