Raccolta di varie favole, Vol. 2
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This set of three volumes (out of 6) was a real find. Generally, Fossati volumes sell for much more. A quick look finds several volumes on sale through AbeBooks for $1750 apiece. I was lucky to happen upon a half-price sale. This volume, 7¾" x 10¼", presents 36 bilingual fables on 48 pages. Each fable starts a new page. Illustration pages are not printed on the verso. There is a bilingual T of C at the front of the book. In this volume, the outlines of the separately impressed illustrations are clear. The engravings are, as in the first volume, lovely. They are similar to the work of Oudry in their framing and their classical backgrounds. Among the best of the illustrations are CW (3); "Stag and Vine" (6); CJ (21); TB (25); and WC (38). I am surprised to find here my favorite fable of the ass carrying flowers and, later, manure (10). The old woman who overworks her servants is here a young widow (40). "Fox and Eagle" (24) receives my overall prize: well executed! As this short list suggests, the book brings together well-known fables of La Fontaine with lesser known and perhaps even just created stories.
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Carlo Pecora
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