The Arthur Rackham Treasury 86 Full-Color Illustrations

by Rackham, Arthur; Menges, Jeff A.

• ISBN13: 9780486446851
• ISBN10: 0486446859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-15
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Magnificently reprinted from more than 25 rare early editions, these 86 illustrations include many plates that have not been reproduced in decades. They span Rackham's career his landmark 1905 edition ofRip Van Winkleto masterworks such asUndineandA Midsummer Night's Dreamand his final publication,Wind in the Willows,in 1939.

Author Biography

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