Good Faeries: Bad Faeries - 2 Books in 1

Froud, Brian; Windling, Terri - FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

ISBN 10: 0684847817 / ISBN 13: 9780684847818

Published by Simon & Schuster New York, 1998

About this Item

A first edition SIGNED on the 'Good Faeries' section of this double look at the subject. The Good and the Bad Faeries are printed opposite ways up, so the book has a front and back that is complete but in opposition. Superb work by Froud, and I'm not sure if the US edition was published before the UK version. This is the US hardback. It has a lengthy dedication on the endpaper of the Good Faeries section, which is the only flaw; the artist has signed on the title page of the Good.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1670595085558

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Faeries: Bad Faeries - 2 Books in 1
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684847817
• ISBN 13: 9780684847818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Illustrator

About this title

Synopsis

"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...."

In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Faeries, artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries -- what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like.

As it turns out, faeries aren't all sweetness and light. In addition to such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures -- traditional bad faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the Gloominous Doom. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and evil as the human realm. Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the light, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries presents a world of enchantment and magic that deeply compels the imagination.

About the Author

Brian Froud is an artist and author who has created such bestselling books as Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, Lady Cottington’s Pressed Faery Book, and Faeries. The conceptual designer for Jim Henson’s films, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, he lives in Devon, England.