A Dreamer's Tales (1910)

Illustrated by Sidney H Sime

 

 

To the left, we show a copy of A Dreamer's Tales,

as illustrated by Sidney H Sime and published by

George Allen & Sons (London) in 1910.

 

It shows the original gold-stamped cream cloth cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

A Dreamer's Tales is a collection of short fantasy stories from Lord Dunsany, including: "Poltarnees, Beholder of Ocean";

"The Madness of Andelsprutz"; "Where the Tides Ebb and Flow"; "Bethmoora"; "Idle Days on the Yann"; "The Sword and

the Idol"; "The Idle City"; "The Hashish Man"'; "Poor Old Bill"; "The Beggers"; "Carcassonne"; "In Zaccarath"; "The Field";

"The Day of the Poll"; and "The Unhappy Body".

 

Sime's illustrations for A Dreamer's Tales are a further example of his brilliantly complementary work with Dunsany. He

moves masterfully from one theme to another infusing a variety of styles with his own particular interpretation.

 

 

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

 

We have prepared sets of 9 Greeting Cards displaying each of the major monotone images from A Dreamer's Tales (1910) and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear. Ordering one of those sets is as easy as selecting the "Add to Cart" feature below and following the prompts provided with our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

 

Code: SHS DT CS(9)
Price: US$45.00

 

When presented on Greeting Cards, these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in hommage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century.

 

Hand-finishing is used to replicate the visual appearance of a tipped-on plate and the images are presented on

White card stock with an accompanying envelope. We have left the cards blank so that you may write your own

personal message.

 

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some options

below. Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter

through ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful examples of the art of Sidney H Sime.

 

 

The monotone illustrations

 

We would gallop through Africa

(Frontispiece)

 

 

Romance comes down out

of hilly woodlands

The Soul of Andelsprutz

The terrible mud

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M1 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M2 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M3 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M4 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Bird of the river

 

 

The Gate of Yann

The Silence of Ged

Thuba Mleen

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M5 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M6 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M7 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M8 12x18
Price: US$60.00

 
     

Little cottages ... whose

looks we did not like

 

 

      

Reproduction on 12x18" sheet

Code: SHS DT M9 12x18
Price: US$60.00