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Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: 10th Anniversary Edition by Terry Jones (Hardcover, 2005)
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**With Bonus gifts** The Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: 10th Anniversary Edition is a hardcover book published by Pavilion Books in 2005. Written by Terry Jones and illustrated by Brian Froud, this fantasy book features 72 pages of enchanting images and a story. The bonus edition features a sealed section (because some of the fairies were rude!), a DVD - unopened - and a sticker. I bought this book new when learning to draw and for the art / images and have kept it in excellent condition. A collectible item for those who appreciate magical and whimsical stories and of course fans of Brian Froud.
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Everyone is familiar with the famous photograph of the small girl surrounded by fairies, which caused such a sensation when it was first published in The Regular magazine in 1907. That little girl was Angelica Cottington. On the death of her father, Lady Cottington lived as a recluse on the family estate until she died in 1991. Three years after her death, a series of unfortunate, and fortunate, accidents brought about the discovery of the very book in which she preserved her pressed fairies. Published in facsimile, the book became one of the most truly intriguing, faithful and epoch-making books of all time. It was an overnight success. Meanwhile, a very sad event occurred. Brian Froud, without permission, surreptitiously removed the original book and a reel of documentary film which purported to show the Lady Cottington in her garden, with the dog, demonstrating how to squash fairies. Froud immediately spotted the fakery: the dog was manipulated by strings! Preparing to return the film he noticed that the book's pages had begun to develop in the daylight and ooze with mould. Incredibly, with the passage of time each page had begun to throw up impressions of so many more unceremoniously flattened fairies, attacked by Lady C in old age - actually the truth being that the old dear had mostly missed and thus the pages reveal bits of fairy and the odd old one. Froud, disgusted, guilty, and not a little frightened, posted the book back immediately. The Cottington archivist opened the parcel and rushed, breathlessly, to the publisher once more. This extraordinary 10 3/4th anniversary publication is the result.Product Identifiers
PublisherPavilion Books
ISBN-139781862057005
eBay Product ID (ePID)87894666
Product Key Features
Book TitleLady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: 10th Anniversary Edition
Number of Pages72 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicBooks
GenreFantasy
AuthorTerry Jones
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height310 mm
Item Weight750 g
Item Width235 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorTerry Jones
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- 27 Jan, 2021
A fun and enjoyable book with wonderful illustrations
A fun book with extras and wonderful illustrationsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
