Fiabe di La Fontaine

Abstract

This book largely reproduces, in both verbatim texts and exactly the same illustrations, Favole di animali: Fiabe di la Fontaine, Fedro e Esopo by the same publisher, which I have listed under 1960/80. See my comments there. This book adds several stories. The typeface seems new. The new stories here include LM, L'aquila et lo scarabeo, Il cavallo vendicativo, LS, I generali dei topi, AD, Il contadino et la serpe, TMCM, and Il gatto furbo e un vecchio topo. I generali dei topi gets my prize for the best new illustrations (56 and 59). I am surprised how much I still enjoy Bodini's colorful and spirited illustrations.