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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme by Arthur Ransome
$56.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Calla Editions
The most popular of the Arabian Nights stories is brought to life in lilting verse. Written by renowned British children's books author Arthur Ransome, this stunning edition of the 1919 original is beautifully illustrated with rich graphic motifs and ornamentation. It also features 12 full-colour plates ...Show more
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
$59.95 AUD
Category: Childrens 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
$95.00 AUD
Category: Design | 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
Big Book of Fairy Tales by Walter Jerrold; Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Childrens 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
Black Beauty by Cecil (ILT) Anna; Aldin Sewell
$49.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Calla Editions
Discover the magic of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty in this picture book, retold and stunningly illustrated by Ruth Brown for the very youngest of horse lovers.Black Beauty's story improved the lives of horses all over the world. Seen through his own eyes, young horse lovers will be swept up in his incredi ...Show more
Dinotopia: First Flight: 20th Anniversary Edition (#2, HB) by James Gurney
$46.99 AUD
Category: Childrens 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
Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen by Harry Clarke (Illustrator); Hans Christian Andersen
$75.00 AUD
Category: Childrens 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
$75.00 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | 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
$56.99 AUD
Category: Childrens 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
Joan of Arc by F. Funck-Brentano; D,V. Guillonnet (Illustrator)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Warrior, martyr, saint: Joan of Arc has captivated imaginations around the world for centuries. The legendary heroine of a tumultuous episode from the Hundred Years' War, Joan led the French army to triumph over the English at the Siege of Orleans in 1429. Two years later the 19-year-old was captured by ...Show more
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Sir J. M. Barrie
$75.00 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Calla Editions
Acclaimed by the Times of London as "one of the most charming books ever written," J. M. Barrie's fantasy was published in 1906 with illustrations by the great Arthur Rackham. This meticulous re-creation of that rare volume features all of the original artwork: 50 colour plates as well as black-and-whit ...Show more
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam; Edward FitzGerald (Retold by)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
"A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse -- and Thou, Beside me, singing in the Wilderness," is only one of the memorable verses from Edward FitzGerald's translations of poems by the 11th century Persian sage Omar Khayy m. This magnificent version of The Rub iy t of Omar Khayy m reproduces the edition publishe ...Show more