Adapted by Louis Untermeyer. Voices and Music by Marshall Izen. Directed by Jim Timmens. Produced by Arthur Shimkin. Previously released by Children's Records of America and Columbia Book & Record Library. A Benanty Entertainment Group, Inc., Product. NY: Children's Communications Corp.
2015? Set of five matched pairs of fèves representing fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Fabophile.
I am beginning to sense how many sets of fèves must be out there representing La Fontaine's fables. This set by Fabophile is well executed. The only description I can get from a vendor -- or perhaps the manufacturer? -- is "Série de fèves représentant les duos célèbres." These are among the best fable fèves I have seen, and the set seems to be rare.
1950? Five cards identified only as #2-6 of Serie 5340. €14 for the set at St. Ouen, August, '13
These cards can be identified by their "instepped" borders, which always have a jagged central inside portion of the border. The five scenes represented include standard fables. #2 presents "Renard Ermite," complete with papal bulls to show what a pilgrim he is! #3 shows Renard at a well ready to bid farewell to the wolf, whom he will leave in his bucket in the well without help. #4 switches to WC. #5 returns to Renard to show him with the snake whom he has outwitted as he freed the human who was silly enough to believe the lying snake. The final card again moves away from the fox to show the horse who uses his hoof to teach the wolf something. Nice chromolithography on cards 4¼" x 2¾".
1955 First day Cancellation of Florian anniversary stamp and postcard, April 2, 1955. Cancelled at his birthplace, Sauve (Gard). $5 from Topical Paradise Limited, Oct., '12.
This postcard is made out in print to Editions Bourgogne, Dijon, France. I do not understand that. The short description assigns Florian his usual place: "Il est, après La Fontaine, mais d'ailleurs bien loin derrière lui, notre fabuliste le plus remarquable."
