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Nouvelles études de Mythologie, p. 51. Vignoli, Mito e Scienza, p. 27. Marillier, Preface to the French translation of Andrew Lang's Myth, Ritual, and Religion. On this point consult a work very rich in information, W. Crooke's book, Popular Religion and Folk-lore of Northern India, 1897. "The Indian traversing the Montaña never feels himself alone. Legions of beings accompany him.
The illustrations by Gravelot, Moreau, Marillier, and the rest, are certainly delicate, graceful, full of character, stamped with style. But only the proofs before letters are very much valued, and for these wild prices are given by competitive millionaires. You cannot compete with them.
A good example of the toils of the collector in pursuit of perfection is given by M. Henri Beraldi in his very amusing catalogue of M. Paillet's library. This book, by the way, is itself scarce, and the bibliomaniac will be rather lucky if he meets with it. M. Beraldi describes M. Paillet's copy of Dorat's "Fables," published in 1773, with illustrations by Marillier.
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