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Faeries – The 1978 Peacock Press/Bantam large-format paperback of Brian Froud and Alan Lee’s celebrated illustrated guide to the folklore of faerie, edited and designed by David Larkin. Richly illustrated throughout in colour and pencil. A good copy, plastic covered and internally very clean, with cracking at the head of the spine, two creases to the rear cover and delicate hinges.
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Faeries, described and illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee and edited and designed by David Larkin, is the 1978 Peacock Press/Bantam Books large-format paperback edition of one of the best-loved illustrated fantasy books of its era. Copyright 1978 Rufus Publications, it was published the same year in hardcover by Harry N. Abrams of New York, and this softcover edition was printed and bound in the United States.
Presented as a guide to the hidden world of faerie, Faeries gathers the creatures of British and European folklore, from gentle flower spirits to goblins, boggarts and far darker beings, and describes their haunts, habits and lore. Froud’s and Lee’s pencil drawings and watercolours fill the pages, set alongside text that draws on traditional sources including Wirt Sikes’ British Goblins, the poetry of W. B. Yeats and Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Coming of the Fairies.
Faeries became an international bestseller and a natural companion to the popular Gnomes, and Faeries shaped modern fantasy illustration for a generation. Both artists went on to wider fame: Brian Froud as conceptual designer for The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and Alan Lee as an illustrator of Tolkien and conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films.
A fine addition for collectors of fantasy art, admirers of Froud and Lee, and anyone with an interest in folklore, myth and faerie lore.
Condition – Good
A good copy of the 1978 large-format paperback, protected in a clear plastic cover. The spine shows cracking and light chipping at the head, and the rear cover carries two creases. Internally the book is very clean. The binding at the hinges is no longer fully secure, so the book should be handled delicately. Overall a good, presentable copy with the wear described.
