LIONS AND LOBSTERS AND FOXES AND FROGS: FABLES FROM AESOP - SIGNED
by Rees, Ennis (stories); Gorey, Edward (illustrations)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Reading, MA: Young Scott Books, 1971. First Edition. Collection of 17 tales from Aesop, told in verse by Ennis Rees, and illustrated throughout by Gorey. Contains "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Lion and the Mouse," "The Dog and the Crocodile," and "The Donkey That Fell in the River," et al. Toledano B47a. First Printing. Oblong octavo (21cm); pictorial boards; dustjacket; [48]pp; illus. Signed by Gorey on the title page. Fine in a Fine dustjacket.
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- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3456
- Title
- LIONS AND LOBSTERS AND FOXES AND FROGS: FABLES FROM AESOP - SIGNED
- Author
- Rees, Ennis (stories); Gorey, Edward (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Young Scott Books
- Place of Publication
- Reading, MA
- Date Published
- 1971
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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