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The Tranquility and the Turbulence; The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips
by Boulet, Roger
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0920892051
- ISBN 13
- 9780920892053
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Markham, ON: M.B. Loates Publishing, 1981. Hardcover. Walter Joseph Phillips. pp. 232. Oblong Folio. Bound in textured silver cloth, to complement the eye-catching silver dustjacket. Vibrant colour and black and white reproductions, black and white photographs. A bit shaken, else very good+, in good dustjacket showing light rubbing and scratching, and some chipping at extremities, as if often seen on this jacket. Over "200 full color illustrations including facsimile plates of color woodcuts and watercolors that earned Phillips critical acclaim as well as a special 16 page index to his complete graphic works.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079053
- Title
- The Tranquility and the Turbulence; The Life and Work of Walter J. Phillips
- Author
- Boulet, Roger
- Illustrator
- Walter Joseph Phillips
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0920892051
- ISBN 13
- 9780920892053
- Publisher
- M.B. Loates Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Markham, ON
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Canadiana; Art history; Woodcuts; Graphic works; Watercolors; W J Phillips; Manitoba; Artist; Canadian; W J Phillips
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian art;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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