martes, 30 de noviembre de 2010

Dracula, A Symphony in Moonlight & Nightmares

I bought this book during my "vampire" phase when I was fascinated with all things vampiric. I remember being slightly dissappointed that the illustrations leaned towards the romantic instead of the bloody but over time I've come to appreciate the subtle artistry of these exquisite watercolors. The book published in 1992 is a softcover that loosely adapts the original Bram Stoker novel and presents on every page full color watercolor illustrations by John J. Muth. None of the interior illustrations reach the level of detail and realism as that of the cover but even so are very good. I usually feature more interior scans but I fear damaging the book if I lay it on the scanner so I will only post 2 which are on the back cover and first page. I imagine that the book is long out of print but my edition is in mint condition I'm proud to say. Click for larger versions.