S$136.00
S$136.00
Title: Fabre’s Book of Insects
Author: Jean-Henri Fabre, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (trans), Rodolph Stawell (retelling), E J Detmold (illus)
Publisher: Tudor Publishing Company, 1937.
Condition: Hardcover, big decorative cloth, with dust jacket. In very good condition. Dust jacket has some deep creases especially along the spine, but book itself is in great shape.
Fabre’s Book of Insects is a non-fiction book that is a retelling of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ translation of Jean-Henri Fabre’s Souvenirs entomologiques. It was retold by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell. It talks about insects in real life, mythology and folklore.
With 12 stunning tipped-in plates by the legendary E J Detmold.
