STEADMAN, Ralph

Tales of the Weirrd (Weird): A Visual Extravaganza by Ralph Steadman

Description

Tales of the Weirrd (Weird): A Visual Extravaganza of Thaumaturgic Accounts and quite exquisitely twisted portrayals of nature’s eccentrics by Ralph Steadman

Folio size. First edition /first printing, published by Jonathan Cape in London in 1990 ( the first U.S. edition, published by Firefly in 2002). Softcover, glossy illustrated covers, 96 pgaes, Extensively illustrated in black and white. An account of some of the 19th century s more unusual people — fire eaters, the man who ate rocks, etc. Most of the illustrations and accompanying essays were first published in the British literary magazine Ambit. Fine copy.

Size 35.5 x 26 cm (14 x 10.25 inches)

Item details

Publisher: Jonathan Cape,
Signed: No
Date: 1990
Place: London
Condition: Very Good +
Illustrator: Ralph Steadman
Book ID: 60003226