Bøger af Jeff A. Menges

Brilliant color plates of Edmund Dulac's book illustrations date from 1908 to 1928 and include Shakespeare's "The Tempest, The Arabian Nights, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, "and Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales.

65 plates of Pyle's rare, early-edition printings: action-packed drawings of dueling pirates and pistol-toting buccaneers, Revolutionary-era patriots, knights in armor rescuing fair maidens, and more.

This original collection features Parrish's works from 1897 through the 1920s and includes art from "The Arabian Nights" and "The Knave of Hearts, "plus magazine and advertising imagery.

Selected from rare historical sources that date from 1870 to 1930, 243 magical black-and-white images celebrate the finest fantasy artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, including Rackham, Pogány, and Goble.

The most famous compendium of information on the occult and the first comprehensive work of its kind, this volume originally appeared in 1920. Compiled by Lewis Spence, a scholar of occult-related topics, it organizes a truly vast amount of information into 2,500 dictionary-style entries (many of which run to several pages). These entries encompass both familiar terms ("abracadabra," "poltergeist," "spells," "vampire") and more arcane topics ("Martian language," "bottle imps," "magic darts," "tinker's talk"). Numerous profiles of historical figures with ties to the occult include John Dee, Mary Baker Eddy, and Catherine de Medici. An oft-cited resource and a classic of its genre, this remarkable compilation of history and lore offers an essential tool for a fuller understanding of occult subjects. Index.

This collection gathers breathtaking art from early editions of "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and other classics. 180 elegant images -- most in color -- include works by Rackham, Dore, Dulac, Nielsen, and others.