English Fairy Tales – Arthur Rackham and Flora Annie Steel
English Fairy Tales, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, retold by Flora Annie Steel / ISBN 9781606600184 / 408-page hardback published by Calla Editions
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Arthur Rackham is the most popular of all of Calla Editions’ featured illustrators. As the preeminent British illustrator of the 20th century, his work is impressive in both quantity and quality. This is a follow-up to Calla’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and is profusely illustrated with some of Rackham’s most accomplished black-and-white work, including many silhouettes. With 16 full-page color plates as well. Over 40 beloved tales, including “Tattercoats,” “Jack the Giant Killer,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Dick Whittington,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Childe Rowland,” and “The Black Bull of Norroway.” This Calla Edition features new typography and design elements to make this a must-have for all fans of Rackham’s art. Originally published by Macmillan & Co., London, 1918.
