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Edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten and Nienke Bakker
The complete letters is an overwhelming experience, but there are gems everywhere. The current annotated edition includes every piece of art referenced, photos, bilingual text, and very thorough annotations. There are a number of abridged collections of van Gogh's letters, and I daresay they're all good reads, but I'd prefer to tackle 'em all, rather than rely on someone else's curation.
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