The Arthur Rackham Treasury

    The Arthur Rackham Treasury

    86 Full-Color Illustrations

    By Arthur Rackham Edited by Jeff A. Menges

    $17.95

    Publication Date: 15th August 2005

    This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867–1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions, these 86 illustrations were selected from hundreds of possibilities and include many plates... Read More
    Format: Paperback
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    This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867–1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions, these 86 illustrations were selected from hundreds of possibilities and include many plates... Read More
    Description
    This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867–1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions, these 86 illustrations were selected from hundreds of possibilities and include many plates that have not been reproduced in decades. They span Rackham's career — from his landmark 1905 edition of Rip Van Winkle to masterworks such as Undine and A Midsummer Night's Dream and his final publication, Wind in the Willows, in 1939. Art lovers, book collectors, and anyone with an appreciation for imaginative visual storytelling will prize this marvelous treasury.

    Dover Original.
    Details
    • Price: $17.95
    • Pages: 96
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    • Publication Date: 15th August 2005
    • Trim Size: 8.37 x 11 in
    • ISBN: 9780486446851
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      ART / European
      DESIGN / Book
      ART / Individual Artists / General
    Author Bio
    A leading figure in the early 20th century's Golden Age of Illustration, English artist Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) brought countless stories and fairy tales to life through his vivid imagination and eye for telling details. Rackham interpreted scenes from fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Table of Contents
    Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, Frontispiece: The Magic Cup
    Rip Van Winkle: With Drawings by Arthur Rackham, Washington Irving
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
    A Midsummer Night's Dream: With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R. W. S., William Shakespeare
    Undine, De la Motte Fougué
    Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, Jonathan Swift
    Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J. M. Barrie
    The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, Richard Wagner
    Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, Richard Wagner
    Aesop's Fables
    Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures
    Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes, Arthur Rackham
    The Allies' Fairy Book, Edmund Gosse (Introduction)
    Little Brother and Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Alfred W. Pollard
    English Fairy Tales, Flora Annie Steel
    The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood, Algernon Charles Swinburne
    Snowdrop and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    Hansel and Grethel and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    Comus, John Milton
    A Wonder Book, Nathaniel Hawthorne
    The Tempest, William Shakespeare
    The Vicar of Wakefield, Oliver Goldsmith
    Goblin Market, Christina Rossetti
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allen Poe
    Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen
    The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
    This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867–1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century's Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions, these 86 illustrations were selected from hundreds of possibilities and include many plates that have not been reproduced in decades. They span Rackham's career — from his landmark 1905 edition of Rip Van Winkle to masterworks such as Undine and A Midsummer Night's Dream and his final publication, Wind in the Willows, in 1939. Art lovers, book collectors, and anyone with an appreciation for imaginative visual storytelling will prize this marvelous treasury.

    Dover Original.
    • Price: $17.95
    • Pages: 96
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    • Publication Date: 15th August 2005
    • Trim Size: 8.37 x 11 in
    • ISBN: 9780486446851
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      ART / European
      DESIGN / Book
      ART / Individual Artists / General
    A leading figure in the early 20th century's Golden Age of Illustration, English artist Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) brought countless stories and fairy tales to life through his vivid imagination and eye for telling details. Rackham interpreted scenes from fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy. His memorable images, which combine whimsy, romance, and sophistication, continue to enchant children and adults alike.
    Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, Frontispiece: The Magic Cup
    Rip Van Winkle: With Drawings by Arthur Rackham, Washington Irving
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
    A Midsummer Night's Dream: With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R. W. S., William Shakespeare
    Undine, De la Motte Fougué
    Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, Jonathan Swift
    Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J. M. Barrie
    The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, Richard Wagner
    Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, Richard Wagner
    Aesop's Fables
    Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures
    Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes, Arthur Rackham
    The Allies' Fairy Book, Edmund Gosse (Introduction)
    Little Brother and Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Alfred W. Pollard
    English Fairy Tales, Flora Annie Steel
    The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood, Algernon Charles Swinburne
    Snowdrop and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    Hansel and Grethel and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
    Comus, John Milton
    A Wonder Book, Nathaniel Hawthorne
    The Tempest, William Shakespeare
    The Vicar of Wakefield, Oliver Goldsmith
    Goblin Market, Christina Rossetti
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allen Poe
    Peer Gynt, Henrik Ibsen
    The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame