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Shaun Tan is one of our favorite authors and
illustrators. If you haven't come across his books, especially The
Arrival, or works such as the Oscar-winning short animated film
The Lost Thing, you will. Sooner is better, in our opinion. We are
very happy to offer these signed first edition books and signed limited
edition art prints for sale. His background, in his own words:
Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth,
Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which
partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He
graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine
Arts and English Literature, and currently works full time as a
freelance artist and author in Melbourne.
Shaun began drawing and painting images for science
fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and
has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social,
political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery.
Books such as
The Rabbits, The Red Tree, Tales from Outer Suburbia and the acclaimed wordless novel
The Arrival have been widely translated and enjoyed by readers of all
ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, and worked as a
concept artist.
His official web
site is
www.shauntan.net |
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
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The Arrival - The City of Birds |
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The Arrival. This copy is a signed and stamped
first US edition/first printing of the author's marvelous story told
entirely in pictures - a most cinematic reading experience. Follow the
journey of a stranger in a new land, a wonderful book for anyone who has
ever ventured forth to build a new life in an unfamiliar world. New and
unread. Stamped with a picture of the man's new best friend in red and
signed in black ink on the half title page. Price: $325 |
Signed, titled and numbered limited edition print (number
58 of 500) of the illustration entitled "The city of birds" from
Shaun Tan's amazing book The Arrival. This marvelous story is told
entirely in pictures - a most cinematic reading experience. The journey
of a newcomer in an alien world, where difficulty and hardship are
balanced by beauty and kindness. Gorgeous in every respect.
Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast pigmented inks on archival
water-color paper and is unframed. Price: $425 |
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The Rabbits by John Marsden
illustrated by Shaun Tan
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The Rabbits - They came by water
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Note: Our only current copy of The Rabbits is as
part of Lost & Found: Three by Shaun Tan (Lost and Found Omnibus).
We do not have a standalone copy. The Red Tree, The
Lost Thing and The Rabbits are included in Lost & Found.
First edition/first printing.
Price: $50
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Signed, titled and numbered limited edition print
(52/500) titled "The Rabbits - they came by water," the cover art and
a dramatic illustration in this haunting tale of reckless imperialism and
disregard for the environment. Ever think of rabbits as a powerful and
evil invading army? Shaun Tan has illustrated John Marsden's words with
the scariest rabbits you will ever see -- as well as beautiful in their
militaristic cruelty. The book is not currently in print as a separate
volume, but it is one of Tan's trio in Lost & Found: Three by Shaun
Tan. Especially recommended for
anyone who is interested in Australian history (or colonialism or
globalization) and the power of narrative art. Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast
pigmented inks on archival paper and is unframed. Price: $500 |
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Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
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Tales from Outer Suburbia: The Visitor from
"broken toys"
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Tales from Outer Suburbia. This is
a signed first US edition of the author's first collection of stories,
fables and new (sub)urban myths told in both words and his uniquely
fabulous illustrations. Tan's work is hard to describe in any condensed
form - which will, in any case, fall far short of the actual reading
experience. This copy is signed with gold ink and a red fingerprint
flower. Price: $85 |
Signed and numbered limited edition
print, number 36 of 300 titled "The Visitor" from Shaun Tan's
remarkable Tales from Outer Suburbia. Tan has numbered, titled
and signed in pencil along the bottom of the print. Tan is both the
artist and the author of this first collection of stories, fables and
new (sub)urban myths told in both words and his uniquely fabulous
illustrations. This print serves as the cover art for the American
edition of the book as well as being the illustration for the story
titled "broken toys". Very special.
