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Once upon a Time... : A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tale Illustrations by Jeff A. Menges (2008, Trade Paperback)

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This enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world — an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486468305

ISBN-139780486468303

eBay Product ID (ePID)66685536

Product Key Features

Book TitleOnce Upon a Time... : a Treasury of Classic Fairy Tale Illustrations

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicLiterary Criticism & Collections, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Children's & Young Adult Literature, Popular Culture

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Art, Juvenile Nonfiction, Fiction

AuthorJeff A. Menges

Book SeriesDover Fine Art, History of Art Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-037654

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal741.6/42

Table Of ContentFRONTMATTER i. FRANK SCHOONOVER--Cover plate for Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories INTRODUCTION (Beauty and the Beast plates) ii. WALTER CRANE, Goody Two Shoes' Picture Book iii. EDMUND DULAC, The Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales iv. WARWICK GOBLE, The Fairy Book; The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered Anew v. WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON, Old Time Stories ELENORE ABBOTT--Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans and Other Stories MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL--Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales A. DUNCAN CARSE--Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales HARRY CLARKE--Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen HERBERT COLE--Fairy Gold, A Book of English Fairy Tales WALTER CRANE--Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm, Goody Two Shoes' Picture Book GUSTAVE DORÉ--Les Contes de Perrault EDMUND DULAC--The Sleeping Beauty and Other Tales, Stories from Hans Andersen CHARLES FOLKARD--Grimm's Fairy Tales HAROLD JUSTICE FORD--The Green Fairy Book, The Book of Romance, The Crimson Fairy Book, The Brown Fairy Book, The Red Book of Romance WARWICK GOBLE--The Fairy Book; The Best Popular Stories selected and Rendered Anew REGINALD KNOWLES--Norse Fairy Tales KAY NIELSEN--East of the Sun, West of the Moon, In Powder and Crinoline NOEL POCOCK--Grimm's Fairy Tales ARTHUR RACKHAM--English Fairy Tales, The Allies' Fairy Book, Snowdrop and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, Hansel and Grethel and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm LOUIS RHEAD--Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON--Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales CHARLES ROBINSON--The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde HELEN STRATTON--The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen HANS TEGNER--Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen GUSTAV TENGRENN--D'Aulonoy's Fairy Tales MILO WINTER--Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

SynopsisThis enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world -- an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends. Breathtaking art, dating from 1882 to 1923, captures the genius of 23 illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Gustave Doré, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, and Walter Crane. The imaginative interpretations include vignettes from "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Puss in Boots," "The Snow Queen," and scores of other familiar and lesser-known tales. The illustrations, many of which are brilliantly colored, full-page images, appear with a caption that includes the artist's name, the story from which it's drawn, and a descriptive line or direct quotation from the tale. Book lovers of all ages will rejoice in this treasury and its happy marriage of fine art and fairy tales., This sumptuous gallery gathers breathtaking artwork from rare early editions of such popular tales as "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and "The Snow Queen." More than 180 elegant images -- most in full color -- capture the genius of Arthur Rackham, Gustave Doré, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, Walter Crane, and others., This collection gathers breathtaking art from early editions of "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and other classics. 180 elegant images -- most in color -- include works by Rackham, Dore, Dulac, Nielsen, and others., This enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world -- an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends. Breathtaking art, dating from 1882 to 1923, captures the genius of 23 illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Gustave Dor , Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, and Walter Crane. The imaginative interpretations include vignettes from "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Puss in Boots," "The Snow Queen," and scores of other familiar and lesser-known tales. The illustrations, many of which are brilliantly colored, full-page images, appear with a caption that includes the artist's name, the story from which it's drawn, and a descriptive line or direct quotation from the tale. Book lovers of all ages will rejoice in this treasury and its happy marriage of fine art and fairy tales.

LC Classification NumberNC965.7.F35O53 2008