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Fables of Aesop According to Sir Roger L'Estrange
Illustrated by: Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)
Typographical design by: Monroe Wheeler (American, 1899–1988)
Author: Aesop
Publisher: Harrison of Paris (French, founded in 1930)
Publisher: Minton, Balch and Company (American, 20th century)
Printer: Aimé Jourde (French, 20th century)
Typographical design by: Monroe Wheeler (American, 1899–1988)
Author: Aesop
Publisher: Harrison of Paris (French, founded in 1930)
Publisher: Minton, Balch and Company (American, 20th century)
Printer: Aimé Jourde (French, 20th century)
1931
Place of Publication: Paris, France; Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical relief prints
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 16.9 x 1.6 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richmond G. Wright
Accession Number1978.510
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Company [1931]
Catalogue Raisonné
Artist and the Book 47; Castleman, Century of Artists Books, p. 120
Description(Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Company [1931]) 26 cm; [3 ff.] 124 pp. [2 ff.]; original publisher's printed blue paper boards, original red cardboard folder and slipcase [original paper knife, publisher's catalogue, and ephemera laid in]
ProvenanceBy 1978, Richmond G. Wright; 1978, gift of Richmond G. Wright to the MFA. (Accession date: December 13, 1978)
Copyright© 2011 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.