The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche, 1923

Marcia Lane Foster Aubrey Beardsley illustrate a Nobel Laureate's book of witty morality tales

The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country (1909) is a collection of short stories set in the 1400s by French writer and Noel Laureate Anatole France (1844 – 1924). The 1923 edition contains illustrations from woodcuts by the British artist Marcia Lane Foster (1897-1983) and endpapers by Aubrey Beardsley.

 

The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche

The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche

The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche
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