Arabian Nights Images - Antony Groves-Raines
This charming Tales from the Arabian Nights
from the Heirloom Library
published by Chanticleer Press Inc., New York,
has no date that I can find, but it does credit
the drawings to Antony Groves-Raines.
From what I can find on the Internet,
Mr. Groves-Raines was particularly known
for illustrations for Guinness (beer) ads.
I don't see a beer connection here, but I
still find his color and line drawings
to be fun and enjoyable.
And there are quite a lot of them in this book,
in color as well as black-and-white.
I especially like the costumes shown in the pictures.
They look moderately authentic, in an East Indian sort of way,
and they're loaded with interesting details.
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From "The Story of the Envious Man and of Him who was Envied,"
the costumes are interesting, but what I really like about this picture
is the cat.
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This one is from "The Story of the Second Calender,"
captioned "They threw flashes of fire out of their mouths."
I think they look kinda like they're dancing.
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This is from "The Story of Zobeide."
I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but I like the details
in the skirts and cholis.
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Same story, and
again, the clothing is very interesting.
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Here's our gal Morgiana, from "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves",
revealing what's in the jars.
I love the detail in the coats here.
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And here she is dancing:
"She drew the poignard, and... began a dance..."
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The following appeared at the end of the book,
not apparently associated with any story.
I don't know what the significance of the lizard is,
but I think he's cute!
