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Alexander Calder

Fables of Æsop according to Sir Roger L’Estrange, with Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder,

Maker

  • Alexander Calder
  • Harrison of Paris

Title

Fables of Æsop according to Sir Roger L’Estrange, with Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Bound book,
  • with Auvergne hand-made laid paper

Techniques

  • Bound book,
  • with Auvergne hand-made laid paper

Dimensions

26 x 19 x 2 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: Inscribed “For RFL [Ruth Fine Lehrer], Et cetera, Always. L. [Larry Day]”. For RFL \ Et cetera, Always. \ L. \ 445 on recto UR of inner front cover.

Identification

Edition

21/665

Type

  • Books

Credit

Gift of Ruth Fine

Object Number

2022.75.14

Fables of Æsop according to Sir Roger L’Estrange, with Fifty Drawings by Alexander Calder

21/665

Inscription: Inscribed “For RFL [Ruth Fine Lehrer], Et cetera, Always. L. [Larry Day]”. For RFL \ Et cetera, Always. \ L. \ 445 on recto UR of inner front cover.

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