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The Three Incestuous Sisters: An Illustrated Novel
by Niffenegger, Audrey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket (As Issued)
- ISBN 10
- 0810959275
- ISBN 13
- 9780810959279
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.', 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (As Issued). Signed By Author on title page (no inscription). First edition, first printing (with number line to 1). A very good copy (has slight reading and shelf wear). [ca. 200] pages (unpaginated). 'A novel in pictures by the best-selling author of The Time Traveler's Wife' (publisher's printed sticker; upper cover); includes the author/artist's afterword (crediting Lynd Ward and his 'Gods' Man' as at least partial inspiration) and acknowledgments. One of an unspecified number of copies, bound in half red imitation leather over color pictorial boards, gilt-stamped spine, gray endpapers, all edges trimmed.Niffenegger, Audrey (illustrator); Over 50 color Illustrations.
Reviews
On Mar 17 2015, CloggieDownunder said:
The Three Incestuous Sisters is the second “visual novel” by American author and artist, Audrey Niffenegger. The original books were hand printed: a limited edition of ten copies. The drawings are aquatints, featuring three sisters, Clothilde, Ophile and Bettine, who live by the sea. They all look quite similar but conveniently have different coloured hair. Two of them fall in love with the same man and jealousy leads to nasty consequences. The story is a little bizarre, but Niffenegger explains it needs to be imagined as a silent film made from Japanese prints, a melodrama of sibling rivalry. The text is certainly minimal, often as little as one or two words on the page opposite the prints.
In her afterword, Niffenegger explains the complicated process involved in the hand printing. The prints, in subdued colours (except for the sisters’ hair), are quite individual, and Niffenegger’s style is distinctive. It is easy to see from her later works (The Night Book Mobile and Raven Girl) that both the quality of the art and the storytelling have improved since the earlier books. Dedicated Niffenegger fans may wish to own a copy; borrowing from the library is recommended for those who are merely “interested”. Different.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00510196
- Title
- The Three Incestuous Sisters: An Illustrated Novel
- Author
- Niffenegger, Audrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (As Issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810959275
- ISBN 13
- 9780810959279
- Publisher
- 'Harry N. Abrams, Inc.'
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Niffenegger, Audrey United States 20th Century Color Plate American Literature American Fiction Sister Illustrated Book Artist's Book Binding QX91, , , , , , ,
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