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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE

by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell

Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Published by Folio Society. 1st thus. 2013

Nearly fine condition. Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt.

Copy 180 SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

Stock no. 1821639

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Contents

  • The Cricket and the Ant
  • The Crow and the Fox
  • The Frog Who Would Grow As Big As The Ox
  • The Frogs Who Asked for a King
  • The Rats in Council Assembled
  • The Hare and the Tortoise
  • The City Rat and the Country Rat
  • The Cock and the Fox
  • The Thieves and the Ass
  • The Cobbler and the Financier
  • The Mountain in Labour
  • The Swan and the Cook
  • The Wolf Turned Shepherd
  • The Frog and the Rat
  • The Weasel in the Larder
  • The Hare and the Frogs
  • The Oak and the Reed
  • The Coach and The Fly
  • The Child and the Schoolmaster
  • The Bear and the Two Companions
  • The Doctors
  • The Lion Brought Down By Man
  • The Monkey and the Cat
  • The Rat Who Withdrew From The World
  • The Lion and the Gnat
  • The Little Fish and the Fisherman
  • The Schoolboy, The Pedant, and the Owner of a Garden
  • The Middle Aged Man and his Two Mistresses
  • The Young Widow
  • The Miser Who Lost His Treasure
  • The Fortune Tellers
  • The Two Goats
  • The Rat and the Oyster
  • The Old Man and the Ass
  • The Cat and the Fox
  • The Cock and the Pearl
  • The Bear and the Garden Lover
  • Death and the Woodsman
  • The Oyster and the Adversaries
  • The Jay Dressed in the Peacock's Feathers
  • The Cat Metamorphosed Into A Woman
  • The Husband, The Wife and the Thief
  • The Ape and the Leopard
  • The Drunkard and His Wife
  • The Hen With the Golden Eggs
  • The Ploughman and His Sons
  • The Old Man and theThree Young Men
  • The Forest and the Woodsman
  • The Fox and the Grapes
  • The Milkmaid and the Milk Jug

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