Nextinction: Ralph Steadman & Ceri Levy - Hardcover

Steadman, Ralph; Levy, Ceri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472911687 ISBN 13: 9781472911681

Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History, 2015

Synopsis

Cartoonist, friend of the feathered and national treasure Ralph Steadman's unique take on Critically Endangered birds.

About this title

About the Authors

Ralph Steadman was born in 1936. He began his career as a cartoonist, and through the years has diversified into many creative fields. Ralph collaborated with Dr Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of 'gonzo' journalism, with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; he has illustrated classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm, and written and illustrated his own books, which include Sigmund Freud, I Leonardo and The Big I Am. Steadman is also a printmaker, and has travelled the world's vineyards, culminating in his books The Grapes of Ralph, Untrodden Grapes and Still Life with Bottle. Steadman's recent books for Bloomsbury include his epic collection of bird illustrations, Extinct Boids.

Ceri Levi is a filmmaker, who started out making music videos before moving into the world of documentaries. His works include Bananaz, a film about the inner machinations of the group Gorillaz, and the forthcoming The Bird Effect; he is also co-curator of Ghosts of Gone Birds, and therefore a crucial cog in the boids' creation myth.

From the Back Cover

The Boids are back in town ...

The follow-up to the award-winning EXTINCT BOIDS, this book features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralph Steadman. This time the focus is not on the birds that are gone, but the ones that there's still time to save. These are the 192 Critically Endangered birds on the IUCN Red List, species such as the Giant Ibis, the Kakapo, the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo and the iconic Spoon-billed Sandpiper these, along with a number of classic Steadman creations such as the Unsociable Lapwing, are the NEARLY-EXTINCT BOIDS.

Woids are again by author, conservationist and film-maker Ceri Levy. Together, Ceri and Ralph are THE GONZOVATIONISTS.

A proportion of the proceeds from this book goes to BirdLife International, to help them prevent the Nextinction.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472911687
• ISBN 13: 9781472911681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224