The Early Life of James McBey: An Autobi... by McBey, James Paperback / softback

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Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
0862414458
EAN
9780862414450
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Type
Paperback
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The Early Life of James McBey: An Autobiography (Canongate Cla...
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McBey, James
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Publisher
Canongate Books
ISBN-10
0862414458
ISBN-13
9780862414450
eBay Product ID (ePID)
564147

Product Key Features

Book Title
Early Life of James Mcbey : an Autobiography
Number of Pages
152 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, General
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
James Mcbey
Book Series
Canongate Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
3.9 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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The
Series Volume Number
36
Synopsis
This book is an autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Writing with charismatic frankness and realism, McBey describes his passionate desire to be an artist, from his first etchings (printed with the help of an old mangle) to the moment when he left a stultifying job to strike out for Holland to create a life of his own. McBey's journey was not an easy one. Poverty, ignorance, his family's indifference, the petty routines of an Aberdeen bank, his mother's suicide, all these are evoked with gravity, clarity and a lightness of touch - like the etchings themselves - which will long remain in the reader's mind. Introduced by Nicolas Barker, who edited the original manuscripts, this book offers a real-life portrait of the artist as a young man and establishes James McBey as a gifted prose stylist in his own right.

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