Bizarre Birds & Beasts

Marsh, James

ISBN 10: 1851457178 / ISBN 13: 9781851457175

Verlag: Pavilion Books, 1991

Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 53300250-6

Inhaltsangabe:

A crafty cat hides behind a feathered mask to entrap inattentive birds; a monkey in a leather flying suit and helmet is all set to join then in the clouds. Such extraordinary images depict a highly idiosyncratic view of the animal kingdom while containing a number of literary and artistic references, to the surrealist Salvador Dali and the nonsensical Edward Lear. There are also several examples of a cheerful pastiche, Venus a Jersey cow emerges, Botticelli-style, from a scallop shell, a flying fish in harness reaches for the sky with a Captain Ahab figure stoically holding the reins. James Marsh's brilliant colours, draughtmanship and meticulous attention to details of all kinds are to be found throughout this magical array of characters from the natural world: a benevolent polar bear on his ice-floe, well wrapped up against the Arctic cold; a schoolmasterly owl, equipped with spectacles and quill; a determined turtle, its dynamic swimming action duplicated by its flotilla of young; a resplendent parrot, attended by brightly coloured insects; and that rare specimen, the spotted lion, either an exotic cross-breed or else highly infectious ...This bizarre bestiary is accompanied by the artist's own whimsical verse, ranging from the broadly comic to the strange and surreal. All his birds and beasts look well worth protecting and will give animal lovers of all ages a great deal of amusement and delight.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Bizarre Birds & Beasts
Verlag: Pavilion Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good