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THE ART OF THE VIDEO GAME
by JENISCH, JOSH
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very fine in Plastic./Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594742774
- ISBN 13
- 9781594742774
- Seller
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About This Item
Philadelphia.: Quirk, 2008. Dj and book have been bumped on top front cnr with a 1.5mm puncture on rear covers. 160pp lavishly illus in colour. ."The Art of the Video Game is the first book to celebrate an exciting new visual medium-with stunning examples from the biggest design studios and game publishers in the business: Electronic Arts, Activision, Nintendo, Midway, Eidos, Konami, and many others. Every page features gorgeously rendered digital artwork (along with never-before-published sketches, models, and works-in-progress) from dozens of beloved games-everything from old school favorites like Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog to such contemporary hits as Beautiful Katamari, Call of Duty, Half-Life, and more. ". Expect extra postage. Please this Bookseller's list under "Art" for more.. First Edition..
Synopsis
Josh Jenisch is a writer and editor in Special Sections at the Los Angeles Times ; his love affair with video games began way back in 1985 with Excitebike. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Liz.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKLOVERS PARADISE
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004574
- Title
- THE ART OF THE VIDEO GAME
- Author
- JENISCH, JOSH
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover Black Boards..
- Book Condition
- Used - Very fine in Plastic.
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594742774
- ISBN 13
- 9781594742774
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Art, Animation, Video Games.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Size
- 235x286x19mm
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You will find the LOCATION of our Bookstore on Google. ALL our books are thoroughly cleaned. All books with dust jackets/ wraps are completely covered in 50 or 75 micron High Density PolyEthylene (= "plastic" = archival acetate film), as are books without dust jackets costing more than US$20. Soft-covers and hard-covers without Dj s are covered in adhesive plastic. While we have neither insects nor dampness in our shop, you might find that the total plastic cover keeps both at bay. Covering the whole book means that the common edge-wear described by so many dealers is mostly absent in our books. Any "plastic" is easily removable, it is not adhered to the book nor to the dust jacket. We do not use sellotape nor any other tape which discolours. We restore books where necessary and describe ONLY EXCEPTIONS to a perfect state. Faults in expensive books are described in huge detail. WHEN RESTORED the majority of "faults'' are visible only with great difficulty and certainly NOT in an image. To avoid misleading you we include few images. Please be guided by the very full descriptions. If no faults are described in a cheaper book, please be guided by the Condition. RESTORATION SERVICE. We restore any book younger than 1800 making your grotty, broken old books look like beautifully-cared-for precious old books. DUST JACKETS IN FACSIMILE. We provide colour copies of any DJ in our stock. Please ask for quotes, images & descriptions. We pride ourselves that THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL BOOKSH0P:- THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS PAST; REFUGE OF ALL THE ARTS AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF TIME; AN ARMOURY OF FEARLESS TRUTH AGAINST WHISPERING RUMOUR; INCESSANT TRIUMPH OF THE RIGHT-TO-KNOW.
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