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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Kurelek Country: The Art of William Kurelek; Preface by Avrom Isaacs; Essay by Ramsay Cook; Key Porter Books, Toronto, 1999. First printing. From the blurb One of Canada's best loved artists, William Kurelek was exceptionally talented. By the time he died in 1977 he was celebrated internationally with paintings hanging in major galleries around the world. Born in 1927, in rural Alberta, Kurelek grew up on the Prairies and was deeply influenced by its landscape and customs. He was an intense communicator and he is best known for his paintings of the land, its people, and the immigrants who came to Canada. Organized into the four great themes found in his art landscape, childhood, immigrants, and God the sixty full-colour reproductions in Kurelek Country reflect the extraordinary range of the creative genius of a master artist. This large format book, 127 pages measuring 304mm X 225mm is in fine condition in a fine dust jacket that is now in a protective mylar wrap. This large volume may require additional postage. KURELEK, William (illustrator).…