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Title: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Terry Jones, Brian Froud ISBN: 1-85793-336-2 Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.72 (83 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Faeries Beware!
Comment: Brian Froud is my favorite fantasy illustrator to start with. I fell in love with his book 'Faeries' back in the 70's...I am very fond of the work of his co-illustrator on that project, Alan Lee, as well. But pair Brian's brilliant art with the writing of ex Monty Pythoner Terry Jones and the result is a hilarious book that actually had me laughing out loud. Brian's lovely watercolors of shocked looking faeries (I was lucky enough to see some of his original work for the following book "Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells" this summer) pressed between the pages of the spirited Miss Cottington's journal like hapless wildflowers is just too much...and the Lady's description of the events leading up to each...er...pressing make for a thoroughly enjoyable romp. While definately not for small kids, I recommend it to anyone with a slightly grim sense of humor and a love of fantasy.
Rating: 5
Summary: what a extrodinary book!!!
Comment: if you are a fairy lover, admirer of Brian Froud's work, or simply interested in fairies, you MUST buy this book. I've wanted it for a while, and just got it today, and i was absolutely thrilled. It was worth every penny; i truly felt like i was reading someone's real journal. Froud captures the fairies emotions perfectly, i can't imagine it being done any better.
This book is about a girl ageing from aprox 9 to 20 something. It is her journal where she "pressed" fairies, sitting outside her potting shed, book open, waiting for an unsuspecting fairy to land, and then she'd SMACK it shut, capturing the fairy inside. Terry Jones did a beautiful job writing this, and the artwork is amazing.
i can't stress enough how wonderful this book is, and i HIGHLY recommend that you buy it now. although i warn you it is not for young children, it contains slightly sexual material inside, it was decent enough for me (a 15-year-old) to read
Rating: 5
Summary: No fairies were killed or injured in the making of this book
Comment: ... so decrees the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fairies in the opening note from the publisher.
This book is utterly charming and I regard it as a piece of art. The pages are "impressed" with the images of the fairies along with "handwritten notes" from her diary. Written by Terry Jones, a former member of the Monty Python troupe, this book captures the imagination and takes you to a place where fairies exist, not only in your imagination but on the pages of this ancient "diary". The jacket of the book is puffed out and the pages are a nice heavy weight and near the back of the book is the most adorable surprise. This book is a must have for any fairy collector or Froud fan.
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Title: Lady Cottington's Fairy Album by Brian Froud ISBN: 0810932946 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Good Faeries Bad Faeries by Brian Froud ISBN: 0684847817 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 15 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Faeries: 25th Anniversary Edition by Brian Froud, Alan Lee ISBN: 0810932741 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Album Bound Blank Journal by Brian Froud ISBN: 0810985438 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy 2004 Wall Calendar by Brian Froud ISBN: 0810978687 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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