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Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines
Samantha Hahn
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Description for Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines
Hardcover. In the same way that the pattern-driven covers of the Penguin Classics seduced design bloggers and literature lovers, these portraits of the greatest female characters will spark a nostalgic need-to-buy reaction for readers. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
Seeing the faces of literature's most memorable female characters - from Anna Karenina's icy grey gaze to Scarlett O'Hara's sensual open-lipped pout - will stir up treasured memories for every reader who has been dazzled by a well-written woman. Celebrated artist Samantha Hahn brings these bookish beauties vividly to life in 50 watercolour portraits and hand-lettered quotations straight from the lips of the leading ladies. Each is, in her own way, stunning. And Hahn's pairing of art and text captures all the individuality and voice of the characters as they were originally written. With a silkscreened cloth spine and debossed ... Read more
Seeing the faces of literature's most memorable female characters - from Anna Karenina's icy grey gaze to Scarlett O'Hara's sensual open-lipped pout - will stir up treasured memories for every reader who has been dazzled by a well-written woman. Celebrated artist Samantha Hahn brings these bookish beauties vividly to life in 50 watercolour portraits and hand-lettered quotations straight from the lips of the leading ladies. Each is, in her own way, stunning. And Hahn's pairing of art and text captures all the individuality and voice of the characters as they were originally written. With a silkscreened cloth spine and debossed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
523g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452114156
SKU
V9781452114156
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Samantha Hahn
Samantha Hahn is an in-demand painter whose illustrations feature feminine subjects in delicate pens, dreamy colored inks, and winsome watercolors. She is now the official illustrator for DailyCandy, and her other clients have included Anthropologie, American Greetings, Victoria's Secret, Shutterfly, Johnson & Johnson, Glamour, BUST, Potter Style, and so many more top brands.
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