Blake, Peter Michael Compton, Nicholas Usherwood, Robert Melville Essays (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1983, published for the first retrospective of his work (9 February - 20 March, 1983) Square 8vo, 136pp: 142 b/w illus., 32 colour plates. Tight, bright and clean, without marks or inscriptions. Black glossy card covers; image of Blake's 'Titania' to front, white titles above this, and to spine; white printed appreciation to back panel. Minor signs of wear - slight vertical crease and light wear top and tail of spine, light crease to top R corner. A clean, tidy copy.

Condition: Near Fine. 1983. First edition. Tate Gallery. London. 1983. First edition. Paperback, square quarto; illustrated wrappers, with signed print and exhibition booklet loosely inserted. 136 pages. 32 colour plates and 142 b&w illustrations. English. 210x210mm. 0.5kg. Near fine; slight shelf wear to wrappers. The exhibition catalogue for a retrospective of Peter Blake's work at the Tate Gallery in 1983. This was the first book published on Blake and includes his early college work, the founding British Pop Art images, and work from the seventies and early eighties. Loosely inserted is the souvenir colour print of 'The Owl & the Pussycat' signed by Peter Blake and contained in the original envelope, also the 12-page stapled booklet Peter Blake. Explanations & Thoughts towards my Exhibition. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.