Stephenson Jonathan, Signed (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Simon Brett (illustrator). Original wood-engraving printed from the block by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxfordshire in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies. This copy is SIGNED and titled by the artist in pencil but is not numbered. Zerkall mould-made paper. The illustration measures 125mm x 100mm. Contained within a brown thin card folder measuring 297mm x 210mm with black lettering. In fine condition. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. John O'Connor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Original wood-engraving printed from the block by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxfordshire in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies. This is copy #68 and is SIGNED and titled by the artist in pencil. Zerkall mould-made paper. The illustration measures 163mm x 125mm. Contained within a grey thin card folder measuring 297mm x 210mm with black lettering. In fine condition. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited edition of 250 copies (this being #214), signed and numbered in black ink on the colophon page by Parr. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Hand-bound in striped cloth-covered boards (genuine deckchair canvas used); no dust jacket as issued; contained in a navy blue cloth-covered slipcase with title debossed on front panel. Photographs by Martin Parr. Poems by Fergus Allen, Kate Clanchy, Philip Gross, Sophie Hannah, Geoffrey Hoare, Roger McGough, Alice Oswald and Vicki Raymond. Designed by Jonathan Stephenson of The Rocket Press (the first project between Jonathan Stephenson and Martin Parr). Unpaginated (60 pp.), with 24 tipped-in four-color plates. 13-1/4 x 17-1/8 inches. The book was launched with the first ever commercial gallery exhibiton of Parr's photographs in London, at Rocket Gallery in summer 1997. Fine (slight bump to upper slipcase corner). From the publisher: "Photographs of the then 'down-at-heel' seaside resort of West Bay near Bridport in Dorset photographed on the Bank Holiday weekend of August 1996. The photographs were then distributed to eight contemporary poets to write poems specially for this book." Signed by Author.

45 x 35cm clamshell box containing the hardcover folder housing the original photograph and bi-fold prospectus, and the special edition of West Bay, unpaginated with tipped-in colour prints, 56pp. This is the rare special edition. Published in July 1997 in an edition of 250 copies of which numbers 1 to 25 were accompanied by an original signed photograph (of which this is number 4 of 25, signed on the photograph's verso by Parr). The book is likewise signed and numbered on rear colophon by Martin Parr. "The design of the book, typesetting in Sabon and Optima medium, and production supervision, is by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press. (.) To coincide with publication of this book a selection of the photographs were exhibited at Rocket Gallery (.) from July to September 1997". Outer clamshell box is slightly worn with some shelfwear. Contains poems by Philip Gross, Ferguson Allen, Kate Clanchy, Roger McGough, Alice Oswald, Sophie Hannah, Vicki Raymond, and Geoffrey Hoare. Internally very good condition.