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Fable Illustrations
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This is a collection of illustrations from the books in the Fr. Carlson Fables Collection.
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Only illustrations from books that have passed into the public domain are included in this collection. Please note that the amount of text provided for each illustration is minimal: the name of the illustrator, a complete citation for the book, the page number for the illustration, the title or caption for the illustration, and a few standardized subject headings
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THE OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR
by A. Rackham, 1912, now in the public domain.
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The Old Man and the Three Young Men.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 700|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Little Fish and the Fisherman.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 239|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 251 -
The Lark and her Little Ones.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 212|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 250 -
The Carter Stuck in the Mud.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page:356|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Carter Stuck in the Mud.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Page: 356|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Forest and the Woodman.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 776|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
Jupiter and the Traveller.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 568|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Fortune Teller.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 431|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Owl and the Mice.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 708|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Torrent and the River.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 503|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Two Pigeons.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 536|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Two Pigeons.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Page: 536|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Rabbits.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 664|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 253 -
The Bear and the Two Friends.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 320|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Bashaw and the Merchant.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Facing Page: 496|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Bashaw and the Merchant.
(London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1868)black-white illustration|Page: 496|The Fables of La Fontaine translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. [n.d.] London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin., Page 249 -
The Hunter and the Farmer.
(Richmond, Virginia: B.F. Johnson Publishing. 1920)color illustration|Page 31|Fifty Famous Fables (Graded Classics Series) by Lida B. McMurry. Richmond, Virginia : B.F. Johnson Publishing, 1920. -
The Tortoise and the Ducks.
(Richmond, Virginia: B.F. Johnson Publishing. 1920)color illustration|Page 10|Fifty Famous Fables (Graded Classics Series) by Lida B. McMurry. Richmond, Virginia : B.F. Johnson Publishing, 1920. -
The Mouse and the Frog.
(Richmond, Virginia: B.F. Johnson Publishing. 1920)color illustration|Page 15|Fifty Famous Fables (Graded Classics Series) by Lida B. McMurry. Richmond, Virginia : B.F. Johnson Publishing, 1920. -
The Two Goats.
(Richmond, Virginia: B.F. Johnson Publishing. 1920)color illustration|Page 23|Fifty Famous Fables (Graded Classics Series) by Lida B. McMurry. Richmond, Virginia : B.F. Johnson Publishing, 1920.