LADY COTTINGTON PRESSED FAIRY BOOK
10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (2005)

In 1995 Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book was released to an unsuspecting public. Called "an unstoppable phenomenon" by its publisher, it became an immediate international best-seller. Now 2005 can be named the Year of Lady Cottington with the 10th anniversary of the publication that first exposed the world to the science of fairy exploration.

This volume records in authentic facsimile the latest incarnation of this notorious book along with eight additional pages and enhanced artwork throughout, virtually overflowing with freshly flattened fairies. Former Monty Python member Terry Jones and artist Brian Froud provide a new introduction to place the book in its proper perspective, offering insight into the book's often maligned historic relevance. As a bonus, included is an incriminating DVD showing rare film footage of the elderly Lady Cottington in her garden demonstrating her fairy-squashing technique, as well as a photo gallery, desktop wallpaper, and screensavers.

LADY COTTINGTON PRESSED FAIRY LETTERS (2005)

The Cottington Archive reluctantly announces that more information about the infamous Lady Cottington has surfaced: a scrapbook compiled by the fairy smasher herself of her correspondence with luminaries such as Queen Victoria, Annie Oakley, Igor Stravinsky, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Andrew Lang, P.T. Barnum, and more. All about fairies, these hilarious letters contain everything from wisdom to suggestions to chastisement. Lady Cottington has made notes in the margins not to mention smashed fairies throughout (will she EVER STOP this nasty habit?!). And the fairies...ah the fairies...they too have done their part, sprinkling magic and mayhem throughout.

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters, a facsimile reproduction of Lady Cottington's original volume, combines the nutty artistry of the first two Lady Cottington books with delightful novelty components. Containing "actual" letters, invoices for "spiritual services," a fairy Valentine, an invitation from Alice Liddell to tea, and more, this newest interactive addition to the Lady Cottington series is the most innovative to date.

LADY COTTINGTON FAIRY ALBUM (2004)

The Cottington story continues with the recent discovery of LADY COTTINGTON'S FAIRY ALBUM. Brian Froud, faery expert and somewhat reluctant consultant to the Cottington Archive, has verified that this rare Victorian photo album is the property of Angelica Cottington’s elder sister, Euphemia Cottington, who mysteriously disappeared when Angelica was a young child. This facsimile reproduction is exact in every detail, featuring what Froud believes to be actual photographs of fairies taken by Euphemia accompanied by a journal of her magical and somewhat scandalous and shocking exploits. The volume is also overflowing with a wild assortment of Angelica’s now-infamous pressed, flattened and squashed fairies, LADY COTTINGTON'S FAIRY ALBUM delivers all of the baudy, hilarous and outrageous entertainment that Cottington fans worldwide have come to expect.

Every aspect of this book represents a deeper journey into the enchanted, fairy infested world of Angelica Cottington. And as exceptional (and sometimes shocking) the images are, the real treasure of the book may be the journal of Angelica's sister, Effie, as she records her strange, seductive and wondrous encounters with the fairy world.

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