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** WILLIAM STOUT BOOK SIGNING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2-4 PM **

When William Stout came to our showroom in last April to sign Prehistoric Life Murals, he really impressed us with an elaborate full-page ink drawing for every person. Everyone came away happy that day.

Flesk Publications has just released two new titles written & illustrated by Bill. Dinosaur Discoveries is a celebration of 61 new dinosaurs, newly illustrated in full color paintings. New Dinosaur Discoveries A-Z is a smaller edition for children.

Bill will draw the dinosaur of your choice in your book(s). If you are placing an order by phone or via our website, please tell us whether you want your book personalized/inscribed and what dinosaur you would like Bill to draw for you. If you are coming to the signing, to avoid disappointment, please call or email us to reserve the book(s) you plan to pick up that day.

We have 5 books to choose from:

Dinosaur Discoveries. 8.5 x 11, 144 pages, 65 color illustrations, paperback. [SN27916X] $25

Dinosaur Discoveries. Hardcover limited signed edition. [SN27915X] $40

New Dinosaur Discoveries A-Z. 6 x 8.5, 64 pages, 31 color illustrations, hardcover. [SN27917X] $15

Prehistoric Life Murals. 10 x 12, 144 pages, color, hardcover. [SN25610X] $40

Prehistoric Life Murals. Hardcover limited signed edition. [SN25611X] $50

DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES. [SN27916X] $25

Santa Cruz: Flesk, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, 65 color illustrations, wraps. VF.

From the publisher: "The first of its kind, Dinosaur Discoveries features a multitude of never before seen specimens. Sixty-one new dinosaurs, found or described during the past twenty years, are covered in this fun and intriguing new collection. Many recent discoveries regarding the appearance of dinosaurs have been made because of the careful attention now being paid to dinosaur skin impressions, which are portrayed through Stout’s unparalleled depictions and commentary. Several dinosaurs in this book are covered in feathers, while others sport previously unknown body decorations.

"Each dinosaur is rendered in its natural environment by paleoartist and author, William Stout. Illustrations are accompanied by exciting new dinosaur facts which define each species’ name, family, and diet. Also given are the eras when each dinosaur lived, the location and time of discovery, plus other descriptive traits.

"Authoritative knowledge, gleaned from many of the world’s leading paleontologists, combined with William Stout’s natural storytelling ability brings the world of dinosaurs to you in a fun and enlightening journey. So join in the adventure of exploring dinosaurs and their world.

"This collection is intended for all ages, and serves to satisfy the most enthusiastic dinosaur fans."

DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES - S&N HARDCOVER EDITION. [SN27915X] $40

Santa Cruz: Flesk, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, 65 color illustrations, cloth. VF/VF.

"The hardbound edition is limited to 500 copies. Exclusive to this edition is a bound in plate reproducing an unpublished illustration. Each copy is numbered and signed."

NEW DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES A-Z. [SN27917X] $15

Santa Cruz: Flesk, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 64pp, 31 color illustrations, pictorial boards. VF.

From the publisher: "A fun introduction to the modern world of dinosaurs!

"William Stout captures the spirit of twenty-six new dinosaur discoveries in this highly visual kid-friendly edition. Cool dino facts accompany each colorful drawing. The exciting traits of these fantastic creatures are presented in a simple and easy to read layout. Learn what their names mean, what they ate, where they were discovered, and how big they were. Run through the alphabet from A is for Amargasaurus to Z is for Zuniceratops. From the small to the gigantic, and the incredible, to the bizarre, join in this fun adventure of exploring dinosaurs and their world."

** ANDREAS DEJA BOOK SIGNING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2-4 PM **

Andreas Deja is a legendary Disney animator (lead animator of Gaston, Jafar, Scar, Lilo, Hercules, and most recently, Mama Odie & Juju). We debuted Andreas's sketchbook at CTNX where the book was a resounding hit. We will be debuting his book to the general public February 23rd with an in-store signing. Soon after, we will have signed remarqued copies on our website. You may pre-order your copy for the signing and have it personalized or inscribed. You may also request a particular character for your remarque (although some requests may be ignored).

A DIFFERENT STRIPE: ANDREAS DEJA’S ANIMAL SKETCHBOOK. [SN26970X] $15

Torrance: Stuart Ng Books, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 24pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF.

