BM Oriental

1900?  Set of twelve Au Bon March� La Fontaine cards, 4" x 5 3/8", in oriental style.  Printed by J.E. Goossens in Paris and Lille.  60 Francs each from Annick Tilly at the Clignancourt flea market, August, '99. 

These are rich in gold with bright colors and make a strong oriental impression.  The front of each, framed in gold, has "Au Bon March�" at the top and a title and one-line moral at the bottom.   On the verso we find again "Au Bon March�" at the top, followed by a title and the verse fable of La Fontaine.  At the bottom is a notice of Gossens and a printer's decoration.   I have eight extras; the total number for each card, if greater than one, is indicated in the parentheses.  

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L'Aigle et la Pie (x2) L'Ane et le Chien Le Coq et la Perle (x2)
Le Corbeau et le Renard (x2) Le Geai Par� des Plumes du Paon La Grenouille et le Rat (x2)
La Grenouille et le Boeuf La Guenon, le Singe & la Noix Le H�ron (x3)
Le Li�vre et la Tortue (x2) Le Loup et la Cigogne Le Renard et la Cigogne (x2)

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