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Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds.
by Van Sandwyk, Charles
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About This Item
[Vancouver, B.C.]: Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2005. Obong octavo. Illustrated with 18 tipped in coloured plates of birds, plants and fish (some folding). Original metallic bronze wrappers with copper and gilt birds of paradise, black and gilt lettering and a mounted coloured illustration of an island on the front cover. Decorative gilt and maroon endpapers. A beauifully illustrated book. Inscribed by Van Sandwyk on colophon page. This is a scarcer version of the book with the outer wrapper being bronze coloured and not blue. fine condition This lovely book is by the award winning Vancouver artist and author, Charles Van Sandwyk. His paintings can be found in the National Gallery of Canada and his illustrations are featured in such books as the Folio Society's "The Wind in the Willows", & the Blue Fairy Book, as well as his own self published books such as: "Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds". Inscription signed by Van Sandwyk reads "To dear Tara, with regards from the oldest resident of the dream islands." 2005
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143862
- Title
- Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds.
- Author
- Van Sandwyk, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C.]
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Art and Architecture|Canadian Artist|Illustrated Books|Canadian Art|Charles Van Sandwyk
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- Folio
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- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Wrappers
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- Tipped In
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- Inscribed
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