Synopsis
When the renowned cartoonist Ralph Steadman was asked to produce a piece for a recent exhibition of bird art, he got slightly carried away - it did, after all, make a nice change from politicians.
He allowed his imagination to run wild and, an astonishing 100 paintings later, Ralph's Extinct Boids was born ...
These remarkable pieces of art include Steadman's unique interpretations of well-known birds such as the Great Auk and Dodo, along with less familiar members of the avian firmament - Snail-eating Coua, for example - and a handful of bizarre creations such as the Gob Swallow, the Nasty Tern and Needless Smut, all with a riot of colour and a slice of trademark Steadman humour.
This is a bravura performance by one of the world's leading contemporary artists.
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About the Author
Ralph Steadman is a world-renowned cartoonist and caricaturist, and one of Britain's finest and best-loved artists. Originally labelled a 'gonzo' artist, he first burst onto the national consciousness by providing the illustrations for Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Since the 1960s he has worked on projects as diverse as Private Eye and Punch, illustrations for collections of poetry by Ted Hughes, Alice in Wonderland and Animal Farm, and the Royal Mail - Steadman designed a set of stamps. Alongside a host of illustration credits, Steadman's previous books include Gonzo - The Art (Harcourt Brace, 1998), Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge (Bloomsbury, 2003) and The Joke's Over (Heinemann, 2006).
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrator). 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, folio, unnumbered pages, colour illustrations by Ralph Steadman, text by Ceri Levy. Steadman was asked by Levy to provide a single piece of artwork for the projected " Ghosts of Gone Birds " exhibition, and eventually he created a hundred. This book displays them all in their mad finery, each full page colour riot of illustration accompanied on the adjacent page with commentary by Levy and additional dialogue from Steadman. Wrapper a bit worn and creased along its edges, but clean and sound. Binding and contents clean and bright. Near fine in very good wrapper. Heavy book weighing c 2400g when packed, and thus extra postage ( at cost ) will be requested to cover shortfall from default postage quotation for 1000g for UK first and second class mailing and overseas orders. Quote can be given if requested . Seller Inventory # 010645
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped (and unpriced) jacket. Large format. Profusely illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Commentary by Ceri Levy. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a few small marks, one small patch of wear/tear to back, the odd small crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, very minor patchy browning, a couple of very small (approx. 3mms) tears, a little pushing/bumping to corners and a few small scratches. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. Non UK shipping will be higher than that quoted due to weight. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 008876
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