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. With 16 full-page color plates as well. Over 40 beloved tales, including "Tattercoats," "Jack the Giant Killer," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington," ...
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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. With 16 full-page color plates as well. Over 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.
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Add this copy of English Fairy Tales to cart. $7.90, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Abaris Books.
Add this copy of English Fairy Tales to cart. $7.90, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Abaris Books.
Add this copy of English Fairy Tales to cart. $25.00, like new condition, Sold by Columbia Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Abaris Books.
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1984 Steel, Flora Annie ENGLISH FAIRY TALES NY: Abaris Books, c1984 176pp, color plates as well as black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham sm folio As new hardcover in VG+ d/j with some edgewear.
Add this copy of English Fairytales to cart. $31.00, very good condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 1984 by Abaris Books.
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Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 0898352592. Tight unmarked book in clean green cloth; bright dust jacket has several edgetears. 14 full page colour illustrations by Rackham.; 0.5 x 12.5 x 9.5 Inches; 176 pages.
Add this copy of English Fairytales to cart. $37.19, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Abaris Books.
Inundated as we are today with candied, prettified, treacly fairy tales, it's refreshing to read them in their original, often somewhat raw and unsettling versions. Of course, the real reason to check this one out is to glory in Arthur Rackham's beautiful illustrations. If I could have rated the book's artwork alone, it would have gotten five stars!
