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by Shadbolt, Jack

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Toronto / Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1968. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. 235,[4]pp. Quarto in original yellow-green cloth eith gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Pages slightly yellowed with B&W and colour illustrations throughout. In price clipped dust jacket with wear and chipping, especially along edges and spine. Small dark stain on back. near fine "Thus is art a structuring of possible ways to relate things" (author's Preface) Artist and instuctor, Jack Shadbolt, reflects on the development of form in art. Beautifully illustrated, with extensive notes to plates. Scarce in jacket. 1968

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Bookseller
Aquila Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
124300
Title
In Search of Form
Author
Shadbolt, Jack
Format/Binding
Undetermined
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
McClelland and Stewart Limited
Place of Publication
Toronto / Montreal
Date Published
1968
Keywords
Jack Shadbolt|Aesthetics|Art-Reference|Canadian Artist|Painting|Philosophy

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