Fables Choisies

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This oversize (12 x 9) pamphlet is a curiosity. It presents TMCM, FC, GA, FG, GGE, LM, OF, and WL in La Fontaine's versions with suitably simple illustrations for children. The surprise is that La Fontaine is never mentioned. The artist is identified as Chader in many but not all illustrations. The best of these may be the sausage-and-cold-cut dinner with wine and napkin in TMCM. This is one of the few times that I have seen the wolf's seizing of the lamb pictured. The covers are starting to separate.