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| The Arthur Rackham Treasury: 86 Full-Color Illustrations | 
 enlarge | Author: Arthur Rackham
Creator: Jeff A. Menges
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 27427
Media: Paperback
Edition: Dover Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0486446859
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.64092
EAN: 9780486446851
ASIN: 0486446859
Publication Date: August 15, 2005
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Product Description
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 of Rip Van Winkle to masterworks such as Undine and A Midsummer Night's Dream and his final publication, Wind in the Willows, in 1939.
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 The Meanings of Enchantment! November 19, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I was introduced to Arthur Rackham's magical illustrations as a child via the old St. Nicholas children's magazines, and his pictures have lost none of their magic in the ensuing years. Rackham's pen-and-ink drawings are complemented by a muted palette of colors that transform the glossy pages into insubstantial doors that open into an enchanted world populated by slender butterfly-winged fairies, multitudes of elves and gnomes, and twisted anthropomorphic trees that capture a child's imagination, without being threatening. At the same time, the sharp angular faces of the children in his drawings suggest a subtle mischievous humor that prevents Rackham's illustrations from ever sinking into sentimentality.
Rackham's pen covered a wide range of subjects, from Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest" by way of Kenneth Grahame's "Wind in the Willows", Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," and classical fairy tales, to Wagner's "Ring of the Niebelungen."
We are so lucky to have these beautifully reproduced Dover illustrations in a single book. They should be introduced to one's grandchildren so that their own imaginations may also take flight with the enchanting creatures of Arthur Rackham's world.
Beautiful,Timeless Illustrations July 3, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I love this book! I found that the introduction was helpful in placing each piece of art in context. The works themselves are gorgeous and enchanting. The book really shows the breadth of talent and subject matter Rackham mastered, as well as his superb use of composition and imagination. An excellent book for any collection, for children and adults alike.
 Classic illustrations. January 16, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
A dying art of illustration. Wonderful collection of illustrations from differnt books. No one draws like this anymore. A precursor to Norman Rockwell. Good book to have in an artists library. Cheerio
Amazingly Beautiful December 10, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a child I was thrilled with Arthur Rackham's illustrations and I haven't lost my love for his work. They're timeless. He combines the real world with magical kingdoms, the almost-grotesque creatures with the unusually beautiful, the fairy creatures with the mortals, humor with terror. Rackham paints beautiful landscapes and beautiful people, yet we know to beware of the creatures who may lurk under the gnarly tree roots. His colors are subdued, but rich; and his detail is gracefully executed.
His illustrations have been and still are an inspiration to artists who wish to delve into an imaginative realm. And for those who wish to delve in themselves, I highly recommend this excellent book. Thanks to Arthur Rackham, the fairy world is alive and well, and shall remain so.
Denise Hillman Moynahan
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Rackham Collectiom February 18, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As advertised. This is a Dover book, so it includes no scholarly apparatus to speak of. Still, the printing is good, and it includes a nice collection of prints that I hadn't seen. Shipping was timely.
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