Faeries: Deluxe Collector's Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810995867 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. This expanded version, like its predecessor, features pencil drawings and watercolors of mythical creatures, as well as brief descriptions of their origins and powers; it draws on a long history of phantasmagoric iconography in the generally occidental vein. Besides faeries, the authors also include renderings of many other denizens of faery land-goblins, dwarves and leprechauns, for instance-as well as stranger breeds, such as the Fachan, a one-armed, one-legged oddity from the Scotland highlan
"my children and i LOVE the stories and the illistrations contained within this book" according to JMP. my children and i LOVE the stories and the illistrations contained within this book. unfortunately i did not heed other buyers' advice regarding the binding of the book. it is such a beautiful book to read, especially with my children at bedtime. BUT the spine was broken up from the time we received it in the mail, and unfortunately i did not act quickly after finding this and try to exchange it. but i think even if i had tried to exchange it, it sounds like this is a common problem. it is so beautiful i am having to pay additional money tto have it rebound by a book binder.we keep trying to read it as is and the. Enter A World You Won’t Forget My first encounter with the book Faeries, by Brian Froud and Alan Lee, was by chance my sophomore year of high school. An art teacher who had picked up on my enthusiasm for mythology and Celtic lore allowed me to borrow his copy- and never have I been whisked away into a book like I was on that day. The poor excuse for a hardcover was torn and crinkled, and yellowed around the edges… but I didn’t mind- if anything it added to the mysticism and ethereal properties that so often come with old texts and relics.Lovers of Celtic culture and lore alike come few and far between, and have therefore built a v. "First impression: Amazing!" according to Divine. This book is amazing! The art is truly fantastic, and even comes with a fold out poster of the cover, as well as a handful of framable prints that are really cool!
Now, Froud and Lee return to their most enduring and beloved work in this deluxe anniversary edition. A quarter of a century after its initial publication, and with more than a million copies in print worldwide, Brian Froud and Alan Lee’s Faeries is a certified fantasy classic. There is also a foreword by bestselling author Jane Yolen. . This ultimate collector’s book features eight new pieces of art by Froud and Lee with the original pencil drawings and watercolors. More than just a reissue, this deluxe revised and updated edition contains essays from both Froud and Lee on the continuing influence of Faeries
He is the author of Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book, Good Faeries / Bad Faeries, The Faeries’ Oracle, Brian Froud’s Goblins!, and The Heart of Faerie. Alan Lee is an Academy Award–winning movie conceptual designer and illustrator. He is well known for his illustration of Tolkien’s Middle Earth books and The Lord of the Rings film tr