A.J. Casson, His Life & Works: A Tribute Tapa dura - 1980

Cerebrus Publishing Co. Ltd.; Prentice-Hall. Used - Good. In Good, mylar wrapped dust jacket. Full colour prints and B&W sketches throughout. Maroon cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine; Blindstamped lettering on front board. Blue endpapers.

Toronto: Cerebrus / Prentice Hall, 1980. Cloth. near fine. 1st Edition. 285pp. Oblong Folio. Illustrated with plates from coloured paintings and black and white illustrations in text. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Jacket in excellent condition with no real faults and preserved in Brodart. A very attractive clean copy of a book that is often worn due to its size. A spectacular tribute to on the Group of Seven artists. It breaks down his paintings to periods and subject areas and reproduces many images in a large format. This heavy and large title will require extra shipping charges. 1980

A. J. Casson: His Life & Works/A Tribute, Duval, Paul. Published by Cerebus /Prentice Hall, Toronto, Canada, 1980. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 285 pages. Text by Paul Duval. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, Casson embossed on front cover. navy blue endpapers, frontispiece illustrated painting: Winter Sunset, 1931. Full-page colour plates of Casson's work beginning in 1898 up to 1980. Ten chapters pages with gilt titles on heavy blue card stock; list of exhibition and chronology at rear. Volume has light fading to boards which are otherwise fine; binding fine. Light toning outside of text block and plates, otherwise fine without markings, tears or folds. Unclipped dustjacket has a few closed tears, edge ruffling and light age toning.
Alfred Joseph Casson, OC (1898 – 1992) was the youngest member of the Canadian Group of Seven. He is best known for his depictions of landscapes, forests and farms in the medium of watercolors.

Toronto: Cerebus / Prentice-Hall, 1980. 285 pp, 13 1/2" H x 19" D. First Edition. Maroon cloth with blind-stamped 'CASSON' on fore edge of front board and gilt lettering on spine. "A.J. Casson is one of the most beloved of all Canadian artists. His works are sought after probably more than those of any other living native painter. As a member of the Group of Seven and in the many years since its dissolution, he has created a brilliant series of canvases celebrating our landscape in all its many moods and seasons. His works are treasured in every national public gallery collection, and in hundred of private collections. It is to bring together a magnificent cross-section from these collections that this volume has been designed. It includes representative major canvases, oil sketches and watercolours. The artist himself, has overseen the quality of every plate in this publication. International orders will require additional postage costs.

Toronto: Cerebrus/Prentice Hall, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. About Fine/About Fine. Oblong Folio. Oblong elephant folio in Original shipping box. Hardcover with complete Dj. All full page color plates. Small closed tear to Dj. lower corner. Signed by CAsson.

Toronto: Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, 1980. Book. Illus. by Casson, A.J.. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 285 pages. Chronology. "A.J. Casson is one of the most beloved of all Canadian artists. His works are sought after probably more than those of any other living native painter. As a member of the Group of Seven and in the many years since its dissolution, he has created a brilliant series of canvases celebrating our landscape in all its many moods and seasons.... His works are treasured in every national public gallery collection, and in hundreds of private collections. It is to bring together a magnificent cross-section from these collections that this volume has been designed. It includes representative major canvases, oil sketches and watercolours. The artist himself, has overseen the quality of every plate in this publication." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear and sound binding. Assorted closed openings to… Leer más

Cerebrus/Prentice-Hall, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by both artist and author on half title page. Book is in very good condition. Jacket, unfortunately is in fair condition at best. Quite a few tears, both front and back. Additional photos available upon request. Due to size and weight of book, additional shipping charges may apply.