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Fables de La Fontaine (Cover: Fables de La Fontaine Illustrées)
(L. Sanard, Éditeur, 1901)
"The specialty of this broken little volume is the full-page reproduction of 76 of Jean-Baptist Oudry's illustrations. The book has a surprising organization. It is divided into thirds, with a list of illustrations and ...
The Nun's Priest's Tale of Chaucer
(Allen and Richard Lane, 1950)
This is a beautiful limited edition book. It impresses me particularly for its title-page art: a glorious presentation of the two main characters in red, gold, and black. The flutter of feathers around the title is perfect ...
Aesop's Fables
(J.B. Lippincott Company, 1949)
"There are already two copies of this book in the collection, but they are different. Both of them have non-pictorial cloth covers and dust jackets. This copy, by contrast, has on its cover a black-and-white rendition ...
Humanimales Fabeln
(Verlag für Jugend und Volk, 1969)
"What does one make of a fable book that includes "Daphne auf der Flucht"; "Das Huhn, das nicht gegrillt wurde"; and "Bericht des Walfisches über Jonas"? I do not know! These sound provocative and creative. The texts ...
Esop Basni: Mythoi Aisopeioi
(Jantarniy Skaz, 1999)
"It has been fun digging into this very small (3½" x 4") but sturdy book. Gasparov's translations have already found a place once in this collection, in a 2003 edition by Eksmo with the illustrations of Rackham. Here the ...
Aesop's Fables Profusely Illustrated
(The World Publishing Co., 1910)
"There is already a copy of this book in the collection, found in 1992. Now some 33 years later, I have found a copy in better condition with a dust jacket. It is hard to believe that the book was printed as early as ...
The fable of a proud poppy - or, The shipwreck of "The Cynthia"
(Domino Press, 1934)
"Here is a sweet, lovely, and beautifully illustrated story. I would not call it a fable, but it makes a strong point. In its first phase, the beautiful poppy hosts a ball and invites all the most beautiful people. A ...
Fabeln
(Metten Verlag, 1952)
"I am surprised at how enjoyable these short interchanges are. They are witty, one to a page for 58 pages. Here are some samples: "The bear is after your life" said the ass to the lion. "Could be, but that he would trust ...
Fabeln von August Strindberg
(Insel-Verlag, 1930)
"Here is an extra copy of this little curiosity. Strindberg is known outside Sweden primarily as a playwright. I find one copy available on abe, where it is listed as published in 1930. The dealer there aptly describes ...
Fables de la Fontaine N°2
(Imagerie Pellerin, 1985)
"This beautiful paperbound booklet is nearly identical with another in the collection. Its key difference is that Pellerin seems to update the copyright for every printing. In any case, both the cover and the rear colophon ...