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Alice Starmore's Glamourie by ALICE STARMORE
Category: Accessories | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Glamourie is a Scots word meaning a charmed condition in which everything is invested with magical properties and possibilities. In this unique book, Alice Starmore leads us into the realm of glamourie and -- like the witches of Gaelic folklore -- casts spells with needles and a single thread. Taking he ...Show more
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Luxuriously illustrated with 92 watercolors, many of which are full page, with the others carefully placed with textual wraparound, this is a marvelous evocation of Carroll's madcap world. Rountree's career as an illustrator was short lived, but this, along with his Aesop's Fables, are acknowledged mast ...Show more
Art Nouveau Graphic Masterpieces: 100 Plates from "La Decoration Artistique" by Henry Guedy
Category: Art | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Designers, collectors, and Art Nouveau aficionados will treasure this original collection of 100 plates of decorative full-color graphics. These authentic images are reproduced from the now extremely hard-to-find periodical La decoration artistique, which was published in Paris during the decade before ...Show more
Beauty and the Beast by Eleanor Vere Boyle
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Kindness and character triumph over appearances in this age-old tale about the value of inner beauty and the power of love. Beauty and the Beast continues to entertain generations of readers and influence popular culture, inspiring an endless series of storybook interpretations as well as numerous adapt ...Show more
Big Book of Fables by Walter Jerrold; Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
A magnificent treasury of popular fables, this rare compilation offers a bounty of delightful images by artist and engraver Charles Robinson, a premier Golden Age illustrator. Black-and-white line art appears on nearly every page of this hardcover volume, in addition to 28 plates of full- and two-colour ...Show more
Big Book of Fairy Tales by Walter Jerrold; Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
A rich collection of well-known fairy tales, this magnificently illustrated hardcover volume will add a keepsake treasure to the family library. Thirty stories recount the adventures of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Bears, The Ugly Duckling, Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpel-stilts ...Show more
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
A Christmas Carol by a British classic Charles Dickens usually known just as a fairy-tale novel. A Christmas Carol was published in 1843.This Dickens' novel consists of five chapters. The main character is an old gloomy miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who doesn't love anyone or anything except his money. He doe ...Show more
Dinotopia: First Flight: 20th Anniversary Edition (#2, HB) by James Gurney
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
"Critics have gushed over Gurney's phantasmagorical creation, likening him to such venerated literary fantasists as Jules Verne, Wells, and J. R. R. Tolkien." - People Magazine James Gurney's illustrated Dinotopia series has been an imaginative touchstone for a generation of readers of all ages. This ne ...Show more
Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara (#3, HB) by James Gurney
Category: Accessories | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Professor Denison, the intrepid 19th-century explorer, is back! Some time ago, the professor discovered a lost island where humans and dinosaurs dwell in harmony. Now the professor and Bix, his dinosaur companion, are ready to set off on a perilous journey to the forbidden empire of Chandara. Every step ...Show more
Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen by Harry Clarke (Illustrator); Hans Christian Andersen
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
This beautifully designed treasury gathers Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales in a gilt-stamped, hardcover volume, abundantly illustrated by full-color and black-and-white images by Golden Age master Harry Clarke. Offering such classics as "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and "The Wi ...Show more
Fairyland by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite; Grenbry Outhwaite; Annie R. Rentoul
Category: Art | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
A highly sought-after collectible, Fairyland features the exquisite illustrations of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, a noted artist of the early 20th century. Outhwaite excelled at the depiction of dainty sprites, and her whimsical visions are highlighted by images of kangaroos, koalas, kookaburras, and other cr ...Show more
Great Children's Stories by Frederick Richardson
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
This deluxe hardcover volume presents two classic picture books of the 1920s and '30s: Frederick Richardson's Book for Children and Old Old Tales Retold. Author and artist Frederick Richardson was highly influenced by the Art Nouveau movement, as reflected in his exquisite illustrations for "The Three B ...Show more