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THE FABLES OF AESOP
by Detmold, Edward; Aesop
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. Very good plus.. First trade edition of this stunningly illustrated collection of Aesop's fables: Detmold at his best. In his vibrant and stylish illustrations for this edition of Aesop's Fables, Edward Detmold exhibits aesthetic influences drawn from a variety of sources, including Japanese and Chinese paintings, Art Nouveau, and classical Western art. His magnificent color plates are magnificent examples of his artistic skill. 11'' x 8.25''. Original light orange cloth boards with gilt stamping. Pictorial endpapers of birds in shades of brown. Illustrated with tipped-in color pictorial frontispiece and 22 tipped-in color plates, all with printed paper guards; black-and-white line images throughout. xvi, 152 pages. Some light wear and spotting to cloth. Front hinge cracked but firm. Leaves with a couple tiny ;closed tears, other faint signs of handling. Colors vibrant.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7990
- Title
- THE FABLES OF AESOP
- Author
- Detmold, Edward; Aesop
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- 20th century,English & British,Pictorial Cloth,Mythology & Folklore,Golden Age,Ancient Greece and Rome,Gift Pict Cloth
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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