The Fables of Aesop
Published on 31. October 2014
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-60660-056-6 (ISBN)
Description
This brilliant new hardcover version of Aesop's timeless tales offers a fresh take on the classic 1909 Hodder and Stoughton edition. Newly reset and decorated with ornate borders and running heads, this edition features more than 300 of the legendary fabulist's brief but pithy morality tales. The stories are further embellished by 23 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white drawings by illustrator Edward J. Detmold, the famed Victorian artist who was highly influenced by the traditional Japanese style, the works of Albrecht Duerer, and the burgeoning Art Nouveau movement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 424 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
1005 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60660-056-6 (9781606600566)
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Person
Edward Detmold (1883-1957) and his twin brother, Maurice, excelled in the depictions of animals. The Fables of Aesop is widely considered the finest title in an oeuvre that includes illustrations for The Jungle Book and An Edwardian Bestiary, both available in Dover editions.