[POPULAR IMAGERY of the 19th century] The fables of La Fontaine, eight illustrations on the same sheet depicting: "the fox and the goat", "the heifer, the goat and the sheep in company with the lion", "tribute sent by the animals to Alexander", "the wolf and the sheep", "the frog and the ox", "the wolf and the dog", "the wolf turned shepherd" and "the lice and her companion". Woodcuts, printed by De Blocquet, Lille, at Castiaux, bookseller 43 x 26 cm (tiny stains at left edge and slight folds)

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