"Composed by Michael & Winifred Bixler. The typeface is Monotype Dante, designed by Giovanni Mardersteig, cut in its original version by Charles Malin, and first used in 1954. The mechanical recutting by The Monotype Corporation ... printed and bound by North Central Publishing Company. The paper is Mohawk Vellum."--Colophon.
Parallel text in English and French.
Translator's note -- Biographical note -- The tortoise = La tortue -- The horse = Le cheval -- The Tibetan goat = La chèvre du Tibet -- The serpent = Le serpent -- The cat = Le chat -- The lion = Le lion -- The hare = Le lièvre -- The rabit = Le lapin -- The dromedary = Le dromadaire -- The mouse = La souris -- The elephant = L'éléphant -- Orpheus = Orphée -- The caterpillar = La chenille -- The fly = La mouche -- The flea = La puce -- The grasshopper = La sauterelle -- Orpheus = Orphée -- The dolphin = Le dauphin -- The octopus = Le poulpe -- The jellyfish = La méduse -- The crayfish = L'écrevisse -- The carp = La carpe -- Orpheus = Orphée -- The Sirens = Les sirènes -- The dove = La colombe -- The peacock = Le paon -- The owl = Le hibou -- Ibis = Ibis -- The ox = Le boeuf -- Notes