The Red Fairy Book (very image heavy post)

[himmapaan]

Edited, 28th February, 2009: Better scans in place, plus scans of the title page and endpapers have been added.

I've been a little excited about posting my illustrations from Andrew Lang's The Red Fairy Book, published by The Folio Society this year.

The Red Fairy Book is a collection of fairy tales which Lang collected and which formed part of his

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[moonplanet]

//coming from the storybookland community

Your art is so pretty~~~~ (^-^) I really like your style.
I actually looked at the pictures first and then I saw text between them that you drew it. So I scrolled up again ~ so cool (^-^)

[himmapaan]

Thank you so much!

[tisfolly]

All truly wonderful!

I absolutely loved The Twelve Dancing Princesses when I was little.

I have a book here somewhere that features the story of Baba Yaga. One story in the book rally scared me as a child, maybe it was that one I can't recall.

Hare! So very beautiful but then you know my love of hares!

You know, I saw the picture with the queen upon the mule before and I sat debating whether it was a mule, but didn't like to ask in case I offended! I was looking back and forth between the mule and the horses and saying to Andy, "It MUST be a mule as he draws horses so very well. It is a mule isn't it? I daren't ask in case I offend. No, it MUST be a mule! Look! Donkey ears!" I love mules by the way!

I adore your wild boar! Actually I love wild boars, boar piglets are so adorable!

Both the hen and that adorable mouse are wonderful! And what a dapper little fox! And the canary! Such a sweet expression! And you know I love your dragons!

[himmapaan]

Aww, thank you very, very much, Melanie!

I wonder if it was Vasilissa the Fair which you read? That has another famous appearance of Baba Yaga, her hut on hen's legs also has a starring role in it!

I'd hoped you'd like the one with the hare!

Hehe! I can't remember whether I mentioned when I first posted (the photograph of the proof) of the queen on her mule that it was indeed a mule! But you know you must never be afraid of offending me (you, offend me? Were such a thing possible!)! Please ask away about anything.

Thank you again so much!

[tisfolly]

I shall attempt to check this one .. now, I just found the book which has just three stories, The Ghost Catcher, Baba Yaga and The Goblin and The Tailor but I can't recall which scared me as a little girl, though they were all quite creepy. I think it was the last by looking at the illustrations.

I shall definitely ask in future :)

[charreed]

I followed this link from your entry in Storybook Land LJ community. I hope you don't mind my watching your journal? You illustrative style is so reminiscent of the styles of drawings I loved so much as a child and still love today, even though I love the illustrations in a much more technically minded sense than as a kid :)

Keep up this absolutely gorgeous work!

[himmapaan]

Thank you so much!

I don't mind at all - though do please be warned that I can be very despondent indeed! I try to post artwork instead and say less!

[himmapaan]

Thank you so much - that is very kind of you.

[himmapaan]

Oh, how strange! It was a few days ago - I bought two more copies myself to give to friends. Perhaps they're re-stocking?

And thank you again!

[cabaretcarousel]

You probably don't need me anymore to tell you how much I love your art, but everything you make just makes me so happy. The girl on the ox, the princess and the hog - everything you make is so elegant and pretty.

Ps. I hope you're feeling better than you used to, because I think in all honesty you deserve every single nice comment about your art.

[himmapaan]

Thank you so much, Fifa. Those are such very kind words. Your comments, as well as your journal entries, are always looked forward to. Everything you have to say means a great deal to me.

I'm sorry if I seemed even more noticealy despondent than usual of late (I'm wary of being irritating to my LJ friends because of it though, so I try to say as little as possible). People have been extremely kind about these illustrations on storybookland and told_tales, and I'm truly very touched.

[cabaretcarousel]

Hnnooohhh I don't know what to say. You're much too kind to me.

You're not despondent - rather flooded with well-earned compliments, and if you ask me, it's about time. :)

[himmapaan]

*Blushes*

I'm afraid I am very unhappy - though if it doesn't appear so, then I'm glad I've succesfully avoided boring everyone with it!