The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales - (Calla Editions) (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The edition contains four tales, "The Sleeping Beauty," "Blue Beard," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast" in artful retelling, and a generous offering of 30 full-page color plates in Dulac's inimitable style.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This sumptuous volume is a welcome follow-up to the earlier Calla publication of Dulac's <i>Stories from Hans Christian Andersen</i>. Edmund Dulac was second only to Arthur Rackham in his sensitivity to the world of fairy tales, and his style is at once exotic and elegant. The present edition contains four tales: "The Sleeping Beauty," "Blue Beard," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast" in artful retelling, but the main feature of the book is the generous offering of 30 full-page color plates in Dulac's inimitable style. Additional design elements make this Calla edition a keepsake for readers and collectors alike.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>English poet, novelist, and anthologist Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) published under the pen name Q. A Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, he was knighted in 1910.<br>French-born artist Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) achieved prominence during the Golden Age of Illustration. His work encompasses a wide variety of themes and styles, although he preferred to work in watercolors and remains best known for his imaginative illustrations for fairy tales and other children's books.
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