Peter Blake Michael Compton (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This was the first large scale exhibition of Peter Blake's work anywhere. It included early work done at art school, the work from the 1960's when Blake was associated with British Pop Art, and work from the 1970's. Essays by Michael Compton, Nicolas Usherwood and Robert Melville. Chronology. Bibliography. Checklist of the exhibition with 234 works listed and illustrated in black & white. Catalog illustrated in color. 8" square, 136 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.…

Softcover, 136 pages; very good condition; light rubbing to covers and crease to spine; no internal marks. Laid in is "The Owl and the Pussycat" postcard signed by Peter Blake at bottom edge in its original printed envelope; also laid in is a 10 page stapled booklet titled "Explanations & Thoughts Toward my Exhibition." Foreign shipping may be extra.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 136 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 21 cm. Includes 'The Owl & the Pussycat' signed print in envelope. Also includes 'Explanations & thoughts toward my exhibition' ; A selection of work in progress ; Letters from friends ; Bad reviews - good reviews, loosely inserted. Signed by Author(s).…

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Sq. 4to. Paperback original. 136pp. SIGNED to tittle page by Peter Blake. With signed print of "The Owl and the Pussycat" in original black lettered envelope, an invite to the Private View of the exhibition (with an illustration by Blake) and a nine page booklet called "Explanations & Thoughts Towards My Exhibition." Also inserted is a related card from Barry Cronan Fine Art Ltd. Spine creased and a little concave. A very good copy. *** Exhibition catalogue for the first London retrospective of Peter Blake's work, at the Tate Gallery, from 9 February to 20 March 1983. Signed AND with signed print. Signed by Author(s). …

Paperback. Condition: As New.

First Edition. [Exhibition Catalogue] INSCRIBED COPY, First edition, second impression. Octavo (21 x 21cm), pp.136. Illustrated in colour and black and white. INSCRIBED by the artist in black ink to half-title: 'For Edward | Peter Blake.' Publisher's black soft covers. Corners lightly bumped; very light wear to covers. Very good. From the library of the writer, media and film executive Edward Milward-Oliver. Signed.…