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Aesop's Fables. Black cloth. - 1997

by LAWRENCE, Jacob

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"Aesop's Fables" combines 23 timeless morality tales with striking black ink illustrations by revered artist Jacob Lawrence. Published originally in 1970, the book has been out of print for over two decades. This new edition, completely redesigned and typeset, adds five illustrations which were created at the same time as the original edition, but not used in it.

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Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1997. Signed by Lawrence on the title page. Newly designed edition containing the full complement of Lawrence's illustrations, 18 of which were published in the Windmill Books in 1970. Black cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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  • Title Aesop's Fables.
  • Author LAWRENCE, Jacob
  • Illustrator Jacob Lawrence
  • Binding Black cloth.
  • Edition Newly designed edition containing the full complement of Lawrenc
  • Condition New
  • Pages 56 pages.
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Washington Press,, Seattle:
  • Date 1997.
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 18431
  • ISBN 9780295976419 / 0295976411
  • Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.35 x 8.36 x 0.57 in (26.29 x 21.23 x 1.45 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects Fables, Greek
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97008783
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.245

From the publisher

Aesop's Fables combines 23 timeless morality tales with striking black ink drawings by the revered artist Jacob Lawrence. Published originally in 1970, the book has been out of print for two decades. This new edition, completely redesigned and typeset, adds five illustrations Lawrence prepared for the original edition but which were not included in it.

Aesop's fables are often ungentle tales with profound and instructive morals. Lawrence's bold and expressive pen-and-ink illustrations reflect both the charm and the severity of the fables themselves. The wisdom and depth of this collection will reach all who read it, from child to adult.

Born in 1917, Jacob Lawrence is one of the most celebrated artists alive today. His awards include his 1983 election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a National Arts Award in 1992, and his confirmation as Commissioner of the National Council of the Arts in 1978 by the U.S. Senate. He is professor emeritus of art at the University of Washington, and has also taught at the Pratt Institute, Brandeis University, and Black Mountain College. His paintings have been widely exhibited since his first major solo exhibit in 1944 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and his work graces museum and private collections throughout the world.

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  • New York Times, 03/15/1998, Page 23

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