Bajky

Abstract

Here is the Czech that lies totally behind the books I have in English (1962) and Spanish (1965) and partially behind the larger versions with eighty-three fables in English (1985) and French (1974 and 1974/96). This version has forty-four fables. As far as I can tell, nothing is said here about La Fontaine; he is mentioned in all the other versions. There is a T of C at the back. As in the parallel versions, there are ten full-colored full-page illustrations besides nine full pages, numerous initials, and a T of C design in black-and-white. Should one presume that an earlier Czech edition antedated or accompanied the English (1962) and Spanish (1965) versions?