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Drawings [by] Stephen Wiltshire.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, first edition, 1987, 1987
ISBN 10: 0460047515ISBN 13: 9780460047517
Book First Edition
Cloth, small 4to, Unpaginated , approximately 60 pp, chiefly of illustrations. From the blurb - "In February 1987 the BBC s QED series broadcast a programme called The Foolish Wise Ones which studied the effects of autism, that tragic affliction which leaves its sufferers with a perceived mental age of a child and, to all intents and purposes, cut off from the world. However, as the programme proved brilliantly, autistic people are often able to express themselves in a manner which leaves 'normal' people amazed at their talent Stephen Wiltshire, then eleven years old, was shown producing from memory drawings of London buildings, which moved Sir Hugh Casson to judge him a wonderfully natural draughtsman, really spectacularly good . . Stephen s trustees have .granted Dent permission to publish this extraordinary and moving volume which not only contains some of the finest freehand drawings of a brilliant artist, but also produces a powerful argument for re-thinking our policy regarding the mentally handicapped . 'His sense of perspective seems to be faultless. I ve never seen in all my competition drawing such a talent, such natural and extraordinary talent that this child seems to have. [Stephen] is possibly the best child artist in Britain.'- Sir Hugh Casson Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wiltshire, Stephen (illustrator). First Edition. A collection of the drawings of Stephen Wiltshire, autistic child artist, selected and with an introduction by Sir Hugh Casson, Foreword by Lorraine Cole. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, black and white drawings throughout, including A London Alphabet, drawn when Stephen was ten years old. Sixteen pages of text, more than fifty pages of illustrations. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, shows sunning to spine and edges. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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