Fables de La Fontaine
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La Fontaine, Jean de
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2013
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This is an oversized (about 9½" x 13") transformation of Doré's original version of 1867 by Hachette, now published by Chêne. The unusual feature of this heavy book is that it colors 43 of Dore's 85 full-page illustrations. The coloring artists are Ulric Maes and Camille Durand-Kriegel. These dramatic renditions are matched with their texts in a format otherwise true to Hachette's original edition, including Dore's headpieces and endpieces. This section takes up 69-265. The verso of each picture page is blank, with both included in the pagination. The coloration brings out some drama I would not have otherwise found in Doré's systematically dark presentations. My selections as among the best of the colorizations are "The Swallow and the Little Birds" (81); TMCM (85); WL (89); MSA (123); FK (133); "The Cobbler and the Banker" (205); and "The Two Goats" (249). What follows after that larger segment of the book is a complete presentation in print only – quite small print at that! – of the remaining fables of the original edition. I was lucky to find this book on Ebay. I wonder how I missed it for seven years! The early material up to 68 includes the "Notice" by Geruzez, the dedication to the Dauphin, the preface, the life of Aesop, and the dedicatory poem to the Dauphin.
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