Автор: Menges Jeff A. Название: Once Upon a Time.A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tale Illustrations ISBN: 0486468305 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486468303 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 4337.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (3 шт.) Описание: This enchanting gallery transports viewers to a fairy tale world -- an ageless fantasy realm inhabited by characters from favorite folktales and depicted by renowned artists. Lovingly reproduced from rare early editions, more than 180 illustrations portray scenes from stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and other sources, including ancient Celtic and Norse legends. Breathtaking art, dating from 1882 to 1923, captures the genius of 23 illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Gustave Dor , Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, and Walter Crane. The imaginative interpretations include vignettes from "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Puss in Boots," "The Snow Queen," and scores of other familiar and lesser-known tales. The illustrations, many of which are brilliantly colored, full-page images, appear with a caption that includes the artist's name, the story from which it's drawn, and a descriptive line or direct quotation from the tale. Book lovers of all ages will rejoice in this treasury and its happy marriage of fine art and fairy tales.
Описание: When James Gurney's Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time first appeared in 1992, it was immediately hailed as a fully imagined world of the caliber of J. R. R. Tolkien's. Gurney's premise -- of an undiscovered island where a race of mystical humans co-exists in harmony with intelligent dinosaurs -- has been since reiterated over and over in numerous films and by scores of other writers. Now, Calla Editions brings Gurney's spectacular artistry to a new generation in this 20th anniversary edition. Digitally re-rendered from the original transparencies, Gurney's dramatic panoramas of Dinotopia and close-up character studies of its inhabitants -- both human and saurian -- take on new vitality. And as a tale of high adventure and discovery told as entries and sketches in journal form, Dinotopia presents a shipwrecked visitor's glimpse into an imagined social order, a culture, and even a cooperative interspecies technology that will satisfy lovers of fantasy and science fiction of all persuasions. This edition includes a new Afterword written by author James Gurney as well as a special section of behind-the-scenes studies and maquettes he used in developing his paintings.
Описание: American graphic artist Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) found enduring fame as the creator of the Gibson Girl -- the beautiful, independent, and socially confident young woman who embodied the spirit of a new era at the turn of the twentieth century. This affordable volume reprints one of Gibson's best original collections in its entirety, presenting the iconic drawings as published in their original form more than 100 years ago. In addition to dozens of sketches of gorgeous Gibson Girls, this volume includes the artist's The Weaker Sex series, a droll sequence of vignettes depicting a smitten young man and the object of his affections.
Автор: Lermontov Mikhail Название: A Hero of Our Time ISBN: 0486451291 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486451299 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 1111.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: Of lasting appeal to readers of all countries and centuries. -- Vladimir Nabokov Russian literature's first major prose novel, this gripping work was a primary influence on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and other great nineteenth-century writers. Mikhail Lermontov, the poet of the Caucasus, drew upon his personal Byronic exploits to create these tales of treachery, abductions, and sexual intrigue. Published in 1840, one year before the author's death at age twenty-six in a duel, the novel retains its overwhelming power and fascination. Centered on the escapades of Pechorin, a dashing young officer and the hero of the title, the book consists of a series of interconnected short stories. The picaresque adventures revolve around Pechorin's escapades and reflect his cynical but passionate worldview. Set amid the rugged Caucasian wilderness -- an exotic land populated by bandits and smugglers, transplanted society women, and lawless freebooters -- it offers a thrilling blend of brutality, elegance, and enduring romance.
Автор: O`Brien Joan Название: Tea Time Stickers ISBN: 0486434532 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486434537 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 186.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: These 37 ageless tales of wonder, recounted in simple terms that every child can understand, include "The Finding of Moses," "How Jericho's Walls Fell," plus stories about David and Solomon, and other prophets and kings. Glorious color illustrations and a bonus CD recording of 13 of the best-known stories -- by a diverse cast of professional readers -- bring the ancient adventures to vivid life.
