John Piper - Paintings, Drawings and Theatre Designs 1932-1954

John Piper; S. John Woods (Introduction by)

Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1955

About this Item

160pp. Decorated orange cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on green b/g on spine. Green top page edges. Eleven colour and 244 monochrome reproductions. Eight pages of reproductions in four colour line-and-tone. Black and white frontispiece aqua-tint, one monochrome lithograph and three colour lithographs by the artist specially drawn for this book by Mourlot of Paris. 12pp Introduction. At the rear there are lists of books by and books illustrated by John Piper together with selected articles by him in books and periodicals. There are also lists of selected articles about John Piper, his designs for the theatre, his lithographic prints and exhibitions. Includes Piper's essay from The Painter's Object (1937) : Lost, A Valuable Object. Free end papers partially toned. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket is price clipped and slightly chipped with toning at spine and edges. All now protected in clear archival wraps. This is a heavy volume and may require additional shipping costs, especially overseas. Seller Inventory # 011841

Bibliographic Details

Title: John Piper - Paintings, Drawings and Theatre...

Publisher: Faber and Faber, London

Publication Date: 1955

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: John Piper

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition