Books with that human touch – these are typically also ‘private press’ books, because they are carefully supervised by an individual. For example, this category includes a lot of the delightful Charles van Sandwyk books.
Collector’s Guides > Authors & Artists > Charles van Sandwyk Charles van Sandwyk: A Guide for Collectors: 2008 to present Charles van Sandwyk is one of my absolute favourite artists, and I have prepared the annotated bibliography and list of Charles van Sandwyk publications below as a guide for collectors. Read more…
A review of several of Charles van Sandwyk’s whimsical bird books about owls, crows, parrots and other feathered friends.
I’ve been collecting Charles van Sandwyk’s delightful handmade artist books for many years, and I’m thrilled to announce that I just finished putting together an illustrated guide that I hope will help other collectors track down his fantastic body of work…
Charles van Sandwyk: Collecting the Ephemera The list below provides a comprehensive starting point regarding ephemera associated with the art books of Charles van Sandwyk for the interested collector. It includes various exhibition posters, prospectuses, and other interesting items that were released along with the books, ranging from letters from Read more…
Collector’s guides > Authors & Artists > Charles van Sandwyk Charles van Sandwyk: A Guide for Collectors Skip the intro, take me straight to the book list… Who is Charles van Sandwyk? Charles van Sandwyk is one of my absolute favourite artists, and I have prepared the annotated bibliography and list of Charles van Sandwyk Read more…
Charles van Sandwyk is a Vancouver artist, whose drawings and watercolours are reminiscent of the Golden Age of illustrators. He has illustrated several books for the Folio Society, and is also the author of numerous hand-made and private press books. The video link above looks at a sample of his Read more…