About this title: The painter, Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was also an accomplished writer, and this collection of his letters provides both a self-portrait and a picture of the contemporary cultural scene. The book includes complete letters wherever possible, linked with passages of connecting narrative and showing all the pen-and-ink sketches that originally went with them. The familiar image of Van Gogh as an anti-social madman is questionned in this book as the letters show the humanitarian and religious causes he embraced, his fascination with the French revolution, his striving for God and for ethical ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Upper right front corner is a little creased. Text in English, Dutch. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 560 p. Contains: Illustrations. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 0140446745 24385 PB; spine creased, text has notations, cover has light shelf wear w/blank stickers inside-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m ai l. wt1lbpf. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
Description: Good. Solid and intact but shows some handling wear and tear. No marks on pages but may have marker line (remainder mark) along edge. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
Description: New. Absolutely NEW! Clean, crisp, Never read, NO remainder mark. Some shelfwear/creases. Books may have a remainder mark on bottom of text block. read more
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 528 pp., illus., biblio., index; 20 cm. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy, with tanned edges. A comprehensive edition. "Few artists' letters are as self-revelatory as Vincent Van Gogh's, and the selection included here, spanning the whole of his artistic career, sheds light on every facet of the life and work of this complex and tortured man. Engaging candidly and movingly with his religious struggles, his ill-fated search for love, his ... read more
Description: Good. 0713991356 Ex-library book with stickers and stampings. Overall nice condition book with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1996-09-01
ISBN-13:9780713991352ISBN:0713991356
Description: Very Good. Book is in excellent condition. Cover has minimal shelf, corner, and edge wear. Pages are clean and binding is tight. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780713991352ISBN:0713991356
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. $32.95 Publishers Dust Jacket Price, 528 Pages, B/W Illustrations, Translated by Arnold Pomerans. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780140446746. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
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Edition: First Atheneum
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atheneum 39, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Selected edited and introduced by Mark Roskill. 351pp. illustrated. Summary Chronicle. index. Small neat owners name on title page. Straight spine has one faint partial crease. Covers are a little worn. A bright white copy. Not sunned. Tight. A vg or better copy. read more
Description: Fine. Like new hardcover with pages remarkably clean, crisp, bright & unmarked, binding tight & straight. First edition first printing. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Constable, London
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781841197111ISBN:1841197114
Description: NEW/Light Shelfwear. 1841197114 Book is brand new--absolutely pristine with snow white pages and page edges. Dustjacket shows no tears or chips, but does exhibit shelfwear in the form of a few light scratches to back and a couple small indentations to front. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Includes an introductory memoir by his sister-inl-aw Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. An abridged edtion published to mark the 150th anniversary of the artist's birth. 324 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780140446746ISBN:0140446745
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 560 pages. (560 pages) a selection of vincent van gough's letters, based on an entirely fresh translation, revealing his religious struggles, his fascination with the french revolution, his search for love and his involvement in humanitarian causes. facsimiles (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780713991352ISBN:0713991356
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 528 p. Second printing. Pages clean, bright and unmarked with small smudge on outside edge. Binding tight, boards clean, corners square. Dust jacket shiny and attractive with light edge/shelf wear-DJ in fine to VG++ condition. A lovely copy, gift giving quality. read more
"Van Gogh's letters are turbulent, tender, full of will, strife, love and inspiration. His letters with his brother, Theo, follow his short career as an art dealer, his attempt to teach, his short lived obsession with religion, failed romances, his career as an artist and finally his mental breakdown. That one of the greatest artists of all time could be so vulnerable and uncertain of his life allows the reader to see him or herself in van Gogh. The hopeful turn of events at the end of his life, to find an asylum run by an artist where he could paint forever without being a danger to anyone, makes reading the last pages nearly unbearable as we await the gunshot by which he ended his life. The beautiful imagery of his descriptions combined with their unrelenting passion in the face of so many obstacles makes these letters one of the best reads I have had in years. "Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."
I can't speak to this edition or selection over others, although I did read that there is a new complete edition that has been reviewed very favorably by The Economist."
"a treasure. a brilliant mind. a brilliant heartfelt man. big big hero. any weird pop cultural idea you have of this man will be dispelled when you pick up the first volume of his letters. he is smarter and more sensitive than you. and more Calvanistically driven to achieve his vision. his sister politely called him tedious.
half way through volume one i had to put it down, as his small shifts towards mental illness was too close to the hardship of my own brother to read on with. too hard to see the brilliant star become muddled with that blight.
I will have the courage to pick it up and read on. I savor the thought of reading these letters, and am I guess metering them out to fill my life span. I want him to be in the process of always being for me. I guess.
This set of books is one of my treasured possessions. It was gifted to me. A gift I cherish. A reminder of the reasons to strive, and of belief."
"This is literally the best book describing the experience of being an artist that I have ever read. Not only was Van Gogh a profound and deeply symbolic painter, he was also an excellent writer who understood how to use words in the same fashion that he used paint in order to express his profound pathos and admiration of the natural world. A true artist is someone who not only observes the beauty of nature but also lives it within their experience. Van Gogh was an example of the artist as experience, and his letters mainly to his brother Theo capture the essence of his soul and love of art. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a better understanding into the mind of an artist."
"There was a couple of years after visiting Paris and the Van Gogh Museum I wanted to read everything about this artist. This is my most recent read and a very good one."
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