Sketches from the Dream Island of Birds by Van Sandwyk, Charles

[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,… Read More

Vancouver, B. C,: Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2005. unpaginated. Oblong octavo. Illustrated with 18 tipped in coloured plates of birds, plants and fish. Original metalic brown wrappers with copper and gilt birds of paradise, black and gilt lettering and a mounted coloured illustration of an island on front cover. Decorative gilt and maroon endpapers. A beautifully illustrated book. Charles Van Sandwuk is a Vancouver artist and author who has attained renowned status and won numerous awards as a fantasy artisit.. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good-Near Fine.

2005. [North Vancouver; The Fairy Press.] Anno 2005. Landscape royal 8vo. Original card covers with a beautiful pictorial wrap-around jacket, lettered and panelled in burnished silver, copper, and black surrounding an onlaid pictorial plate, with elaborate patterned gilt endpapers; the book hand-sewn, as issued; pp. [28] on variously coloured card, with text throughout in calligraphic font; a feast of beautiful design and illustration with a total of 18 fine tipped-in coloured plates of various dimensions surrounded by panelled borders, designs and maps printed in colour and line and heightened in gilt, including one unusual 3-panel folding plate; a fine copy. First edition in the larger format. A glorious book, hand-produced to meticulous standards, describing a dreamlike island world of fantastical creatures and birds: "I am the sketchbook belonging to Charles van Sandwyk. I travelled through a dream - and returned with many tales to tell". This copy signed in ink by the artist Charles… Read More