Arthur Rackham

Thank you for checking out this children's classic by Guga Books. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you soon. We have thousands of titles available, and we invite you to search for us by name, contact us via our website, or download our most recent catalogues. It all started with "Once upon a time..." and always ended with "Happily ever after", and the in between spaces were filled with jolly tales of good deeds and bad goings on, all of which had some sort of moral o' the story, and some didn't seem to say much of anything other than not to anger the gods or the fairies or the kings and queens, lest they put you to sleep for good long ages. My grandmother would set us on her lap with care, open the book between us, and read with her high lilting voice those words which we came to know and to love, "Once upon a time..." and "Happily ever after." These became such important words to us, and in time, we came to read them to our own children, and as good years pass, perhaps our children will read the same storys to our grandchildren. There is a time for twice told tales, and any time will suit me just fine. Some time is only half better. No time is no good at all. Read often, read often. There is nothing more lazy than a mind left unfilled by the fairy stories of our youth. They give us imagination, and creativity, and foolishness -- and no life is fulfilled that has not a little bit of foolery in it. And once their letters are learned upon, they became words that had meaning, and finally sentences and paragraphs, all of these culminated into stories, essays, and articles. All this, from the fat tome of fairy tales, read upon granny's knee.

""A Fairy Book"" by Arthur Rackham is a collection of fairy tales from different cultures and regions, including stories from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Charles Perrault. The book features Rackham's distinctive illustrations, which bring these classic tales to life with his signature blend of whimsy and darkness. The stories included in the book range from well-known tales like ""Cinderella"" and ""Little Red Riding Hood"" to lesser-known tales like ""The Three Little Men in the Wood"" and ""The Golden Crab."" Rackham's illustrations capture the magic and enchantment of these stories, making this book a must-read for anyone who loves fairy tales and beautiful illustrations.This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The timeless tale of the spellbound princess takes on a delightful dimension in this hardcover keepsake edition. Arthur Rackham, the leading figure of the Golden Age of Illustration, envisions a fantasy world in the form of crisp black-and-white silhouettes. Six full- and three-color plates include an image featured only in the original edition's limited run of 625 signed copies.

By the time he created these images, Rackham was England's leading illustrator, famous throughout the world for his interpretations of fairy tales and myths. These illustrations from the original 1911 and 1912 editions, widely regarded as the greatest representations of Wagner's drama, constitute Rackham's masterworks. 64 full-page color images and 9 vignettes.

Before he flew away to Neverland, the little boy who wouldn't grow up dwelt in the heart of London, with birds and fairies as his companions. This whimsical romp introduces Peter Pan, who discovered the magic of everyday existence amid the trees and flowers of Kensington Gardens -- the very place where J. M. Barrie met the children who inspired his classic stories.Acclaimed by the Times of London as -one of the most charming books ever written, - Barrie's fantasy was published in 1907 with 50 stunning color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. This magnificent keepsake edition features all of Rackham's winsome images of Peter's adventures. Readers of all ages will delight in following the exuberant child as he sets sail in a boat built by thrushes from an island in the Serpentine to the enchanted Kensington Gardens, where fairies dance to the music of his pan-pipes and teach him to fly.

Superb collection of 55 lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, includes a rich selection of fairy tale images by one of England's leading illustrators of the early 20th century. Includes scenes from "Irish Fairy Tales, English Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel, Snowdrop and Other Tales, Little Brother & Little Sister, " and more.

Arthur Rackham was one of the most popular early 20th-century illustrators of children's books. Ed Sibbett, Jr., has expertly rendered 30 Rackham drawings and watercolor illustrations for coloring -- preserving all the characteristic elegance and charm of Rackham's original illustrations. James Spero's story adaptations of 17 Grimm fairy tales retain the folk flavor of the originals. There are well-known favorites such as "Hansel and Gretel," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "Sleeping Beauty," and lesser-known tales such as "The Four Clever Brothers," "King Thrushbeard," "Doctor Know-All," and nine others.