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FONTAINE'S FABLES ILLUSTRATED BY Jean De LORIOUX. Racine, Wisconsin : Whitman Publishing Company 1934.Cloth backed pictorial boards with some scuffs and rubs to the cover boards and edges, two or three small nicks on the front cover, more scratches on the back cover, see photo. Black fabric covers the spine very well. Amazing condition for a children's book this old).
I've been dealing in rare books for over 30 years and this is one of the most impressive and wonderful illustrated book I have ever seen. It sells for a lot more money on the rare book sites.
It is often called "One of the most marvelous and imaginative editions of these fables" this is illustrated by FELIX LORIOUX in bold, full color and in line with his wonderful humanized insects and animals and with a few lines of text for each illustration. Full of humor and style and beautifully printed. Containing: The Town Rat & The Country Rat, The Grasshopper & The Ant, The Wolf & The Lamb, The Crow & The Fox, The Fox & The Stork and The… Read More
