A Bestiary
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: worn with some minor stains. Page Condition: good. Markings: Inscription penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A richly illustrated anthology of poetry, A Bestiary gathers verse from across the centuries, organized by the animals that have long captured the human imagination. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur, the collection draws on a vast tradition of animal symbolism in literature, presenting creatures both real and mythological as mirrors of human nature and moral allegory. Illustrated by the legendary sculptor and artist Alexander Calder, whose playful yet precise line drawings bring each beast to life, the volume is as much a work of visual art as it is a literary one. The result is a timeless collaboration that bridges poetry, natural history, and fine art in an elegant and thoroughly captivating package.
Author: Richard Wilbur
Format: Hardback
Published: 1993, Fourth Estate, London
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: worn with some minor stains. Page Condition: good. Markings: Inscription penned on fep. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A richly illustrated anthology of poetry, A Bestiary gathers verse from across the centuries, organized by the animals that have long captured the human imagination. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur, the collection draws on a vast tradition of animal symbolism in literature, presenting creatures both real and mythological as mirrors of human nature and moral allegory. Illustrated by the legendary sculptor and artist Alexander Calder, whose playful yet precise line drawings bring each beast to life, the volume is as much a work of visual art as it is a literary one. The result is a timeless collaboration that bridges poetry, natural history, and fine art in an elegant and thoroughly captivating package.