Animal Wisdom 12-Month Calendar
by Van Sandwyk, Charles
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- Signed
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, B.C.: Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2000. Oblong octavo. Illustrated with 7 tipped in plates from beautifully coloured paintings of animals from Van Sandwyk's book 'Animal Wisdom' (plus one on front cover). Dark blue cover with gilt lettering and decoration. Thick card pages in deep colours. Calendar is from the year 2000 and has two months per page. Bound with blue silk ribbon. A lovely collection of images. Signed by Charles van Sandwyk and dated December 1999. Charles Van Sandwyk is a Vancouver artist and author who has attained renowned status and won numerous awards as a fantasy artist. 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". Scarce as most calendar's become very ephemeral over time. 2000
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142646
- Title
- Animal Wisdom 12-Month Calendar
- Author
- Van Sandwyk, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Van Sandwyk Fine Arts
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Calendar|Charles Van Sandwyk|Children's Books|Illustrated Books|Van Sandwyk
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Glossary
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...