This is a classic book on First Nations art and culture is back in print. "The Legacy" is so much more than an elegant art book. It is a delightful and informative guide to the continuing First Nations artistic traditions. A spectacular selection of colour photographs displays the work of 40 artists, and the authors present a detailed analysis of the culture that inspired their work. The authors also discuss the social function of the artists' work, and the different styles, techniques and materials used to create them. The book is based on an exhibition of the same name that travelled throughout BC and Canada and to the United Kingdom in the 1970s and early 1980s. The exhibition helped bring world-wide attention to Northwest Coast First Nations art. The first edition of the book was published in 1980, and in its Foreword, R Yorke Edwards, then Director of the BC Provincial Museum, says: '"The Legacy" has refused to stay on our store-room shelves. This book will ensure that it remains accessible in printed form to a wide audience for many years'. Prophetic words - for this book has been reprinted a dozen times and sold over 25,000 copies. "The Legacy" has become an enduring tribute to the continuing tradition of Northwest Coast First Nations art, and remains an important guide for scholars and art lovers. This new edition includes updates to the artists' biographies and First Nations' names. N.B Very slight mark to front cover. Base of spine slightly rubbed.193pp.
Royal BC Museum, 2007, Paperback, Book Condition: Fine, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 9780772656094

Inventory #23021

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 19.80 approx. - € 17.40 approx.)

reading crease to spine. very slight rubbing to corners of covers. 173pp.
National Museum of History, 1995, Paperback, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 9570056886

Inventory #21074

Price: £ 20.00 GBP ($ 26.40 approx. - € 23.20 approx.)

Ted Lindberg captures the development in life and art of one of Canada's finest painters. Over the past forty years Pnina Granirer has been exploring and extending her perception of the world around us with exuberantly colourful and formally innovative paintings and prints. Lindberg analyses in detail Granirer's art from her early years in Romania through her student drawings in Israel to her mature works in Canada. He offers detailed accounts of the major thematic developments: the Childhood Magic Series, the West Coast Suite, the Carved Stones Series, the Trials of Eve Suite, and the Eden Series. Lindberg also reveals how Granirer's recent work successfully challenges the age old nature/culture dichotomy and re-configures the vision of the artist to include Woman in all her many guises. A special section is devoted to her work as a printmaker. The book also provides an extensive bibliography, listing Granirer's artistic activities, her exhibitions, collections and commissions. N.B. Limited Edition of 100 Copies with Signed, Numbered Print. Head and tail of spine and corners of boards slightly rubbed. Bottom edge of D/J very slightly shelf worn. 191pp.
Ronsdale Press, 1998, Cloth, Book Condition: Fine, Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Numbered Edition. D/J in Protective Wrapper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0921870590

Inventory #24216

Price: £ 75.00 GBP ($ 99.00 approx. - € 87.00 approx.)

N.B. Heavy foxing to inside of D/J.Slight mark to bottom edge of rear board. Corners and head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Previous owners inscription on ffep. 199pp.
Rizzoli, 1980, Cloth, Book Condition: Good, Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy Item Postage Quote. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 084780318X

Inventory #23498

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 19.80 approx. - € 17.40 approx.)

The writings which comprise my memoirs were started over twenty years ago when I was still painting. Verse can express, emotions of love, joy and sadness in a manner divorced from most painters' subject matter. This, I find, is especially so nowadays in the prevalence of the abstract - with most practitioners' work having many human verities absent - not only in Europe but world-wide. This change in thinking has been enormous and is one that is seen most clearly in the visual arts. Now that circumstances make painting impossible for me, writing has moved into first place. Even so, as with painting, progress has been slow. But writing is so very different from painting - so many thoughts and imaginative images, often distantly or subtly related, can imbue a poem with a lasting mystery, or a glimpse into a lovely insubstantial world. This volume completes my "Trilogy Chr(45)" "My Life", "My Painting" and finally "My Writing". Although they have emerged as separate books, the writing of Part III was essential to complete the narrative as I conceived it - there has been a great deal to think about, much to ponder over. 240pp.
Brushings Farm House Publications, 2008, Cloth, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 9781905575077

Inventory #21939

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 19.80 approx. - € 17.40 approx.)