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paperback. Condition: Very Good. PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD CONDITION PAPERBACK, clean, solid, bright.; has 1/2 inch high Penguin (top left side cover).all on BLACK paper covers.GREEN Spine strip. s3.25 cover pr ice ; 543pg pages. Illustrated by Skull in fancy dress & hot cover art photo (illustrator).

Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, 272 pages; very good condition; clean and crisp; owner's name; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good Plus. Large Quarto, 12 in. x 9.25 in., pp. 251. Illustrated with 420 color and 17 black and white illustrations. Olive boards with gilt title to spine. Original sales/UPC sticker to rear of dustjacket. DVD Film entitled "James Castle: Portrait of an Artist" in DVD sleeve affixed to rear pastedown. Protected in mylar. Published to celebrate the James Castle Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: October 14 2008 - January 4 2009. James Castle (1899-1977) was an American artist who found inspiration in the detritus of everyday life, primarily in the materials he collected from his family's home such as envelopes, packaging, advertisements and matchbooks. Working mostly with soot, spit and homemade tools, he was able to create a rich, complex style that was wholly his own. Castle was born deaf and had limited means of communication. However, with the support of his family, he had dedicated space, supplies and plenty of time to make art. Though he did not gain recognition for his art until the 1950s, Castle's work is now exhibited in museums and galleries across the world. Includes essays by Ann Percy, Jacqueline Crist, Brendan Greaves, Nancy Ash and Scott Homolka, Beth Anne Price, Ken Sutherland, Daniel Kirby and Maarten van Bommel; Interview with Terry Winters by Jeffrey Wolf.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 251pp. Pale grey softcover wraps. Full color image of Castle's work on front panel. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages bright, clean, and unmarked. DVD included in original pouch in back of book. Issued to coincide with the Philadelphia Museum of Art's 2008 retrospective of Castle's life and work, this volume offers a finely detailed and thorough look at his background, influences, surveying the art he created across the span of his life. Book.…