The Fables of Aesop

Author Aesop Greek

Illustrator Edward Julius Detmold British

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.

[1909]

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Title: The Fables of Aesop
Author: Aesop (Greek, ca. 620–560 BCE)
Illustrator: Edward Julius Detmold (British, London 1883–1957 Montgomery, Wales)
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd. London, New York, & Toronto
Published in: Toronto; London; New York
Date: [1909]
Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical reproduction, linecuts
Dimensions: 10 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (26.5 x 21 x 4.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.552
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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