Buy this book on-line BELLAMY, DAVID: : The Wild Places of Britain - Foreword by John HillabyUK.EXETER,DEVON.WEBB & BOWER (Publishers) LIMITED,(in assoc with M.JOSEPH),1986. ISBN 0863501168.
UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,watercolour pictorial artwork by David Bellamy,illustrated dw/dj with brown +black lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain dark brown paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,yellow ink letters to spine/backstrip,yellow hedband and immaculate dark brown eps. Front bd's spine/backstrip's gutter edge has a small split/tear to foot - no loss though.UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 6-192pp [paginated] includes colour scenic watercolour (St Oswald's Church,Horton in Ribblesdale) recto of contents list/table, foreword by John Hillaby with landscape scenic watercolour frntis (Ramshaw Rocks, N.Staffs) to recto,14 chapters/sections - each with section title separator page, profuse part+full-page watercolour illustrations and sketches throughout the text and the book - all by David Bellamy, and an index and acknowledgements.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,double-page landscape scenic illustrated title page,a dedication and contents list/table.
Despite mechanization,industrialization and conurbations familiar to us all,there are areas unspoilt by man's hand; the wild and sometimes lonely places of Britain where nature and the elements are the predominant forces.In this beautiful book the artist David Bellamy captures through his many paintings and sketches the very essence of the untouched landscape.
It is difficult to convey in words the atmosphere,attraction and mystery of Britain's wild places evoked by his paintings,most of which have never been published.In his foreword John Hillaby writes:
'David Bellamy is a master at image-making ... he has the extra-normal gift of the poet's eye.At all times,especially during storms,places speak to him ... he can interpret visually the landscapes, ... landscapes as distinctive as fingerprints.'
The beauty of Bellamy's paintings tell their own story.How he managed to paint and sketch many of the places,often against great odds and in terrible weather conditions,is his own personal and exciting story and is full of anecdotes.A delight to look at,a joy to read which awaken the compelling attraction of the wild places.
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