A Bestiary Alexander Calder and Richard Wilbur 1993 Reissue Pantheon Books high quality Delightful drawings of beasts paired with famous authors

A Bestiary Alexander Calder and Richard Wilbur 1993 Reissue Pantheon Books Hardcover with dust jacket.

Here is a marvelous art book featuring the whimsical drawings of Alexander Calder paired with the poetry compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Richard Wilbur. Wilbur choose excerpts from classic works of literature -- poetry, essays, novels, plays, stories -- to accompany Calder's delightful beasts.

In this enchanting book one finds such unexpected combinations as Faulkner on the Dog, Machiavelli on the Centaur, Disraeli on the Ape, T. E. Lawrence on the Camel, Thoreau on the Mouse, Laurence Sterne on the Fly, Plato on the Grasshopper, and Bertrand Russell on the Unicorn, high quality among many others

They've put their creative genius together to create this marvelous, inventive book of beasts..

This oversized hard cover book is in mint condition. The book measures 9 by 12 inches. The listing photos only give you a glimpse of what is inside. The book would make a lovely addition to your art library or your poetry collection.

The book features more than fifty line drawings by Calder, the world-famous sculptor, accompanied by classic literary excerpts on animals of every ilk.

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