Hans Coper (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition. Numerous illustrations, most in black-and-white. Sunning to spine of price-clipped dust jacket. Book itself in brown cloth covers is in near-fine condition with no marks or inscriptions and firm binding. 208 pages. s245.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Landscape 4to in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 54pp (plus a few pages of auctioneers blurb at rear), 152 lots all or most illustrated in colour. . [CONDITION: Some scattered ink notes to text else FINE, an otherwise well preserved clean and tight copy ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our books on Ceramics type DbbPOTTERY in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library book in good condition. Tear to the dust jacket. 208pp with colour and b/w photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book is in good condition. Tear to the dust jacket. 208pp with colour and b/w photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in very good condition. 208pp with colour and b/w photographs. Previous owner name inside cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gate, Jane (Photographs ) (illustrator). " The Life and Work of the most original Ceramic Artist of the Twentieth Century". Published to coincide with the 1983 Exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre. Illustrated Biography of the Ceramic Artist by a life-long admirer of Coper and his work. Beautifully illustrated fine Photographs, showing for the first time the full range of Hans Coper's Ceramics as well as other 3 Dimensional and Graphic work. Over 200 illustrations including 40 Colour Plates. Brown fine cloth covber with White facsimilie signature on front & spine. 208 Pages, 11 1/4" Tall. Gift inscription on ffep. Slight edge wear to jacket. Unclipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Single Sheet. Condition: Very Good. Hans Coper (illustrator). Hans Coper collection of letters to Robin Tanner Collection consists of the following: Six handwritten letters from Hans Coper. Typed letter from Martina Margetts [Crafts Magazine] requesting Robin for an Obituary on Hans Coper. Hans Coper hand written Obituary by Robin Tanner. Handwritten Letter from Jane Coper Handwritten Letter from Tony Birks Plus selection of ephemera and book on Hans Coper by Tony Birks. Hans Coper1920-1981: Exhibition catalogue for Serpentine Gallery 1984.Folding sheet, folded three times to form four sections. Forward by Joanna Drew and Victor Margrie, essay by John Houston and Tony Birks. Listing 123 pieces. With exhibition list.Obituary cutting from a newspaper; Cutting from a magazine comparing Coper and Rie's work. Circa 1960 Letters from Hans Coper Letter dated 8/V/60 'It seems an odd thing to do-to send in a bill for having had a holiday-which in fact was also a lesson.' Letter dated 25.1.61.' you certainly have a wonderful gift for making me doubt whether I am really such a useless humbug as I usually feel. First you come and cheer me and then you write a marvelous letter to thank me! Thank you-for coming to see me and for writing. It was really a very enjoyable evening for me!L.' Letter dated 12.Oct. 65 'I must tell you that it is enormously warming and for me to know that you went to see my wall in Berkeley Street that you liked it-that you are with me so to speak-and that you say so-Thank you! It had been received by the clients in ominous silence-Lucie told me of your visit .' Letter dated 2.nov.75. 'Thank you for writing-for going all that way to see the show- you are indeed faithful friends!.Letter dated 28 Nov 'We were delighted to hear from you after all this time-and happy to see that you are obviously as admirably active as ever!I can imagine what was involved in making the 50 sets and folios-what a performance. I am in awe!'. Letter dated 28 March 81 including envelope (Coper died on the 16th of June that year). 'Your packet came as a wonderfully . surprise. Forgive me I am slower than a tortoise now-and a little better than than me at writing letters. Your book lives on my table in front of me, giving me pleasure every day.It is like a dear delightful and wise friend. It is a treasure of a book . ' Letter from Martina Margetts 'Crafts' 13th August 1981Request for recollections of Hans Coper for Crafts magazine, around 500 words.Letter from Jane Coper 22 August. MORE DETAILS CAN BE SENT UPON REQUEST.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint, oblong 4to., pp.207, brown hardcover, gilt, colour plates; signed by four of the potters beneath their portraits, light toning to margins, light sellotape marking to margins of boards, rubbing to extremities, slight bruise to upper LH corner of front board, a very good copy, in unclipped dust-jacket, which is lightly sunned to spine, with 2cm closed tear to front lower margin, and light rubbing/slight chipping to extremities, else very good - now in a protective cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Hans Coper (illustrator). 4to. Printed in the UK . 208pp. A major book on Hans Coper; Published to coincide with the 1983 exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre. An illustrated biography of the potter by a life-long admirer of Coper and his work. Beautifully illustrated with fine photographs, many by his wife,Jane Coper, showing for the full range of Hans Coper's work as well including graphic work. Over 200 illustrations including 40 Colour Plates. Bound in brown cloth cover with white facsimile signature on front & spine. INSCRIBED BY LUCIE RIE 'To David with love from Lucie Rie'. Ephemera included: The Times newspaper article 'Master at the wheel' by David Sexton, 1990; Large flyer for the exhibition at the Sainsbury's centre listing 123 items in the show. The dust wrapper has a fox mark, else very good.28.5 x 22.5cm (11 x 9 inches) Provenance. David Coachworth David Coachworth joined the Victoria and Albert 'Department of Circulation' in the late 1950's as a museum assistant. In the early 1970's he was involved in numerous exhibitions including 'International Ceramics' which was exhibited in 1972. It seems likely that his friendship with Lucie Rie developed during their collaboration with the exhibition. Size 20 x 15cm (8 x 6 inches).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. hans Coper, (illustrator). 1st Edition. HANDWRITTEN NOTE BY HANS COPER My thanks and friendliest greetings Hans Coper addressed to David Coachman at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The envelope is dated 16th of June 1976. This was written a year after his diagnose of lateral sclerosis. Hans Coper was finding it increasingly difficult to work due to poisoning from manganese oxide which he had used in his work. To include Hans Coper 100 published by Ashmolean museum 2020. Provenance. David Coachworth : David Coachworth joined the Victoria and Albert Department of Circulation in the late 1950 s as a museum assistant. In the early 1970 s he was involved in numerous exhibitions including International Ceramics which was exhibited in 1972. It seems likely that his friendship with Lucie Rie developed during their collaboration with the exhibition. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Jane Coper, Hans Coper, (illustrator). 1st Edition. Photograph of Hans Coper by his wife Jane Coper. Photographed in the Princedale Road and Upper Mall studios, Hammersmith, London in 1963-1967. The photograph has been reproduced in the 2021 exhibition of Hans Coper s work at the Ashmolean Museum titled Hans Coper 100 see page 23, but does not appear in the book by Tony Birks on Hans Coper which was published in 1983. The photograph is from the collection of David Coachworth given to him by Lucie Rie circa 1981. The photograph is in good condition with just some light handling. Size. 25 x 20cm (10 x 8 inches) To include Hans Coper 100 published by Ashmolean museum 2020. Provenance. David Coachworth : David Coachworth joined the Victoria and Albert Department of Circulation in the late 1950 s as a museum assistant. In the early 1970 s he was involved in numerous exhibitions including International Ceramics which was exhibited in 1972. It seems likely that his friendship with Lucie Rie developed during their collaboration with the exhibition.

(Roseville, NSW): Craftsman House, (1997). 4to. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket (lightly shelf-soiled; small tear on back cover). (160pp.). With b/w and col. photographs most full-page. 1st ed. Fine.