KURELEK, WILLIAM; BACQUE, JAMES (INTRODUCTION) — O Toronto: Paintings and Notes

Toronto: New Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0887701981. Illustrated by Kurelek, William; Paterson, Peter (Photography). (xii), 43 pages. "William Kurelek's paintings of Toronto not only portray a great city, but convey a powerful and prophetic vision of modern man as cynical and sympathetic; powerful yet frightened of a few dark thunder clouds; butcher, saviour and producer. The twenty-one paintings, twenty in colour, are accompanied by an introduction by James Bacque (who went on to write "Other Loses"), with expansive notes to each plate by the painter." - from dust jacket. Oblong 11.25" x 8.75". Moderate wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this special Kurelek work. Bibliographic reference: Bishop p.1019.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Toronto Pictorial Works William Kurelek Canadian Artists Painters. Good in Fair dust jacket .