Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can...

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The cover features an opening book with "Fables de Jean de la Fontaine" on the cover and a small figure with something in his hand. Inside the front cover one finds "fablio Bubble Gum Milou" and on the rim "Milou--Bubble Gum--Bobbie." Around the sides are apparently colored stills from an animated cartoon alternating with black-and-red cartoon figures. Several of the images are of frogs. Good condition. Dany lists this item as a biscuit tin.

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Here again is The Fox and the Crow , dramatically presented in five cartoon panels around this oval tin. The title of this fable stands over the first two panels. Each panel is accompanied by two to five lines of La Fontaine's text. The crow is dressed in tuxedo and high silk hat and carries a cane. The fox is in a jaunty country outfit with a large feather--and two ear-holes--in his cap.

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The conception of the scene here has, by contrast with other plates in the series, nothing to do with Grandville's original. The plate presents a dark and busy scene. The scene itself, and particularly the tortoise are not easy to take in. A mouse perches clumsily at the upper right.

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There is a pleasant "finish of the race" scene on the cover of this oblong portrait-formatted box. It is signed by "collet." I have not tried the puzzle yet. Sorry!

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This cake tin suggests that it would make a good gift. It features four Epinal fable scenes: FC on the top and "The Fox and the Goat," "The Fox and the Cock," and "The Sick Lion and the Fox" around the sides. The good exemplar is in very good condition. The poorer exemplar shows plenty of rust and a bad long scratch across the top. Dany tells me that it is hard to find.

Abstract The monkey shows a great eye as he glances towards us, while the cat is intent only on pulling the chestnuts out of the fire. To enjoy a close-up view of that monkey's eye, click on the box-image or here. Around the oval-shaped illustration are red and green jewel representations in a gold and red floral design. Similar designs repeat on the sides of the tin. It pays to ask dealers in French flea market booths if they have any fable materials! The same dealer also had a set of beautiful...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can...

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This canister is in fair condition. The cover presents the basic scene of cicada singing and ant working. The small side panels show each doing his respective thing. On one large side panel, the cicada dances while the ant carries an egg as big as his own body. On the other, the shivering cicada comes to the ant, whose negative feelings are as bristly as the broom he carries.