Item Description: | Title from case. "This facsimile edition of the sketchbooks of Vincent van Gogh consists of the four surviving sketchbooks and 14 loose leaves in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The reproduction is by Dot Gradations, Wickford, England, the printing is by Memminger MedienCentrum, Memmingen, Germany, and the binding is by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen, Germany. The boxes are made by G. Ryder and Co., Milton Keynes, England, lined with hand-marbled paper by Jemma Lewis. The edition is limited to one thousand copies."--Insert. Edition of 1000. Special Collections copy is number 853. "Publication of this limited edition of 1,000 copies will be on 1 May 2013, to coincide with the opening of a new exhibition at the museum entitled 'Van Gogh at Work'. With 200 paintings, works on paper, sketchbooks and letters by Van Gogh and other artists, this exhibition will provide insights into Van Gogh's artistic methods, of which his sketchbooks form an important part."--Website. |