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(Detmold, Edward J., illustrator) Fabre's Book of Insects Author: Fabre, Jean Henri Place Published: London Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date Published: [c.1921] Description: 12 tipped in color plates by Edward J. Detmold. (4to) 27.6x21.4 cm (11x8½"), original cream cloth decorated in gilt, jacket with color pictorial label. First Detmold edition. Perhaps Detmold's best known work. The gilt-ornamented scarab beetle on the cover matched with the frontispiece of the self-same sacred beetle rolling its daily dung-ball give a sense of the extraordinary vision of E.J. Detmold. Christmas inscription on front free endpaper dated 1921, the year of publication. Condition: Spine darkened slightly, some soiling and light wear; front hinge cracked, light foxing in margins; very good. Lots sold without reserve are sold "as is" and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $25 for shipments to the US and $50 for shipments sent outside the US Please consider this when determining your bid amounts Item#: 355418a Headline: Detmold illustrates Fabre's Book of Insects