Edmund Gosse
The Allies' Fairy Book - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Hardcover
The Allies Fairy Book contains a selection of traditional fairy tales from the participants of World War One compiled and edited by Edmund Gosse in 1916. It includes the tales of Jack the Giant Killer (English) The Battle of the Birds (Scottish) Lludd and Llevelys (Welsh) The Sleeping Beauty (French) Cesarino and the Dragon (Italian) What came of picking flowers (Portuguese) The TongueCut Sparrow (Japanese) Frost (Russian) The Golden AppleTree and the Nine Peahens (Serbian), and many more. The book further contains a series of dazzling colour and blackandwhite illustrations by a master of the craft Arthur Rackham (18671939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War), Rackhams artistry is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dreamlike romance. Presented alongside the text of the Allied Fairy Book, his illustrations further refine and elucidate Gosses carefully compiled anthology. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in childrens literature a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, childrens stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.
Binding: Hardcover;172 pages; Publisher: Read Books; Classification: N/A; Weight: 746.41 g; Dimensions: N/A
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The Allies Fairy Book contains a selection of traditional fairy tales from the participants of World War One compiled and edited by Edmund Gosse in 1916. It includes the tales of Jack the Giant Killer (English) The Battle of the Birds (Scottish) Lludd and Llevelys (Welsh) The Sleeping Beauty (French) Cesarino and the Dragon (Italian) What came of picking flowers (Portuguese) The TongueCut Sparrow (Japanese) Frost (Russian) The Golden AppleTree and the Nine Peahens (Serbian), and many more. The book further contains a series of dazzling colour and blackandwhite illustrations by a master of the craft Arthur Rackham (18671939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War), Rackhams artistry is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dreamlike romance. Presented alongside the text of the Allied Fairy Book, his illustrations further refine and elucidate Gosses carefully compiled anthology. Pook Press celebrates the great Golden Age of Illustration in childrens literature a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration from the 1880s to the 1930s. Our collection showcases classic fairy tales, childrens stories, and the work of some of the most celebrated artists, illustrators and authors.
Binding: Hardcover;172 pages; Publisher: Read Books; Classification: N/A; Weight: 746.41 g; Dimensions: N/A
Free Delivery For A Year With Unlimited Delivery For £14.99
Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Standard Delivery
£3.99
Express Delivery
£5.99
Next Day Delivery
£6.99
24/7 InPost Locker | Shop Collect
£2.49
Evri ParcelShop
£3.99
Evri ParcelShop | Next Day Delivery
£5.99
Premium DPD Next Day Delivery
£6.99
Bulky Item Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Express Delivery
£5.99
Unlimited Delivery
£14.99
Please note, some delivery methods are not available for products delivered by our brand partners & they may have longer delivery times.
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Edmund Gosse
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