2019 Rare Signed Book - Affairs Of The Heart, Illustrated by Charles van SandwykAuthor: Charles van Sandwyk. Title: Affairs Of The Heart According to Peaceable Creatures. Language: Text in English. Publisher: North Vancouver, B. C., Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2019. Third printing following the first of 2003 and the second of 2007. Signed by Charles van Sandwyk on the title page. Size: Oblong 8. 5" X 10". Pages: Unpaginated (25 pages). Binding: Fine and attractive original pictorial covers with hand stitched binding (hinges

remaining remarkably attractive and well preserved overall (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover

and palmistry charts throughout the text

tear on page 201 nicely repaired by a previous owner without text loss - as shown

first published in 1873

creating a harmonious presentation between the book and its jacket

Publisher: Turnhout (Belgium)

In 1870 he moved to London where he became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1902

which is completely surprising on his part

it was illustrated by the artist Thomas Mackenzie (illustrator)

and a distinctly Central-European folk sensibility

This particular volume stands out with its illustrations sourced from scenes of the photo play produced by the Nonpareil Feature Film Corporation with Viola Savoy as Alice

this is a printing characteristic rather than later staining