In Search of Form
by Shadbolt, Jack
- Used
- Near Fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
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)
- 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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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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