Fable Illustrations

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This is a collection of illustrations from the books in the Fr. Carlson Fables Collection.

Please Note:

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 Two Pigeons.
    (London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868) Dore, Gustave
    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
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    The Rabbits.
    (London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868) Dore, Gustave
    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
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    The Two Pigeons.
    (London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868) Dore, Gustave
    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
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    The Torrent and the River.
    (London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868) Dore, Gustave
    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
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    The Little Fish and the Fisherman.
    (London and New York; Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1868) Dore, Gustave
    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 OLD WOMAN AND THE WINE-JAR
by A. Rackham, 1912, now in the public domain.