'The Seven Sketchbooks of Vincent van Gogh: A Facsimile Edition' is a scholarly publication in which, for the first time, all seven of Vincent van Gogh's surviving sketchbooks are reproduced in full and at actual size. The volume opens with an extensive scholarly introduction describing the history, preservation and reconstruction of Van Gogh's seven surviving sketchbooks. Johannes van der Wolk explains how the original notebooks were identified, dated and reassembled through meticulous research. The main part of the book consists of full-size facsimile reproductions of every surviving page, allowing readers to study Van Gogh's working methods in unprecedented detail. The sketches include landscapes, figures, peasants, architectural studies, perspective exercises and compositional ideas that later developed into finished paintings. Throughout the text, individual drawings are compared with completed works, revealing the evolution of Van Gogh's artistic ideas. The book concludes with bibliographical references, an index and detailed notes, making it both an important documentary publication and a standard reference work for Van Gogh scholarship. (AI-generated content description)