Produced by Rebecca Newman. Animation/Art Director Alex Stevens. Writer Betty Birney. Storyteller Danny Glover. Narrator Judyann Elder. Music Composer and Conductor Ron Carter. Produced by SideWalk Studio. Los Angeles: Philips Media
1953 Danmarks Serie: Dyrefabler. Vilhelm Grandt? Illustrations by Frederik Bramming. Introduction by Kai Friis Moller. Hardbound. Kopenhaven: Udgivet af Aktieselskabet Kaffesurrogatfabriken Danmark. €23 from Bartko-Reher, Berlin, July, '21. Appearing among books here.
Complete. 32 pages. Color work seems to me to be of very high quality. This collection seems somewhat rare on the web. The scenes are the same as those depicted in individual cards catalogued under "fable cards," where this book and one set of stamps are illustrated. The booklet seems identical with “Dandy Serie: Dyrefabler,” though the languages there seem to be the Belgian pair rather than the Danish here. Very engaging artistry throughout, with plenty of humor! Aesopic fable material includes at least these: FG; BW; FS; TMCM; DS; WL; FK; "Mice in the Cream"; and OF. OF may be among the best illustrated.
1953 Danmarks Serie: Dyrefabler. Vilhelm Grandt? Illustrations by Frederik Bramming. Introduction by Kai Friis Moller. Hardbound. Kopenhaven: Udgivet af Aktieselskabet Kaffesurrogatfabriken Danmark. €23 from Bartko-Reher, Berlin, July, '21.
Though our copy is complete with its 32 pages, I will include here only those presenting fables, namely FG; BW; FS; TMCM; DS; WL; FK; "Mice in the Cream"; and OF. Fuller commentary on the album can be found its listing under books for 1953. The color work seems to me to be of very high quality. This collection seems somewhat rare on the web. The scenes are the same as those depicted in individual cards catalogued under "fable cards," where this book and one set of stamps are illustrated. The booklet seems identical with “Dandy Serie: Dyrefabler,” though the languages there seem to be the Belgian pair rather than the Danish here. Very engaging artistry throughout, with plenty of humor! OF may be among the best illustrated.
1953 "Danmarks Billede Serie: "Dyrefabler 1-200." 39 cards out of a numbered set of 200. 1¾" x 2¾". $5 from Allen Sweet, Watkins Glen, NY, through eBay, Nov., '12.
These cards represent a real curiosity. Those in the first 90 numbers are identical with the same numbers in "Dandy Black Backs." Those above #90 go their own way. It is of course not always easy to ferret out fables from folktales. Clear fables here seem to be #110 (#102 in the Dandy series and #115 (#107 in the Dandy series) -- both representing DS -- and #200 (OF, identical with #200 in the Dandy series).
1750? Three prints of La Fontaine fables CXCIV, CXCVII, and CCXXXVI, matted. Prints or separated pages? With margins about 4" x 7". Illustrations alone 3" x 4¾". €14, 18, and 19 from "Daniel et Lilli," Marche Dauphine, St.-Ouen, France, June, '19.
There are two mysteries about these three well-worn images. First, are they prints, pages, or perhaps plates removed from pages? Secondly, who created them when? One clue is that they are not following La Fontaine's system of "books" but rather a numbering system that presents individual pieces up to #236 at least. I will keep an eye out for identical illustrations. Do not miss the serving girl pouring wine expertly into the shepherd's cup in CXCIV and the utter lack of interaction in CXCVII. Of these three, "The English Fox" (CCXXXVI; 12.23) gets my prize. The English fox was finally cornered by the dogs and hung himself up with other prey as though he were dead. The trick worked – once, but not twice.
1971 200 Dandy Gum Cards Animal Fables. Red back. Full set. 200 cards. £199.99 from Collecdtabilia through Ebay, March, '25.
Several things stand out in this find. We have these cards in an album. We also have several individual cards, but their backs are different from these. Each of these cards has four quatrains on its verso, rendering the part of the fable in Danish, English, Dutch, and French. The seller added scans of the full 200 cards to the Ebay listing.
1971 Dandy Animal Fables (Black Back). Numbered set of 200. 1¾" x 2¾". Printed in Denmark. Vejle, Denmark: Dandy. £50 by mail from Murray Cards, London, August, '97.
These cards are divided into stories, with as many as twelve cards going to one story. Four titles (Danish, English, German, and French) at the top of the card introduce four brief texts in verse. The stories include various types, including Aesopic fable: FG (#13-18), BW (#19-25), "The Fox, the Lamb, and the Little Mouse" (#39-44), FS (#66-72), DS (#101-107), WL (#108-114), FK (#115-121), "The Bad Turn" ("The Bear and the Gardener," #121-128), "The Porcupine and the Hare" (#129-140), "The Mouse in the Cream" (#148-153), and OF (#197-200). Here the hare races a snail (#7-12). The frogs wanting a king appeal to King Lion. The bear that ends up killing the gardener is a young bear. "The Wolf and the Leg of Pork" (171-77) either is a fable or easily could become one. 1¾" x 2¾", with simple, colored cartoon-like illustrations. Here are two great scenes. The first (#126) shows the bear about the "protect" the gardener from the fly that bothers him. The second (#199) shows the frog blowing himself up to be as large as the ox.
