A beautiful book containing illustrations by David Hockney accompanied by a commissioned poem by David Posner. Errata slip inserted. Bound in black cloth with grey title on the front board, and a black plastic gripper strip on the spine. Minimal external wear. A little previous owner sticker inside the front (Jack Pritchard, Isokon). Pages smooth, clean and unmarked. Just beginning to age-tone at the edges. May incur additional postage charges overseas.
Sq. Folio. With 16 reproductions of etchings by David Hockney illustrating the book reproduced here by haftone letterpress blocks for the first time. 82 pp.Original cloth covers with slide-on plastic spine binder. With the loose errata sheet. In a limited edition of 450, of which only 50 were made available in the USA starting in 1967. Designer: John Tomlinson.
A Rake's Progress: a poem in five sections. SIGNED by author
David Posner and David Hockney
A Rake's Progress: a poem in five sections. SIGNED by author
David Posner and David Hockney
Publisher: Lion and Unicorn Press, London/ New York
Date published: 1962
Format: Hardcover
32000 PB shelf. Outsized. 14.5 x 15". Gray-stamped black boards. Unlettered black plastic spine. Unpaginated. Inscribed to Deborah, "affectionate regards & best wishes, June 29, '67" and signed in full by David Posner. Poems by David Posner and reproductions of 16 color engravings by David Hockney. In a limited edition of 450, of which only 50 were made available in the USA, starting in 1967.Designer: John Tomlinson. Includes a 1967 single-sheet statement of edition from the Student Book Shop, Buffalo NY. Also includes errata slip. Pristine condition! Note that the book cover looks gray in the photo, but it is jet black.
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