A Book of Dragons (SignedbBy Leonard Baskin)
New York, (1985): Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition. Quarto. Item #023625
Signed by Leonard Baskin on the front fly leaf, no pagination. With the help of his son Hosie, Leonard Baskin brings the stories of dragons from all mythologies and literature, ranging from the Bible to contemporary fantasy. Among them, you will find Smaug fronm Tolkien's Hobbit, Grendel's Mother from the epic Beowulf, an eight tailed dragon from Japan, a fearsome eagle-winged dragon from Bybylonia and more in cluding many surprises including two Baskin originals. A near fine copy bound in 1/4mustard cloth over purple paper covered boards stamped in blind, spine lettering silver, in a near fine, unclipped, lightly rubbed pictoerial dust jacket.
Price: $125.00