A Strange Expedition
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this whimsical and rarely encountered satirical fable by Mark Twain, a remarkable council of animals sets forth on a grand journey to uncover whether the legendary, mythical creature known as "Man" ever truly existed. Spearheaded by the command of King Bullfrog and guided by intrepid insect scientists like Sir Grass Hopper, the creature expedition plunges into the bewildering, abandoned relics of human civilization. Viewed through the naive yet deeply logical lens of the animal kingdom, the absurdities, contradictions, and baffling constructs of human society are systematically analyzed, leading to a delightfully ironic adventure of discovery. A Strange Expedition brilliantly marries Mark Twain's timeless, sharp-witted socio-political satire with the breathtaking artistry of Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen. Ingpen’s vivid, textured color plates elevate the text, rendering the natural world and its inquisitive animal protagonists with a rich, cinematic realism that grounds the story’s fantastical premise. This beautiful first edition by P.I.C. is an essential addition for collectors of unique Twain ephemera and connoisseurs of finely illustrated 20th-century children's literature alike.
Author: Mark Twain
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
In this whimsical and rarely encountered satirical fable by Mark Twain, a remarkable council of animals sets forth on a grand journey to uncover whether the legendary, mythical creature known as "Man" ever truly existed. Spearheaded by the command of King Bullfrog and guided by intrepid insect scientists like Sir Grass Hopper, the creature expedition plunges into the bewildering, abandoned relics of human civilization. Viewed through the naive yet deeply logical lens of the animal kingdom, the absurdities, contradictions, and baffling constructs of human society are systematically analyzed, leading to a delightfully ironic adventure of discovery. A Strange Expedition brilliantly marries Mark Twain's timeless, sharp-witted socio-political satire with the breathtaking artistry of Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning Australian illustrator Robert Ingpen. Ingpen’s vivid, textured color plates elevate the text, rendering the natural world and its inquisitive animal protagonists with a rich, cinematic realism that grounds the story’s fantastical premise. This beautiful first edition by P.I.C. is an essential addition for collectors of unique Twain ephemera and connoisseurs of finely illustrated 20th-century children's literature alike.