Print size is 13 in. by 19 in, printed with lightfast pigmented inks on
archival water-color paper and is unframed. Price: $575 |
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Tales from Outer Suburbia: The Water Buffalo
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Tales from Outer Suburbia: Make Your own Pet
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Signed and numbered limited edition print, number 84 of
500, titled The Water Buffalo from Shaun Tan's remarkable Tales from
Outer Suburbia. This print is the illustration for the story titled
"the water buffalo," the first story in the collection about a
solitary neighborhood oracle. Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast
pigmented inks on archival water-color paper and is unframed. Price:
$675 |
Signed and numbered limited edition print, number 202 of
500, titled Make Your Own Pet from Tales from Outer Suburbia. Tan
has numbered, titled and signed the print in pencil. This print is the
illustration AND the story for "Make Your Own Pet," a
do-it-yourself recipe for making a live animal companion from previously
cherished but now unwanted inanimate objects, fertilized with old
birthday cards, used gift wrapping and a secret or two. Print is 13" by
19" with lightfast pigmented inks on archival, water-color paper and is
unframed. Price: $350 |
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Tales from Outer Suburbia - First Austrailan
edition (true first edition)
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Tales from Outer Suburbia: Sunday Afternoon
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Tales from Outer Suburbia. Signed first Australian
edition/first printing and true first edition of author's first
collection of stories, fables and new (sub)urban myths told in both
words and his uniquely fabulous illustrations. Tan's work is hard to
describe in any condensed form - which will, in any case, fall far short
of the actual reading experience. This copy is signed with gold ink and
a red fingerprint flower. Price: $275
We also have the first Canadian edition, signed with a tiny sketch.
Price: $225 |
Signed and numbered limited edition print, number 38 of
300, titled Sunday Afternoon from Tales from Outer Suburbia. This
print is the illustration for the title and facing pages of all editions
of the book. Titled Sunday Afternoon (there is no accompanying
story), it is a whimsical scene of a suburbanite watering his lawn while
a woman rows a boat in mid-air down the street with a tiny cloud raining
on the flower pots on the stern of her rowboat. Print is 13" by 19" with
lightfast pigmented inks on archival water-color paper and is unframed.
Price: $450 |
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The Red Tree by Shaun Tan |
The Red Tree: Nobody Understands |
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Signed third printing of the Canadian edition. Shaun
Tan's wonderfully evocative illustrations and dreamlike observations
follow a little red-haired girl through a tough day with hope at the
end. Gorgeous in every respect. Signed on the half-title page with a red
flower fingerprint sketched in. Price: $185 |
Signed, titled and numbered limited
(number 83 of 500) edition print "Nobody Understands", an
illustration from The Red Tree. Ever feel like an unfound
message in a bottle? This is one of our favorite Shaun Tan prints. Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast pigmented inks on
archival water-color paper and is unframed. Price: $565 |
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The Red Tree: Self-Portrait |
The Red Tree: The Red Tree
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Signed, titled and numbered limited (number 44 of 500)
edition print "Self-Portrait", an illustration from The Red
Tree. Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast pigmented inks on archival
water-color paper and is unframed. Price: $385 |
Signed, titled and numbered limited (number 143 of 300)
edition print "The Red Tree", the final illustration of Shaun
Tan's book of the same name. Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast
pigmented inks on archival water-color paper and is unframed. Price:
$385 |
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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
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The Lost Thing: Utopia
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Signed first edition/first
printing of the Canadian edition, which followed the Australian edition.
Basis for the 2011 Oscar-winning short animated film The Lost Thing.
Signed "Best Wishes! Shaun Tan" under the author's custom pictorial
stamp for "The Federal Department of Odds & Ends" with the motto "sweepus
underum carpetae" directly to the page facing the title page. We love
this hilarious and moving account of a typical day at the beach and the
awesome strangeness of the world we may or may not notice as it goes
about its business. Price: $1500 |
Signed, titled and numbered limited
(number 28 of 500) edition print "Utopia", an
illustration from The Lost Thing. In the book, this illustration
takes two full pages and shows where the luckier lost things may end up.
Print is 13" by 19" with lightfast pigmented inks on archival
water-color paper and is unframed. Price: $725
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