AESOP'S FABLES
by Aesop
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 145490495X
- ISBN 13
- 9781454904953
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
NY: Sterling Children's Books, 2012. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Charles Santore color illus.. CONDITION: Kohl's Cares edition. UNREAD 2012 Sterling large hardcover (red decorated boards) and dust jacket, 6th printing. Decorated end pages. Full-page beautiful color illustrations by Santore. Ribbon place marker and a 3-page pullout poster-type artwork. CONTENT: Aesop's wise and witty fables are among the most popular stories ever written-and Charles Santore's richly illustrated version is one of the most gorgeous editions ever published. Unavailable for a number of years, this dazzling interpretation features lavish art that provides a fresh perspective on Aesop's beloved characters. Santore has arranged these timeless tales by animal, making it easy to follow each creature from one situation to the next and gain a better understanding of how its actions parody human behavior.
Synopsis
Aesop, known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was a slave in the mid-sixth century BC in Greece. He is assumed to have written many of these curious moral parables, and they have been added to and translated into many languages since they were first collected.
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- Bookseller
- pacaritambo books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002752
- Title
- AESOP'S FABLES
- Author
- Aesop
- Illustrator
- Charles Santore color illus.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 6th Printing
- ISBN 10
- 145490495X
- ISBN 13
- 9781454904953
- Publisher
- Sterling Children's Books
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- Aesop, animal stories, Children's classics, Children's animal stories, Children's stories with moral, morality stories, concept books, Children's life lessons,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Children's Books: Educational; Children's Books: Animal Stories; Children's Books: Classics; Children's Books: Fables;
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