FAIRY TALES OF CHARLES PERRAULT
ILLUS BY HARRY CLARKE Book Number: 79406 Product format: Hardback

Little Red Riding-Hood, The Fairy, Blue Beard, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, The Master Cat; or, Puss In Boots, Cinderilla; or, The Little Glass Slipper, Riquet with the Tuft, Little Thumb, The Ridiculous Wishes and Donkey-Skin are the cherished favourites of French author Charles Perrault's graceful versions which helped define the fairytale genre. To all these, Irish illustrator Harry Clarke injects his lush eccentricities - his work in colour, pen and ink and silhouette abounds and operates on multiple levels of enjoyment. He is clearly influenced by Aubrey Beardsley and also looks ahead to the exotic imagery of 1960s psychedelia. Here 24 full page illustrations and numerous vignettes demonstrate Clarke's mastery at infusing fantastic worlds with his darkly resonant vision. Printed on 150gsm Chinese Premium paper and bound in Wibalin hardcover binding, a most glamorous Calla facsimile reprint edition with the fairly large print of the 1922 Harrap original. 160 large pages.
Published price: £22.99
Bibliophile price: £9.00

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