Isbn: 9780907855002 - with Duncan Grant in Southern Turkey (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Lg. Octavo. 10 1/4 x 7 3/4". 134pp. Incl. index. Illustrated with 9 full page color illustrations of Grant's paintings. Paul Roche's journal of their trip to Turkey. Roche was a poet and scholar; Grant lived with him and his family after the death of Vanessa Bell. Dust jacket has some creases to lamination and spine is faded.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 134pp., 26.0x19.0cm., in English.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. ix, 134 pp, list of color illustrations, introduction, Paul Roche's Journal, September - October 1973; Dates in the Life of Duncan Grant, index. First Edition, 1982. Inscribed on Title Page "Paul Roche". Scarce Signed Title. "Duncan James Corrowr Grant (1885-1978) was a British painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets and costumes and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. He is best known for his painting style, which developed in the wake of French post-impressionist exhibitions mounted in London in 1910. He often worked with, and was influenced by, another member of the group, art critic and artist Roger Fry. In February 1910 Grant, along with Horace de Vere Cole, Virginia Stephen, Adrian Stephen and others, disguised themselves as an Abyssinian royal delegation and fooled their way on to HMS Dreadnought. The delegation was greeted by band and given a tour of the battleship. As flag ship of the Home Fleet, the Dreadnought was a high-profile target for the pranksters, and as such the hoax attracted much attention in the press once discovered." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Only the slightest rubbing to top and bottom edge cloth, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to with gilt lettering to spine. Size: Large 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 9 full colour illustrations; 9.7 X 7.5 X 0.7 inches; 134 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Gift inscription to prev. owner, friend of Paul Roche, signed by Roche. Foredge browning spots. Internally very clean and sound. Prev. owners book plate inside front cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book is in FINE condition. Pages are clean and bright with NO marks, writing or underlining. Boards and spine are tight and square. D/J is in Near Fine condition with only one 7/8" shelf tear at back. D/J is now protected in Brodart archival cover. Book is bound in green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. 8 color illustrations of Grant artwork and photo of Roche and Grant in Aldermaston. Beautiful volume of the daily journal of the British author, poet and translator Paul Roche of his travels with the great Bloomsbury Group artist Duncan Grant. Inscribed by Roche to a friend on title page. Signed by Author(s).…