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THE MAKING OF A WAR ARTIST. DAVID COBB: THE FALKLANDS PAINTINGS.
by Cobb, David. Inscribed. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851773249
- ISBN 13
- 9780851773247
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1986. 95 pp, 9 5/8" H. Map endpapers, b&w and colour reproductions. **INSCRIBED ON HALF TITLE PAGE: "FOR S______ L____, WHO KNEW ABOUT SEA-WARFARE LONG BEFORE I WROTE THIS BOOK FROM DAVID COBB 10 OCTOBER 1989. "** "David Cobb's desire to follow in the footsteps of the great war artists of the past was a lifelong ambition. In this autobiographical book he explains how everything in his varied and successful career as a marine painter seemed to be preparing him for such an undertaking. His chance came in 1982 when he was invited to visit the Falkland Islands immediately after the Argentine surrender and, with the full co-operation of the military, he began a remarkable series of paintings to record the principal events of the war. The resulting collection, which ranges from rapid oil 'sketches' executed on the spot to prestigious large-scale commissions, forms the central interest of this book." Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small bump at top corner of both boards. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, area of faint handwriting impression on front panel, minor rubbing.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Capricorn Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25641
- Title
- THE MAKING OF A WAR ARTIST. DAVID COBB: THE FALKLANDS PAINTINGS.
- Author
- Cobb, David. Inscribed. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0851773249
- ISBN 13
- 9780851773247
- Publisher
- Conway Maritime Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, Taks Force, World War II, Royal Navy, Air Force, British Admiralty, Port Stanley.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military - British: General; Art - General; Military - Post WWII;
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