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The Book of Ballads

By Charles Vess

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| Hardcover | 9780765312143

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Book Description

Illustrated and presented by one of the leading artists in modern fantasy, here are the great songs and folktales of the English, Irish, and Scottish traditions, re-imagined in sequential-art form, in collaboration with some of today's strongest fantasy writers.Here are New York Times bestseller NeiContinue

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The Book of Ballads By Charles Vess

There's nothing even remotely matter-of-fact about The Book of Ballads, a collection of folk songs and fairy tales illustrated by Charles Vess and written by some of the biggest names in comics and fantasy writing, including Neil Gaiman ( Sandman), J ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

The Best Reviews: Charles Vess, The Book of Ballads

"Cleverly conceived" Fantasy and comic book illustrator Charles Vess (see his work on the early Sandman comic books) provides thirteen illustrative stories written by eleven different highly regarded authors that are based on famous ballads. The tale ... (read full critics)

thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

1 Review

Charles Vess combines with several authors to illustrate their written versions of folk ballads and therefore shows off his artistic prowess as well as complementing the collaborative author.

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