English Fairy Tales (Calla Editions) - Hardcover

Rackham, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606600184 ISBN 13: 9781606600184

Publisher: Dover Children's, 2011

Synopsis

Arthur Rackham is the most popular of all of Calla Editions' featured illustrators. As the preeminent British illustrator of the 20th century, his work is impressive in both quantity and quality. This is a follow-up to Calla's Grimm's Fairy Tales, and is profusely illustrated with some of Rackham's most accomplished black-and-white work, including many silhouettes, and with 16 full-page colour plates as well. It contains 40 beloved tales, including Tattercoats, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, Little Red Riding Hood, Childe Rowland, and The Black Bull of Norroway. This Calla Edition features new typography and design elements to make this a must-have for all fans of Rackham's art. A Calla Edition, originally published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1918.

About this title

About the Author:

English author Flora Annie Steel (1847 1929) lived in India for more than two decades, where she wrote a popular history of the country and collected regional folktales. Arthur Rackham (1867 1939) was an English artist and a leading figure in the early 20th century's Golden Age of Illustration. He interpreted scenes from fairy tales, opera, and Shakespearean comedy with whimsical and romantic images that continue to enchant children and adults alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Children's
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1606600184
• ISBN 13: 9781606600184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408