Download or read book Lady Cottington s Pressed Fairy Book written by Terry Jones and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a former member of the Monty Python troupe, this satire of the fairy picture hoax of 1895 is riotously witty, visually extraordinary and wildly original. Illustrations.
Download or read book Lady Cottington s Fairy Album written by Brian Froud and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a parody of the Victorian preoccupation with fairies, presents a supposed reproduction of Euphemia Cottington's photograph album, dating from the 1880's, featuring her photographs of fairies and her sister's pressed fairies.
Download or read book The Pressed Fairy Journal of Madeline Cottington written by Brian Froud and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the preeminent fairy artist and his author wife comes the backstory of Cottington Hall and its intriguing inhabitants, both family and faeries. The rise and fall of the Cottingtons gives us humorous, and sometimes tragic, glimpses into how this eccentric British family became inexorably entwined with the faeries living among them during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. When a descendant, Maddi, visits the Cottingtons’s dilapidated hall, she finds herself caught up in a story of intrigue and mystery. While reading the letters and journals of her ancestors and discovering a wealth of inventions aimed at allowing humans to visit the fairy realm unharmed, Maddi slowly becomes aware of the faeries and their world. Also available from Brian and Wendy Froud: Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales and Brian Froud’s Goblins: 10 1/2 Anniversary Edition. “Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.” —io9
Download or read book Brian Froud s World of Faerie written by Brian Froud and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the world of faerie with the revised and expanded edition of Brian Froud’s acclaimed magnum opus, featuring paintings, watercolors, and drawings never before seen by the general public. Drawing inspiration from the gnarled shrubbery of England’s windswept moorlands, Brian Froud is best known for being the genius behind Jim Henson’s film The Dark Crystal and for illustrating such best sellers as Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book. This revised and expanded edition of his dazzling World of Faerie offers us a startling vision of the magical realm, enhanced by Froud's own words about his experiences and insights. This lavish, full-color book opens the door to Brian Froud’s wondrous imagination as never before. Presenting beautiful portrayals of faeries that have touched hearts and minds for generations, World of Faerie is by far Froud’s most personal book and represents the visionary artist and creator of fantasy worlds at the pinnacle of his prowess. Featuring rare, previously unpublished imagery from Froud’s oeuvre, this new edition of the classic tome is a must-have for faerie and fantasy fans of all ages.
Download or read book Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells written by Terry Jones and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a journal of fairy research by Quentin Cottington that attempts to analyze the protoplasmic nature of fairy stains.
Download or read book The Windvale Sprites written by Mackenzie Crook and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a storm sweeps through the country, Asa wakes up the next day to find that his town is almost unrecognisable - trees have fallen down, roofs have collapsed and debris lies everywhere. But amongst the debris in his back garden Asa makes an astounding discovery - the body of a small winged creature. A creature that looks very like a fairy. Do fairies really exist? Asa embarks on a mission to find out. A mission that leads him to the lost journals of local eccentric Benjamin Tooth who, two hundred years earlier, claimed to have discovered the existence of fairies. What Asa reads in those journals takes him on a secret trip to Windvale Moor, where he discovers much more than he'd hoped to . . . Charming and utterly unforgettable, The Windvale Sprites is Mackenzie Crook's debut children's novel, containing his own exquisite illustrations.
Download or read book Faeries Oracle written by Brian Froud and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-10-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This divination kit comprises of a deck of 66 divination cards and a book that introduces the most powerful and important members of the faery kingdom.
Download or read book The Coming of the Fairies written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Are All the Giants Dead written by Mary Norton and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding himself in a land peopled with fairy tale characters, James attempts to help Princess Dulcibel who is destined to marry a toad after her ball falls into the well.
Download or read book The Secret History of Giants written by Ari Berk and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavish exploration of giants touches on folklore and myth, truth and whimsy, ranging from tales of giants in ancient Greece to the Celts and their Green Knight. Includes flaps, booklets, gatefolds, and an elegant tassel. Illustrations.
Download or read book Recipe for Life written by Nicky Pellegrino and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recipe for life should be a simple thing: love and happiness, family, friends and a little food. But life is rarely straightforward. Alice wants to make the most of life and she never feels more alive than when she's cooking. Babetta has spent a lifetime tending the garden of her house on the Italian coast. One summer these two women are brought together in a crumbling Mediterranean villa. There, under the heat of the Italian sun and in the shade of the pomegranate tree, secrets are spoken and fears shared - but life's lessons are not easily learnt...
Download or read book Goblins written by Brian Froud and published by . This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Edward takes Myrtle to the wood to see goblins, she fails to notice the strange creatures hiding among the thorn trees. Pulling tabs or turning the pages to activate pop-up figures reveals hidden goblins.
Download or read book Dreams written by Ezra Jack Keats and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published: [New York?]: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1974.
Download or read book How to See Faeries written by John Matthews and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals that ways that those who are willing and able to alter the way in which they perceive the world around them may one day see fairies and other creatures of legend and lore.
Download or read book The Heart of Faerie Oracle Book Tarot Cards written by Wendy Froud and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the renowned team of Brian and Wendy Froud comes a delightful and spiritual guide that offer believers a chance to connect with and experience the love and wisdom that comes from the hearts of faeries. The Heart of the Faerie Oracle box set includes 68 oracle cards, illustrated by Brian Froud. The accompanying book provides detailed instructions reading the cards and for the believer to relate to the Faerie World and learn valuable relationship information. Readers have the opportunity to consult with the magical world of Faerie and gain useful knowledge that can enhance their own intimate relationships. Using the deck of oracle cards, believers conduct readings to interpret the cards and build a special connection with the faeries. The oracle cards feature Brian Froud's recognizable faerie images, such as the enchanting "Queen of Golden Bough" and the mischievous "Trickster." Wendy Froud's text describes the emotional and practical nature of the cards and offers a variety of techniques for using the set, which can open the door into the Enchanted Realm as never before.
Download or read book Brian Froud s Faeries Tales written by Wendy Froud and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This new book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs. In Brian Froud's Faeries' Tales, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the "true" story is told by the faeries. Similar to the Trolls fragments, the faeries' tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs.
Download or read book Fairie ality written by Genie Shields and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents pages from the catalog of the top designer of couture and accessories for the fairy world, interspersed with descriptions of the events to which these feather and flower creations will be worn.
