The Color of Love: An Artist's Book of Poetry and Passion
by Bancou, Marielle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No dust jacket, as issued.
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing (printed and bound in Italy). ISBN: 978-0-8109-3030-8 Description: Unpaginated, Red publisher's cloth hardcover folio size book and matching slipcase, gold gilt title/decoration stamped/embossed on spine cover and front board, bronze metallic endpapers, illustrated text. The work conjoins the artist's visual work with the first lines, poetry and prose of notable authors throughout the book; e.g. Dante Alighieri . The love of God, unutterable and perfect, Sophocles . Love is a pain with the purest joy combined, Wang Wei . Such a radiance of green . Me in the mountains, and now you've left. Note: This book explores "What Color is Love?" "Most of us would not dare to ask such a question, much less presume to answer it. But Marielle Bancou operates by her own rules; it would never occur to her the everyone does not see the world around them, and feel everything in their hearts and minds, as awash in color. She does. . " (Dominique Brown - Foreword). Marielle Bancou-Segal was an international stylist, textile designer, painter, author, set designer, and friend to many important artists, writers, and visionaries of the Twentieth Century. DIMENSIONS 1 W × 9.25 D × 13.5 H inches. CONDITION NOTES Near fine; light handling wear, strong square spine and binding, clean and crisp illustrated text pages. no jacket. A nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1305
- Title
- The Color of Love: An Artist's Book of Poetry and Passion
- Author
- Bancou, Marielle
- Format/Binding
- Red publisher's cloth hardcover folio size book and matching slipcase, gold gilt title/decoration stamped/embossed on spine cove
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket, as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Illustrated Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, USA
- Date Published
- 2006
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- Folio
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