THE FABLES OF AESOP
Detmold, Edward; Aesop
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
From Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
About this Item
First printing, out of series copy, of this large paper edition of Detmold's beautifully illustrated interpretation of Aesop's fables, with an original watercolor on parchment by Detmold tipped in. In his vibrant and stylish illustrations for this limited 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. This copy is supplemented with an original watercolor by Detmold, apparently an early iteration of an illustration of a redshank chick that would appear in his circa 1912 BOOK OF BABY BIRDS. 12.5'' x 10.25''. Original white gilt pictorial cloth. Top edge gilt, other edges machine deckle. 25 tipped-in color plates. Unpaginated. Bookplate of Sir Francis Carruthers Gould to front pastedown. Original Detmold watercolor on parchment tipped onto verso of front flyleaf; likely an artist's copy (no limitation page present). Binding with light bumping to corners and spine ends, a few tiny spots of soil to rear; spine sunned. Watercolor with margins marked-up for framing. Endpapers with mild toning, leaves with occasional tiny spots of soil or foxing. Sound, with vibrant colors. Seller Inventory # 39157
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE FABLES OF AESOP
Publisher: Hoder & Stoughtond, London
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good plus.
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.
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