A beautifully detailed reproduction of a Christmas present that Joni Mitchell created for her close friends, Morning Glory on the Vine is a tantalisingly intimate snapshot of the great singer-songwriter circa 1971. Bursting with some of her earliest lyrics and illustrations from her sketch books, this is an eminently collectable volume to treasure forever.
In 1971, as her groundbreaking album Blue emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world, Joni Mitchell puzzled over what gift to give her friends that Christmas.
The result was a handmade book, with only one hundred copies produced, filled with Joni's hand-written lyrics and reproductions of many of her stunning drawings - portraits, abstracts, random concertgoers, and more. Each was given to a friend and, until now, the edition has remained private.
Today, with Morning Glory on the Vine, Joni's long-ago personal Christmas present is a present to us all.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781786898586
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 1080 g
Dimensions: 285 x 230 x 30 mm
Edition: Main
Glorious - Guardian
I became engrossed in Mitchell's drawings while browsing the book - they're vivid, intimate - but her handwritten lyrics and poems are just as revelatory . . . Morning Glory on the Vine feels like an extension of Mitchell's already considerable reach - it's a way of better understanding what she found beautiful, and worth holding onto. It is also a reassuring, almost palliative object on its own: these drawings and writings, arranged so artfully and carefully, feel like an anchor in an increasingly unsteady world - New Yorker
The peerless Joni Mitchell isn't only one of the 20th century's greatest songwriters, she's also a water colourist of some distinction . . . It contains a rare intimacy and candour, as well as a unique gateway into Mitchell's inimitable music itself - Metro, Books of the Year
A collection of more than thirty original paintings steeped in a bygone era . . . Evocative . . . A revelation for her devoted listeners, Morning Glory on the Vine is a comforting and intimate look at what caught an artist's eye when she was at the peak of her chaparral mountain - Los Angeles Times
A showcase for another side of Joni Mitchell's prodigious talent - Washington Post
A warm, water-coloured invitation to Mitchell's Laurel Canyon years . . . Think of the book as an artful expression of friendship, a personal time capsule unearthed - The Globe and Mail
I was really looking forward to this book. It is a book for the true fan Covers a period that Joni was very prolific. Would make a great Christmas present 10/10 Thankyou Leamington Great service as always
If you are a Joni Mitchell devotee then this book is a must. It covers the early years of her music and has many of the words to her best known songs, all in her own handwriting. The emotions that are expressed in... More
This is a beautiful book which will be picked up time and again
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