The life of St. Anthony of Padua
Subtitle: patron saint of lost things
By: Erica Van Horn
Contributors: Coracle Press
Publisher: Coracle
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Ballybeg, Grange, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Portraits; Saints; Biography; Saints in art; Lost articles; Pictorial works; Altered paintings
Notes: Limited edition of 200 numbered copies.

"Reproductions of 13 altered postcards of the Life of St. Anthony of Padua from paintings by Johnson Sabattini ... The left page of each spread contains a descriptive caption in Italian and English, the right contains the postcard, which has been altered to leave only the saint himself and one or two ... elements ... Postcards 7 and 8 have been 'lost' and are represented by a blue rectangle ... The first page announces 'The Eliminations.' The images eliminate so much of the original painting that we have at best a hint of the original, a sketch of a sketch"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers' website, viewed on June 3, 2015.

Three sewn signatures, case-bound in orange cloth over boards. Title and author information is stamped on the front cover and spine.

Rare Book copy: No. 156.