First printing of this collection of idealized Greek myths, many children's first introduction to the Classical world.
Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $375.00
"The Greek gods looked much like people and acted like them, too, only they were taller, handsomer and could do no wrong."
From mythology to history to fantasy and everything in between, the works of husband and wife team Edgar Parin and Ingri d'Aulaire have long been indelible parts of the children's literature pantheon. Their use of stone lithography for their illustrations gave their books an "uncanny hand-drawn vibrancy" that makes them a treat to look at (NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS). The d'Aulaires earned numerous accolades over their joint careers, including a Caldecott Medal and a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
D'AULAIRES' BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS has sparked the imaginations of generations of history-loving children: this cataloguer fondly remembers paging through after a middle school history class, transfixed by the tales and illustrations of gods, heroes, and monsters.
Read more: New York Review Books, "Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire."
First edition (stated). New York: Doubleday and Company, (1962). 12.25'' x 8.75''. Original tan cloth boards. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 192 pages, including index. Small gift inscription to front flyleaf. Jacket with some edgewear, several tape reinforcements to reverse. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Clean and bright.
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