Here be Dragons, a Fantastic Bestiary
Princeton; (2003): Princeton University Press. First Edition. Quarto. Item #019921
First English translation,199(1)pp., illustrate throughout in color and a few black & white illustrations. A fantastic bestiary lavishly illustrated compendium of the marvelous menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. The author's takes us on a journey through five thousand years of art, examining the symbolic meanings of such creature. The first book to explore this subject with such cross-cultural and chronological range. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy (just taken out of original shrink wrap) in fine pictorial dust jacket.
Price: $50.00