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Chocolats Menier Dust Jackets

1950?  School dust jacket "Le Lion et le Moucheron" offert par les Chocolats Fins Menier.  Imp. Typo Noisiel.  About 7" x 9˝".  €1 from French Vintage Shop, Paris, through eBay, Feb., '13.

The mosquito almost gets lost in this picture as he flies into the upper left corner of the cover of this "Cahier."  The viewer might be more drawn to the rabbit who ruins by while the lion takes a missing swing at the mosquito.  On the verso the lion is smiling, perhaps because he has just enjoyed some Menier chocolate.  The mosquito seems to be enjoying a chocolate himself as he rests on a mushroom.

1950? School dust jacket "Le Loup et le Chien" offert par les Chocolats Fins Menier.  Imp. Typo Noisiel.  About 7" x 9˝".  €1 from French Vintage Shop, Paris, through eBay, Feb., '13. 

This blotter nicely exaggerates the rotundity of the dog on the right and the famished skinniness of the wolf on the left.  They meet at a crossroads, where roads lead to Fleurette and Mousseville, respectively.  On the verso, the smiling dog advertises the "Fables de La Fontaine" cards one can get in Menier chocolate bars and other Menier products.   

 

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