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KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh - The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) - Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris

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The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) - Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris - composite view to show author signature, limited edition number and beginning of story (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) – Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris – composite view to show author signature, limited edition number and beginning of story (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) - Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris - composite view to show story and illustrations (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) – Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris – composite view to show story and illustrations (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) - Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris - composite view to show story and illustrations (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) – Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris – composite view to show story and illustrations (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) - Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris - composite view to show front, back and spine (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

The Boy Who Made Faces by George Norris (illustrations and story) – Dandelion Press 1978 Hardcover book in dustjacket, signed and numbered by George Norris – composite view to show front, back and spine (available from KerrisdaleGallery.com, Stock ID#NOR178bh)

TITLE: The Boy Who Made Faces

An illustrated story, dedicated to the author's children.

by George A. Norris

DESCRIPTION

Limited Edition of 2000, numbered & signed by the author. A scary story about a naughty boy who loses, then rediscovers himself. Humorous pictures by George Norris, this is his first book. George Norris was known for his many public sculptures, most famously "The Crab" (1967), a large steel installation outside the H.R. Macmillan Space Centre and Museum in Vancouver.

Dandelion Press, 1978, Hardcover in dustjacket, Limited Edition, Signed

  • Price: $30.00 ($CAD)
  • Stock ID: NOR178bh

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS

  • Title: The Boy Who Made Faces
  • Credits:

    George Norris (story and illustrations)

  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Dandelion Press, Vancouver, B.C.
  • Publication Date: 1978
  • Edition: First Edition, Limited
  • ISBN: not stated
  • Format: Hardcover, Horizontal, Small size, Dustjacket, Signed and Numbered from an edition of 2000
  • Binding: Cloth, blue
  • Condition:

    Fine - pages clean, fresh, no markings or bends. As new.

  • Dustjacket: Fine: colour illustration on front cover. As new.
  • Illustrations: b/w (sepia on cream-coloured paper) illustrations throughout
  • Pages: 68pp, beige endpapers
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 9.38 x 12.38 x .5 inches | 23.5 x 31.5 x 1.25 cm
  • Weight: 1 lb, 5.6 oz | 613 grams

SYNOPSIS

Contents include

BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

  • George A. Norris (Canadian, 1928-2013, Born in Victoria, B.C.)
  • Studied in Vancouver, BC, Syracuse, NY and London, England. Became a professional sculptor in 1958 and was known for his many public sculptures and friezes and designs in Victoria and Vancouver

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by Artist: 1900s, Canadian, George, George A. Norris, Norris
by Collection: Art For Children, Black & White, Book, Canadiana, Contemporary, Fantasy, Figures & Groups, First Edition, Hardcover, Humour, Storytelling, Vancouver


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