Aesop's Fables
by Jacob Lawrence
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No DJ
- ISBN 10
- 087807001X
- ISBN 13
- 9780878070015
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Windmill Books, 1970. First Edition (1970.) Hardcover without dust jacket. Folio with 48 pages. The book is in fair condition with some shelf wear, some water damage to cover does not effect interior or illustrations. Very slight foxing to endpapers. Interior is clean and tight. Inscription in small neat writing on upper corner of title page. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request." Jacob Lawrence was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, widely renowned for his modernist depictions of everyday life as well as epic narratives of African American history and historical figures....Lawrence became a nationally known figure virtually overnight when his The Migration Series was shown at New York’s Downtown Gallery in 1941. The twenty-four year old artist became the first African-American to be represented by a New York gallery. Fortune magazine published a lengthy article on the series that reproduced twenty-six of series’ sixty panels, and the entire series was purchased jointly by the Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Collection." The noted African-American artist's second book for children. Red cloth covers/Black text. #032931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No DJ. Folio. Children / Classic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jero Books and Templet Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032931
- Title
- Aesop's Fables
- Author
- Jacob Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 087807001X
- ISBN 13
- 9780878070015
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- Aesop's Fables
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About the Seller
Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Santa Monica, California
About Jero Books and Templet Co.
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