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I would recommend this book to anyone even remotely interested in Salvador Dali. I purchased an engraved compact for my mother for xmas and the shipping on that was way more than these books that weigh either 8 or 11 pounds, I forget. Presents it very nicely in the sleeve. You will learn just about anything you want to know from this book.and probably even a little more. Amazon did a great job with the pricing as well as the shipping. I bought this for my sister for Christmas, hoping she would like it and she did.
It splits it up into 2 books that are held together in a sleeve, which is nice so you are not holding a ginormous, heavy as heck book. Great job Amazon. Of all the things she received (laptop,iphone, etc)., she sat for hours looking through this book that night, not even getting into other things yet. Shipping being little to nothing. =) It covers Dali's entire life and every painting, drawing, sketch he ever did.
The weight is substantial.
I could easily see this edition sell for double that price. Two volumes for the price that they sell for are almost a steal. I highly recommend it. This 25th Taschen edition is one of the best I have ever seen. The size is perfect, not too small but also not too big.
His work is so intricate, everytime you look at one of his paintings, you'll find something you didn't see before. This box set is truly amazing. I highly recommend these books. I was a Fine Arts major in college, and used this set to cite many papers. Like previous reviews have said it's more of an encyclopedia, but it's full of paintings and even work from his sketch books. I've spent many, many hours going through both volumes.
The only problem was that the package arrived broken as they were not properly packed.
This is the best $40 I have ever invested and rate this the best art book i have ever owned. Salvador Dali 2vThis is the only Dali books you will ever need, I bought this not only for the beauty of Dali's art but also for some good sources for writing a term paper.
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