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Vincent Van Gogh: A Life
by Philip Callow
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Allison and Busby, 1990. First edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A copy of Philip Callow's biography of Vincent van Gogh. Born in the Netherlands in 1853, Van Gogh died aged 37 after a long fight with mental illness in the Cloître St Paul, St-Rémy de Provence. However, during his short life he created a vast array of artworks in an ever-developing style which found fruition in France. Van Gogh's name is now synonymous with the Post-Impressionist visual arts movement and is famous worldwide. Callow's biography traces van Gogh's life from birth to death, detailing all the high-points and low-points in between. The first edition. In a cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, in original, unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Dustwrapper has light edgewear and handling marks. Very light shelfwear to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. As New
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD8-H-2
- Title
- Vincent Van Gogh: A Life
- Author
- Philip Callow
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allison and Busby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- philip callow vincent van gogh netherlands cloitre st paul vincent van gogh art artists
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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