1984 Hardcover Book, Castles, Alan Lee, First Edition, Art Book, Folklore, Mythology, Fantasy

1984 Hardcover Book, Castles, Alan Lee, First Edition, Art Book, Folklore, Mythology, Fantasy

A wonderful hardcover book called Castles by Alan Lee, written by David Day. This is an October 1984 first edition.

Castles is an art book covering the structures of myth, romance, and fantasy -- yes Castles. Who hasn't thought of or looked at castles without awe and wonder? Images of ladies fair, knights, bards, dungeons, sieges, secret passages, and more pass through the imagination. Lee's masterful pencil drawings and watercolors are provided background by the text written by David Day. It's a wonderful collaboration of artist and author.

Alan Lee (August 1947) is an English book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. He was born in Middlesex, England, and studied at the Ealing School of Art. Lee has illustrated dozens of fantasy books, including some non-fiction. Lee and John Howe were the lead concept artists of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films and were recruited by director Guillermo del Toro in 2008 for continuity of design in the subsequent The Hobbit films, before joining Jackson when he took over the Hobbit films project. Two years after completion of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Lee released a 192-page collection of his conceptual artwork for the project, entitled The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook. Film director Peter Jackson said, "His art captured what I hoped to capture with the films."

Size:
11½ inches in length
8 inches in width
191 pages
Published by Bantam Books -- 1984 -- First Edition

This book is in fine condition. The binding is in perfect condition. There are no marks on any of the pages. The book shows very little wear. Dust cover is in fine condition with only some slight bending at the top, it has no rips or tears.

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