The Discovery of Dragons
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. Illustrations by the Author: Graeme Base. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.
A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality.
Fine / Fine. Item #16671
ISBN: 0810932377
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Base (Animalia) poses as the Victorian scientist Rowland W. Greasebeam, B.Sc. (Serpentology), F.R.Aud., to serve up this compendium of dragon lore and sheer inventive nonsense.
Expanding on a dozen illustrations from his calendar Dragons Draaks & Beasties, Base fabricates a trio of correspondents a Viking, a Chinese silk trader and a Prussian explorer?whose letters chronicle their discoveries of dragons in various continents. The resulting web of yarns that Base spins is nothing short of hilarious.
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