Aesop's Fables Retold, Illustrated with Woodcuts, and Printed by Elfriede Abbe.

Aesop & Elfriede Abbe (Artist & illustrator; 1919- ).

Verlag: [Elfriede Abbe] Ithaca, New York. Number 306 of 500 copies; nummbered & signed by Abbe., 1950

Beschreibung

[Limitation Statement]: "The woodcuts in this book were printed directly from the original blocks. The text was printed from hand-set type. Five hundred copies were made, of which this is number 306. [signed]: Elfriede Abbe." 9 in. x 12 7/8 in., half-title; woodcut title-page with tree, snake, owl and rabbit design; signed limitation page. [6]pp., pp. 1-42, including an index of the Fables. Illustrated with five full-page woodcuts, and numerous, smaller woodcuts of animals, figures, details featured in the Fables. Black cloth spine and sides, with simple, gilt-lettered author & illustrator's name on the spine: AESOP ABBE, and marbled paper over boards, cream-colored endpapers. The upper cover corners show bumping, light rubbing to cover corners, edges, lower front cover cloth; small brown spot on back endpapers' margins. One of Abbe's earliest books. Retells over 120 of Aesop's Fables. Weight: 1 1/2 lbs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers F-64

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Aesop's Fables Retold, Illustrated with ...

Verlag: [Elfriede Abbe] Ithaca, New York. Number 306 of 500 copies; nummbered & signed by Abbe.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1950

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition