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Irish Fairy Tales

Irish Fairy Tales( )
Author: Nesbit, E.
Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
Series title:Children's Classics
ISBN:978-1-85326-157-2
Publication Date:Feb 2000
Publisher:Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $4.95
Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.675 x 19.888 x 1.372 cm
Book Weight:0.145 Kilograms
Author Biography
Nesbit, E. (Author)
Arthur Rackham was born in London, England. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he left his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life.

Rackham invented his own unique technique which resembled photographic reproduction; he would first sketch an outline of his drawing, then lightly block in shapes and details. Afterwards he would add lines in pen and India ink, removing the pencil traces after it had dried. With color pictures, he would then apply multiple washes of color until transparent tints were created.

Arthur Rackham died in 1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey. 030



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