Arthur Rackham (ill) - Sleeping Beauty - 1920

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Sleeping Beauty, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, is a 1920 first UK edition hardback in English, in good condition.

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"The Sleeping Beauty" retold by C.S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham

William Heinemann, London - 1920 First UK edition of this uniquely illustrated Rackham fairy tale, with 19 full-page and 41 in-text silhouettes (several with color), and mounted color frontispiece - condition: a good copy, some wear and rubbing to boards, complete with tipped-in frontipsiece and all silhouette ill. present.

"Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for [its] effect on silhouette… Rackham [was] a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going" (Hamilton, 118).

"The Sleeping Beauty" retold by C.S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham

William Heinemann, London - 1920 First UK edition of this uniquely illustrated Rackham fairy tale, with 19 full-page and 41 in-text silhouettes (several with color), and mounted color frontispiece - condition: a good copy, some wear and rubbing to boards, complete with tipped-in frontipsiece and all silhouette ill. present.

"Rackham's fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233). Like his Cinderella (1919), The Sleeping Beauty relied "almost wholly for [its] effect on silhouette… Rackham [was] a master of the medium, being able to evoke character and humor by profile and gesture alone, and allowing the two-dimensional effect of his pen work to lead the reader through the book and keep the story going" (Hamilton, 118).

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Children's books, Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Sleeping Beauty
Author/ Illustrator
Arthur Rackham (ill)
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1920
Edition
1st Edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
0
The NetherlandsVerified
14081
Objects sold
94%
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