{"product_id":"full-moon-eyes-an-ode-to-the-wisdom-and-forbearance-of-owls-900006","title":"Full Moon Eyes. An Ode to the Wisdom and Forbearance of Owls.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Moon Eyes. An Ode to the Wisdom and Forbearance of Owls. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorth Vancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8vo., dark red card wraps with card wrapper in brown, lettered and decorated in gilt with an onlaid image of a wise-looking owl; decorated owl endpapers; unpaginated [pp. xvi], calligraphically printed directly onto a variety of coloured card in yellows, greens and browns; one folding page; with decorative borders and vignettes as well as a further 9 tipped-in illustrations in full colour; fine. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, this copy curiously unbound, without the binding string. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful compendium of owl portraits, which sees them looking stern, furtive and audacious in turn, sitting, often, in the crescent of the moon (“To learn the secrets of its race, an owl must find its thinking place”), as well as in flight, carrying scrolls, holding magnifying glasses and lanterns, and sometimes winking suggestively, as well as in familial settings. One plate shows a very well dressed mouse, with one foot atop a pile of books. The accompanying poem praises the wisdom and beauty of owls: \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When faced with ever-changing skies,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s good to have such\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efull\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emoon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEyes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e900006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56990724358468,"sku":"900006","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/900006.jpg?v=1784203079","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/full-moon-eyes-an-ode-to-the-wisdom-and-forbearance-of-owls-900006","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}