KURELEK, WILLIAM (SIGNED) — A Prairie Boy's Winter

U.S.A.: Tundra Books, 1973. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0887760228. Illustrated by Kurelek, William (Signed). Signed, without inscription, by William Kurelek upon title page. "William Kurelek, whose paintings hang in major galleries and museums both in the United States and Canada, tells the story of his own childhood in simple text and 20 magnificent full-color paintings. It is a true story, in a unique, harsh setting that began for William when the crows flew south and ended when they returned to announce the coming of spring. Kurelek's family moved to a dairy farm in southern Manitoba when he was a boy in the hard 1930s. This is the setting of this book." - dust jacket. Second printing. Gift greetings and small bookseller's label upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean and tight with moderate wear to original blue cloth. Average wear to complete dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example signed by one of Canada's most beloved artists. ; Illustrations; Sm 4to; Signed by Author. Very Good in Good dust jacket .