Ralph Steadman's Extict Boids - First Printing, Double-Signed
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Natural History, London, 2012
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, FinlandNorthern Lights Rare Books and Prints
AbeBooks seller since January 16, 2020
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 496.42
Quantity: 1 available
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A wonderful copy of the first volume in the Gonzovation Trilogy. Signed by Ceri Levy, who provides the commentary, and by the artist, Ralph Steadman with accompanying splatter and doodle. Orange-coloured cloth with silver-gilt decoration and titles to the upper cover. Unpaginated, a very large and heavy book weighing in at 2 Kilos approx. In beautiful, unread condition, creakingly tight, minor bump to top corner of the upper cover. The dustjacket is unclipped and has a few trivial creases/rubs around the edges but is otherwise in nice, clean condition. The front flap caught a splash of the artist's splatter at signing and bears, therefore, a small dark spot. Stunningly illustrated, an absolute masterpiece.
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- Title
- Ralph Steadman's Extict Boids - First Printing, Double-Signed
- Author
- Steadman, Ralph & Levy, Ceri
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Natural History, London
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1408178621
- ISBN 13
- 9781408178621
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Author-Signed First Editions, Natural History, Ralph Steadman
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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Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints
Sastamala, Finland
AbeBooks seller since January 16, 2020
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