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1973 Le Lion et le Rat. D'apres Esope; Texte de Catherine Marchak. Illustrations de Nemo. Paperbound. Contes de ma mère-grand: Odege; Le Livre de Paris. $1.70 from Marie Gervais, St.-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada, through eBay, Dec., '10.

Here is a twelve-page large-format pamphlet portraying part of Mes Fables d'Animaux from Touret, for which edition I have guessed a date of 1975. This pamphlet measures 9" x 11¾". It is one of three in the "Contes de ma mère-grand" series that represent fables. The rat here is out hunting butterflies. He plants a butterfly-net with vigor on the lion's nose. The colored illustrations are lively and tasteful. Many cover a whole page, while others are integrated around text.

1973 La Cigale et la Fourmi. D'apres Esope; Texte de José Luis. Illustrations de Nemo. Paperbound. Contes de ma mère-grand: Odege; Le Livre de Paris. $1.70 from Marie Gervais, St.-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada, through eBay, Dec., '10.

Here is a twelve-page large-format pamphlet portraying part of Mes Fables d'Animaux from Touret, for which edition I have guessed a date of 1975. This pamphlet measures 9" x 11¾". It is one of three in the "Contes de ma mère-grand" series that represent fables. The ant here has a ladder she uses to harvest grain. She has no pity on the grasshopper at the story's end. The colored illustrations are lively and tasteful. Many cover a whole page, while others are integrated around text. 

1973 Le Rat des Villes et le Rat des Champs. D'apres Esope; Texte de Patricia Giros. Illustrations de Nemo. Paperbound. Contes de ma mère-grand: Odege; Le Livre de Paris. $1.70 from Marie Gervais, St.-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada, through eBay, Dec., '10.

Here is a twelve-page large-format pamphlet portraying part of Mes Fables d'Animaux from Touret, for which edition I have guessed a date of 1975. This pamphlet measures 9" x 11¾". It is one of three in the "Contes de ma mère-grand" series that represent fables. The mice here are dressed and the town mouse drives a car, though it has a wind-up key! The country mouse lives in an old shoe. The final picture of the country mouse sleeping in an improvised hammock made out of a corn husk is splendid! The colored illustrations are lively and tasteful. Many cover a whole page, while others are integrated around text.
 

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