Chocolat-Menier I

Title

Chocolat-Menier I

Description

1950? Les Fables de La Fontaine: Collection des Vignettes du Chocolat-Menier, Vignettes Nos 1 a 90. Hardbound. Paris/Noisiel, France: Chocolat-Menier. $8.26 from Carlinotte, Aude, France, through Ebay, July, '20.

Here ninety numbered cards are pasted in around La Fontaine's text. Each fable has six colored cartoon-cards, except for the centerpiece, "Les Animaux Malades de la Peste," which has twelve cards. The animals are dressed and playful. The exploding frog makes a "pouf" sound (#29). The fish rejected by the picky heron wear women's hats (#68)! The inside of the back cover gives a history of chocolate. Of course, in this history Jean-Antoine Brutus Menier stands out. This album's cover gathers many fable characters in a park setting, with pond and bridge. The album is also listed with books under "1950" and we also have blotters, advertisements for the card albums, and individual album cards.

Date

1950?

Source

$8.26 from Carlinotte, Aude, France, through Ebay, July, '20.

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