aesop illustrated edward detmold (5 résultats)

Etat : Good. 2002. Fifth printing. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour plates by Edward J. Detmold. Slipcase is missing. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.

Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Detmold, Edward J. (illustrateur). First Thus. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket Aesop is said to have been a Phrygian slave who lived around 570 B.C. Some of his tales are believed to have been turned into verse by Socrates during his imprisonment and, later, in the second century A.D. by the Greek poet Babrius. In this form the fables were all well known in the Middle Ages. This edition was first published in 1909, and includes 23 of Edward Detmold's beautiful animal paintings as well as many of his black-and-white drawings and more than 300 of Aesop's very wise tales. Edward J. Detmold, who was born in 1883, was one of England's greatest book illustrators and with his twin brother Charles Maurice were drawing the animals in Regents Park Zoo and the Natural History Museum and at the age of 13 were the youngest artists ever to exhibit their work at the Royal Academy. 22 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Etat : Like New. Edward J. Detmold (illustrateur). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Classic illustrated edition - looks new and unread. Slipcase also in new condition. Absolutely enchanting edition.

Hardcover. Decorative Cloth. 152 pp. with 23 color plates, plus text illustrations. In handsome slipcase. Fine condition in a fine slipcase.