1903? English-language satiric presentation of FC. Postmarked in Southhampton in 1904. Series 41. Printed in Bavaria. Ernest Nister, London. £1.75 from Mole Postcards, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, through Ebay, Jan., '01.
The fable starts in traditional fashion. The crow replies to the fox's flattering request by saying that she has a cold and never sings without her music. She also mentions that she has read Aesop, and she places the cheese in a safe place in the tree. The fox on leaving remarks that Welsh rabbits never agreed with him. There are four morals drawn, including "that Invitation is not Always the Sincerest Flattery" and "that the Aim of Art is to Conceal Disappointment." Nister's colored presentation of the crow is very good.
1903? English-language satiric and humorous presentations of fables. Series 41. Printed in Bavaria. Ernest Nister, London.
FC. Postmarked in Southhampton in 1904. £1.75 from Mole Postcards, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, through Ebay, Jan., '01.The fable starts in traditional fashion. The crow replies to the fox's flattering request by saying that she has a cold and never sings without her music. She also mentions that she has read Aesop, and she places the cheese in a safe place in the tree. The fox on leaving remarks that Welsh rabbits never agreed with him. There are four morals drawn, including "that Invitation is not Always the Sincerest Flattery" and "that the Aim of Art is to Conceal Disappointment." Nister's colored presentation of the crow is very good. One extra copy postmarked 1906 in Sydney.
"The Kind-Hearted She-Elephant." Postmarked 1906 in Sydney. An elephant carelessly steps on a mother partridge and feels so bad about orphaning her young that she sits on them too. Nister's color portrayal is again very good.
"The Prudent Tiger." Postmarked 1906 in Sydney. A wise tiger refrains from devouring a funeral procession. He lets the deceased become a martyr and has a regular supply of pilgrims for breakfast for the rest of his days. Moral: "Beware of Breaking the Egg that Hatches the Golden Goose."
1940? Six card set of Erdal Kwak landscape cards illustrating scenes from Reineke Fuchs. "Serie 55. Deutsche Märchen: Reineke Fuchs." $5.99 from sarmagetia through Ebay, Oct.' 22 Extra set of all but the first card from an unknown source, July, '19.
Each card's verso contains a paragraph of the story in prose. In this version, He starts by eating chickens. Next we see Isengrim the wolf profiting from Renard's dropping fish from the angler's cart. The third scene is Renard's trick against Braun the bear, sent to bring him to court. In the fourth scene, Braun and Isengrim are ready to execute Renard but he talks his way out of it by recounting treasure. King Lion forgives him. The rabbit Lampe was to accompany Renard as he starts on his pilgrimage to Rome, but Renard ruthlessly kills him in his home Malepart. In the last scene, Renard conquers Isengrim before the whole court.
1950? Three cards advertising ERA Margarine aux Fruits d'Orient. GA, MM, "Cobbler and Financier." "Breveté S.G.D.G." Printed by H. Bouquet in Paris. €5 each from kam-oulox on Ebay, Nov., '23.
Each card has clear lines on its verso for cutting the scene out from the surrounding card. There is also a line to score so that the scene stands up from its base. "Breveté S.G.D.G." has to do with the patent of this product. Each scene includes either a container of ERA margarine or an advertisement for it. Good color printing!
This episode of Glories of Stories focuses on Great Categories in Collecting: Rare and Reasonable, Surprising, Parodies, and Recent and Creative. Fr. Greg discusses works featuring a host of people, places, and things, including the Silver Spring Book Fair, Pierre Barboutau, Bartleby's Books, Gustave Dore, Libros Fugitivos, Samuel Croxhall, Menier Chocolates, Benjamin Rabier, muselets, Hugo Gellert, James Thurber, Dominique Pelletier, Nicolas Millet, Barbara McClintock, and Robert Coover. It is a smorgasbord of rare treats served up by the master fable gourmet himself, Monsieur Fable!
1982 Print of four Pellerin of Epinal Devinettes (Brain Teasers, or Hidden Object Puzzles). Gift of UneMadeleineDeProust through Etsy, Oct., '22.
I had encountered one of these before; it is on this page: https://www.creighton.edu/aesop/artifacts/cards/hiddenpicturecards/. Other such brain teasers are in this collection at https://www.creighton.edu/aesop/artifacts/desktop/blotters/claveriepuzzleblotters/ and https://www.creighton.edu/aesop/artifacts/otherprintedmaterials/hiddenpicturesalbums/. Click on the illustration to see a larger version. You can again click on that larger version to see solutions and click again there on the identified portion for upright views of the hidden objects.
1980? Six plates of La Fontaine's fables using images of Épinal de Pellerin. $36 from Mrs. Jack B. Frymire of Elkhorn, WI, through eBay, Sept., '05. These plates measure just over 8" in diameter.The Épinal coloring is typically brilliant! The six plates include "Le Héron," "Le Petit Poisson et le Pecheur," OF, TH, LM, and FC.What a lucky find! Click on any plate to see a larger version.
