Fables de La Fontaine
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1945?
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This lovely large-format two-stapled pamphlet of 16 pages has offered quite a stimulus. First, it is a lovely children's book. I enjoy Jeanjean's art thoroughly. The front cover has a child reading fables to animals, while the back cover shows a dressed frog drinking water out of a cup while looking up at a dressed bull with a parasol. My favorite is the central two-page spread showing FK. Each illustration includes a ribboned banner proclaiming the title. This is the sort of book that does not need to bother with a title-page. The book has been driving me a bit crazy because I believe I have a serious portion of Jeanjean's work somewhere -- whether on cards or in books -- but I cannot find more than a couple of examples and references in French fable illustration history books. Other fables here include TH; The Animals Sick from the Plague; WL; The Cat, the Weasel, and the Little Rabbit; The Fox and the Goat; and TMCM. Fully colored illustrations alternate with two-colored illustrations. I was searching for Jeanjean and a likely date of publication, which is another thing not felt to be necessary in a booklet like this. That search led me to find a similar booklet -- or perhaps another version of this book? -- on eBay and to order it to greet me in Mannheim when I get there. It certainly has different covers. Will it be the same book?
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La Maison du Cahier Béziers
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10119 (Access ID)