6/1/2023 0 Comments Froud fairy![]() ![]() Among these sources are the Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer, the great Irish poet W. Information on their favorite haunts, pastimes, and ways of life are drawn from Celtic stories, from the great oral tradition of the English language, and from writers and poets. All the faerie types are identified and pictured~water faeries, elves, pixies, leprechauns, tree faeries, dryads, and many others. Rarely have research and artistry combined to produce so beautiful a result. Going to old sources, they examined the myths and legends, sorted fact from fancy, and, finally, illuminated their findings with over two hundred extraordinary drawings and full~color paintings. ![]() ![]() " ~Alan Lee and Brian Froud, have made a study of the history of Faerie. text includes quotes from : Arthur Conan Doyle~ Coming of the Fairies/ Geoffrey Hodgson~ Fairies at Work and Play / Dermont MacManus~ The Middle Kingdom/ Wirt Sykes~British Goblins. " 185 Illustrations, including 147 in full color". almost every page illustrated, mostly in full color. 2" tear along edge of spine at bottom, couple of nicks along the flap creases, minor wrinkling, not price clipped. international or priority shipping will cost extra). ![]() white & gilt illustrated ( 2 fairies playing leapfrog) pebbly textured full cloth hardbound folio.(very large book. ![]()
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