The Emperor's New Clothes - The Golden Age of Illustration Series

by Hans Christian Andersen, Various (Illustrator)

Overview

This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Emperor's New Clothes', first published in May of 1837. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, Harry Clarke, Milo Winter, Anne Anderson, Edmund Dulac, among others. This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and - most importantly - the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form. The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473384736
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	04/16/2013
Series:	The Golden Age of Illustration Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	56
Sales rank:	987,446
File size:	30 MB
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Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

About the Author

Date of Birth:

April 2, 1805

Date of Death:

August 4, 1875

Place of Birth:

Odense, Denmark

Place of Death:

Copenhagen, Denmark