This wonderful survey of the famed artist's early work features 44 color plates in addition to several black-and-white vignettes and spot illustrations. Most of the images depict fantastic dwarfs, giants, elves, and fairies as well as naturalistic illustrations far removed from the fairy world. An e[...]
English illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was known as "The Beloved Enchanter." Twenty-four of his finest and most imaginative works appear in this captivating card collection, among them plates from "The Romance of King Arthur, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, "and" [...]
This original hardcover treasury collects a 1931 version of Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas" and Dickens' "A Christmas Carol, " originally published in 1915. There are a total of 16 marvelous full-color plates; and black-and-white headpieces, ornaments, and other illustrations decorate t[...]
30 drawings and 17 Grimm fairy tales include Hansel and Gretel, King Thrushbear, Doctor Know-All, plus 12 others.
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Often overshadowed by the wealth of color illustrations that the artist produced, Rackham's ink work is first rate and richly deserving of individual attention. This volume collects images from throughout his career, including Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's[...]
From the bustling snowy streets of 19th century London to the ghastly apparition of Scrooge's Christmas future, the illustrations by Sir Arthur Rackham render visually the full emotional impact of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale. Sir Arthur Rackham brings to life the original, unabridged te[...]
Containing the best of Aesop's fables, this text presents a variety of entertaining stories with thought-provoking morals - alongside Rackham's beautifully imaginative and humourous illustrations. Aesop was a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. Of [...]
This collection, Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen was originally published in 1932. It contains many of Hans Christian's best-loved tales, and is illustrated by the charming colour plates and black and white drawings of Arthur Rackham. The stories include: 'The Ugly Duckling', 'The Snow Queen'[...]
In the second part of Margaret Armour's translation of possibly Wagner's best-known work 'The Ring of the Nibelung', the last two opera's in the cycle, 'Siegfried' and 'The Twilight of the Gods', are reproduced with colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Rackham's hauntingly dark illustrations, are perfec[...]
This book is a collection of the best known nursery rhymes illustrated by Rackhams obscure, humourous and imaginative colour plates and black and white line drawings. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1850s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasin[...]