Fables de La Fontaine par Fernandel · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: Fables de La Fontaine par Fernandel
Description: Fables de La Fontaine par Fernandel. Cover art: Rosenberg. Decca. €5 from an unknown source, July, '09.

This is a combination book and 45 rpm record. Fernandel, who died in 1971, seems to be the narrator of seven fables on the record. The fables are WL, FC, GA, DW, TH, "The Lion and the Mosquito," and "The Financier and the Cobbler." The last story has a wonderfully relaxed cobbler in its image. Alternating page-pairs are done in duochrome with a heavy sepia look. The cover presents the animals from many fables together. It surprises me by seating the hare on top of the tortoise's shell. Where does that image or understanding come from? I will keep record and book together in the book collection.
Date: 1957
Source: €5 from an unknown source, July, '09.
Subject: Audio-Visual See all items with this value; Records See all items with this value; The Wolf and the Lamb See all items with this value; The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value; The Grasshopper and the Ant See all items with this value; The Dog and the Wolf See all items with this value; The Tortoise and the Hare See all items with this value; The Lion and the Mosquito See all items with this value; The Financier and the Cobbler See all items with this value