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William Timlin. The Ship That Sailed To Mars, 1923.

“Timlin worked on The Ship that Sailed to Mars for two years. It was started as a diversion for his son in 1921. The work expanded until in its final form it had 48 pages of text and 48 colour plates showing remarkable flights of fantasy.
Timlin sent the book to publishers George Harrap, who were delighted with the illustrations and the calligraphic text, deciding to print it without typesetting. The book has since become a fantasy classic. The film rights to the book were purchased in the United States, where Timlin enjoyed great popularity. Alan Horne in The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators describes the book as a masterpiece and ‘the most original and beautiful children’s book of the 1920s’.” - quote source from Timlin’s Wikipedia page.

The entirety of William Timlin’s “The Ship That Sailed To Mars” can be read here.

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Venerdi, Febbraio 10th, 2012
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