3/5/2007 Budplant.com Update
Bargain Taschen &
Boris and Julie's Fabulous Women
Topping our list
of new arrivals this week is a one-of-a-kind exclusive that
you'll only find at Bud Plant! Boris
Vallejo and Julie
Bell are two of the top names in Fantasy & Sci-Fi illustration,
and their beautiful, toned women and powerful, statuesque men are
some of the most iconic images of the genre. Their annual calendar
leads our bestsellers' list every year, and their instantly recognizable
paintings have graced hundreds of book covers since the 1970s.
This week, we're
unveiling their brand-new book: The
Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell. Already
a superb bargain ($24.95 for a colorful hardcover) we are making
this an instant collectible and an absolute must-have by including
an exclusive full-color bookplate that Boris AND Julie have signed
just for us -- all at no extra charge!
Quanties are limited; act now!
Check out our
top picks below, and see our
entire list of new arrivals here.
Bud's Favorites This
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THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF BORIS VALLEJO AND JULIE BELL
Free signed bookplate! Recommended.
100 alluring images: fantasy females, Amazonians, princesses,
mermaids and goddesses from all worlds in between. Captivating
and exotic, these lush paintings show why Vallejo and Bell
are two of the most acclaimed fantasy artists working today.
Includes a gorgeous, exclusive illustrated bookplate signed
by Boris and Julie.
Item Code: FABWHS
Your price: $24.95

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MUYBRIDGE'S HUMAN FIGURE IN MOTION
Highly Recommended. This collection of Eadweard
Muybridge's (1830-1904) famous stopped-action photos features
166 photographic sequences, in which men and women, mostly
nude, perform a variety of motions--running, jumping, lifting,
and other activities. Includes a CD-Rom with all the images
in jpeg format. An essential reference for artists, illustrators,
and animators.
Item Code: MUY
Your price: $14.95

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ARTISTIC ANATOMY
By Dr. Paul Richer. A classic for artists, this gives
highly detailed, anatomically precise verbal descriptions
of the human body. Each body part is analyzed from inside
and outside. Over 100 drawings illuminate the text, showing
bones, muscles, and exterior forms of the body in motion and
at rest. This thorough and comprehensive work influenced every
subsequent work on the subject.
Item Code: ATIS
Your price: $24.95

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ART NOUVEAU
Bargain priced! Taschen 25th Anniversary
Edition. Art Nouveau represents the attempt to reconcile
the demands of the technical age with the human need for beauty.
This looks at the movement in the context of the era, with
each major center of artistic development and activity examined
in turn. Architecture, furniture design, and craftsmanship
with their corresponding approaches to artistic revitalization.
Nudity.
Item Code: ATNH
Your price: $14.99

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MAGRITTE
Bargain priced! Taschen 25th Anniversary
Edition. A beautifully illustrated overview of the life
and work of Belgian Surrealist painter Rene Magritte
(1898-1967). In the search for the "mystery" that envelops
ordinary reality, Magritte invented an pictorial language
which calls into question our usual comprehension of images.
This volume traces Magritte's artistic development, with over
200 full color examples of his work, many full-page.
Item Code: MGRH
Your price: $14.99

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MOVIE POSTERS OF DREW STRUZAN
Back in stock! Free signed bookplate!
Highly Recommended. Foreword by George Lucas. 115
beautiful full-color, full-page reproductions of Struzan's
finest poster work, including Back to the Future, E.T.,
Harry Potter, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and
more. For a limited time we are able to offer this with a
bookplate signed by Struzan. Note: Minor corner bumps,
scuffing to dustjacket.
Item Code: MOVIH
Your price: $29.99 $19.99

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NEIL GAIMAN'S NEVERWHERE
By Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry. The graphic novel
adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's
acclaimed novel is now available complete in one volume. The
adventures of an ordinary Londoner who stops to help an enigmatic
girl and is drawn into a battle to save the strange underworld
kingdom of London Below. A pleasure from start to finish,
this is true to Gaiman's original story, brilliantly retold!
Item Code: NEL
Your price: $19.99

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TELLING STORIES: The Comic Book Creators DVD
This is packed with interviews with some of the greatest names
in comics: Bruce Timm, Greg Rucka, Jimmy Palmiotti, Howard
Chaykin, Adam Hughes, Trina Robbins and others. They discuss
their work, their experiences in the industry, and how they
approach their art. Includes a bonus visit with Steve Englehart
in his studio as he scripts the follow-up to his classic run
on Batman.
Item Code: TLL
Your price: $24.99 $14.99

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