Legendary Disney animator Andreas Deja (animator of Gaston, Jafar, Scar, Lilo, Hercules, Mickey, and other classic characters) showcases his animal drawings ranging from zoo sketches to finished cartoons. Influenced by Milt Kahl, Heinrich Kley, Bill Peet, and T.S. Sullivant, Andreas' lively line draws out the charm and appeal in every animal.

Dean Yeagle stopped by our Showroom on Saturday January 23rd, 2010, and signed copies of his new Comix Buro sketchbook, as well his Mandy books:

Visit us Saturdays, from 12 noon until 5pm at our NEW LOCATION:

** Peter de Sève - A Sketchy Past – NOW IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE IN OUR SHOWROOM AND BY MAIL! **

This is the career retrospective book on this fantastic illustrator and designer. It is the book we've all been waiting for: a large format coffee table art book in full color on a heavy mat stock. With a brief text by Amid Amidi. And a Foreword by Chris Wedge (Ice Age).

In this exquisite monograph, world-renowned illustrator and character designer Peter de Sève shows his favorite published and unpublished works. Inventive, eccentric, and often irreverent, they represent a lifetime of drawing . . . a very sketchy past.

Peter de Sève is one of America’s foremost contemporary American illustrators. Beginning his career as an editorial illustrator in the early eighties, de Sève has gone on to create artwork that has graced the covers and interiors of countless major publications, books, and posters. He has also played an influential role in the design of numerous animated feature films, including the blockbuster Ice Age series. The imagery that springs from his pen marries colorful personalities with expert storytelling, and wild flights of imagination with a masterly drawing technique that harkens back to a bygone era of impeccable draftsmanship and craft. Copiously illustrated with hundreds of paintings and drawings, including never-before-published New Yorker cover roughs, behind-the-scenes animation development artwork, and personal sketches, A Sketchy Past is the first comprehensive survey of de Sève’s work. A career-spanning biographical essay written by historian Amid Amidi, along with comments from de Sève throughout the book, offer a unique insight into his approach to illustration and his artistic process.

"Peter’s characters are believable, original, and always appealing. Even his “bad guys” are appealing. Be it a grasshopper, a pelican, or an angler fish, Peter takes something you think you know and gives it to you in a way that you’ve never seen it before."—John Lasseter, chief creative officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios

"It may sound overly simplistic, but Peter can just draw! His style is based on an ability to draw without any tricks or fancy techniques. It’s the type of thing that drives comic book and animation artists crazy."—Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy

"Peter de Sève is much better known than kamishibai artists, but he does the same job of telling stories. His numerous covers for The New Yorker tell ironic tales of the city. “Panhandler,” a fanciful drawing of the mythical half man, half goat Pan playing his proverbial pipes on a New York street corner, is as farcical as it is evocative of the real talents who busk for loose change. De Sève’s “Through the Wringer,” showing a flabby naked man walking through an airport metal detector (ignored by all the passers-by), captures the way many people actually feel when going through the ordeal. These and many more illustrations are collected in a gorgeously designed coffee-table book, A SKETCHY PAST: The Art of Peter de Sève (Akileos, $54.95).

"The sketches implied in the title are probably the best part. De Sève’s finished pieces are very fluid and impressionistic while totally representational, with hints of caricature at every turn. But his looser sketches are the real masterpieces of visual erudition. He depicts character and expression so completely with only a few well-composed lines and shades. And among the most delightful, in a book that will doubtless serve as a textbook for today’s aspiring artists, are production sketches for the animated “Ice Age” films, for which he designed the amazing characters (under the supervision of the director Chris Wedge, who wrote the book’s foreword). Although de Sève is certainly a people person, drawingwise, I haven’t seen such a master with animals since John James Audubon — if Audubon had done caricatures of prehistoric creatures, that is." - Steven Heller

Each copy of A Sketchy Past comes with a signed bookplate, designed exclusively for Stuart Ng Books:

Paris: Akileos, 2009. 1st edition. 12 ½" x 11" x 1", 240 pages, color and black & white illustrations, hardcover pictorial boards. VF book/VF dust-jacket. Weight almost 5 lbs.

William Stout in the Stuart Ng Books showroom on April 18th, in Torrance, California.

Each customer could request a picture of his or her favorite dinosaur for Mr. Stout to draw.

Just one example of William Stout's fantastic art, as drawn for one of our customers.

Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 240pp, 240 color illustrations, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist with a picture of the genie.