The Completely Fantastical Edition: The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda's Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgarath (Spiderwick Chronicles) Review

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The Completely Fantastical Edition: The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda's Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgarath (Spiderwick Chronicles) ReviewThe short review: If you like the stories, and are not attached to the illustrations, or if you are somebody who just wants to read the book, but again, are not overly concerned about illustrations peppering the text, this book is great. The book is slightly larger than the other editions by a inch in height and a half inch in width (it's roughly the size of an old Book Club edition hardcover). Printing quality is good and the new cover is pretty and makes wonderful use of spot-varnishing (where some parts are glossier than others). In addition to the full text of all 5 books, it has the 3 "lost chapters" that were put out as three small paperbacks in cereal boxes to promote the film a couple of years ago. It also has 42 beautiful pages of sketches, drawings and notes from the artist, as well as 17 pin-ups by other artists.
However, for die-hard collectors, or lovers of the artwork in these books, you will want this new edition, but don't sell your individual books or throw those "cereal" books on ebay just yet.Here's an OCD-friendly list of what's been reproduced or not reproduced in the new collected edition.
** specific references use the format Book/Page (i.e. b1/p22 means Book 1, page 22). The "cereal books are "cb" instead of "b" **
=======Included======
- Full text of all five volumes.
- Full text of all three "cereal" books.
- Map (now reproduced in dark blue as the endpapers).
- Introductory letters (same ones that appeared in all 5 books).
- 42 new pages of skethces, drawing and notes from the artist
- 17 new pin-ups done by other artists
- all pen & ink full-page illustrations *
- 1 pen & ink spot illustration reproduced in the main text (b5/p124).
- 5 pen & ink spot illustrations now reproduced on the Table of Contents pages (b2/p86, b3/p30, b4/p33, b5/p55, b5/p72).
- 4 pen & ink spot illustrations now reproduced as full-page illustrations with more artwork (b1/p22, b3/p77, b4/p66, b5/p129).
- 9 pen & ink spot illustrations reproduced in gray ink, enlarged and cropped for use on title pages (b1/p2&3, b2/p11, b2/p25, b2/p31, b3/p85, b4/p66, b4/p73, b5/p74-75).
- 1 pen & ink illustration from the Table of Contents chapters list.
- "Griffin vs. Dragon" image from the book spines. It's reproduced within the book in black & white and on the spine of the book (under the dust jacket) as well.
* The boggart picture from b1/p69 now has reproductions of the text from the Field Guide book instead of the original text.======Not included======
- 95 of the 105 pen & ink spot illustrations that originally peppered the text.
- Main Title pen & ink illustration (used in all 5 books).
- 1 pen & ink illustration from the Table of Contents illustrations list.
- 1 "End of Book" pen & ink illustration.
- "A. Spiderwick" silhouette pen & ink portrait from the teaser at the end of Book 4 (all other teasers portraits were reused from elsewhere in the books).
- 2 pen & ink artist & author portraits.
- All 5 color cover paintings
- All text and art from the backs of the books
- All color paintings done from the box set's slipcase (inside & out)
- All watercolored pen & ink illustrations included at the front of each book.
- All color prints inserted in each book (the note (b1/p51), the newspaper article (b2/p51), the drawing (b3/p82), the letter (b4/p51), the watercolor study (b5/last page).
- Hogsqueal pen & ink illustration from "cereal" books 2 & 3 (cb2/p59, cb3/p59).
- "The Boggart" pen & ink portrait from "cereal" books 1-3 (slightly modified version of b1/p69).
- "Sprite" pen & ink portrait from "cereal" book 3 (slightly modified from the "Basic Sprite Body" in the Care and Feeding of Sprites book, but cropped a little and featuring wings and "clothes" that are not on the original drawing).
- "The Grace Kids" pen & ink portrait from "cereal" books 1-3. It is primarily a composite/cropping of their three separate portraits (b1/p2, b1/p3 & b1/p16), but has been redrawn slightly to give Mallory a different shirt. This is similar to, but not the same as, the colored portrait from the back of box set's slipcase.
- Field Guide text entries from the back of "cereal" book 2 ("Goblins" and "Brownies")
- Field Guide text entries from the back of "cereal" book 3 ("Hobgoblins" and "Griffins")
- Modified letter used on the back of all three "cereal" books.
- 2 watercolored pen & ink illustrations used as covers for "cereal" books 2 & 3. (The first book used the same watercolored pen & ink illustration from inside of Book 2).The Completely Fantastical Edition: The Field Guide; The Seeing Stone; Lucinda's Secret; The Ironwood Tree; The Wrath of Mulgarath (Spiderwick Chronicles) OverviewAfter finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into, Jared; his twin brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that there's a magical and often capricious world existing parallel to our own -- the world of faerie. Now their entire New York Times bestselling adventure is available in one exquisite volume. Featuring all five books in the original Spiderwick Chronicles series, this handsome edition also includes three recently unearthed bonus chapters; an exclusive "making of" section filled with early sketches of characters like the Grace kids, Thimbletack, and Hogsqueal; and, as a special added bonus, an all-star gallery where other popular artists put their spin on the characters and creatures that populate the world of Spiderwick. Fans and novices alike will treasure this handy, all-in-one introduction to the world of Spiderwick!

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