Rolando Pieraccini (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition Thus. 8vo. pp 51, [13] leaves. Original publisher's blue stiff wraps, text printed on special Michelangelo paper (made at the Magnani Paper works, Pescia Italy.) 21cm by 15cm. Uncut edges. Number 349 of 350 numbered copies signed by Alan Paton on the title page and dated 1984. ISBN: 9519591540 About fine in stiff card covers and printed textured dustwrapper as issued. Signedes.…

Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dive into the world of 20th?century Italian art with this stunning catalogue from the Rolando and Siv Pieraccini Collection. This is a numbered copy, featuring numerous black-and-white and color illustrations that showcase masterpieces of Italian painting, drawing, and graphic art. Text in Italian. 329 pp.…

Napoli, Liguori, 1998, 8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 216 con illustrazioni fuori testo. Ottimo.

4°. 397 S. m. zahlr. Abb. Oln. m. Schutzumschlag. Nr. 318 v. 1000 Ex.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 255 pp. Dust jacket edges frayed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 257 pp. Numbered 320 / 1100. Minor rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 255 pp. Signed by Veikko Vionoja. Dust jacket edges frayed. Faded spine. Signed by Veikko Vionoja.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 227 pp. 1100 numbered copies of the book were printed, which this is number 6.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 240 pp. Small wear of the dust jacket. Signed by Juhani Linnovaara. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is part of the series Finnish Contemporary Artists, documenting graphic work by Finnish artist Inari Krohn spanning over three decades. Text in Finnish, Swedish and English. 235 pp. Dust jacket shows slight signs of wear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pentti Ensio Kaskipuro (1930-2010) was an artist from Finland. Kaskipuro was one of the best-known and internationally renowned Finnish graphic artists, not only among specialist circles, but among the art-loving public. The most common themes of his drypoint and aquatint prints are everyday items, such as onions, swedes, potatoes, bread, eggs and vases of flowers. **** Text in Finnish, Swedish and English. 248 pp. Printed on quality art paper. Spine very lightly skewed, small tear on the dust jacket. General condition is very nice. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited edition monograph printed in 3100 copies on special Laurentiana paper produced by Cartiere Miliani, Fabriano. Of those 3100 copies, 100 are signed and numbered. Includes a later signed print on the front free endpaper, dated 1992. Late Pentti Kaskipuro was one of the best-known and internationally renowned Finnish graphic artists. The most common themes of his drypoint and aquatint prints are everyday items, such as onions, swedes, potatoes, bread, eggs and vases of flowers. This special book is chock-full of history and artworks from the long career of Kaskipuro. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 248 thick pages. Some edge wear to dust jacket, slightly torn jacket on spine edge. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Signed by Pentti Kaskipuro. Late Pentti Kaskipuro was one of the best-known and internationally renowned Finnish graphic artists. The most common themes of his drypoint and aquatint prints are everyday items, such as onions, swedes, potatoes, bread, eggs and vases of flowers. This special book is chock-full of history and artworks from the long career of Kaskipuro. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 248 thick pages. Some yellowing and wear to dust jacket. Signed by the Artist.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition monograph printed in 3100 copies on special Laurentiana paper produced by Cartiere Miliani, Fabriano. Of those 3100 copies, 100 are signed and numbered. Includes a later signed print on the front free endpaper, dated 1992. Late Pentti Kaskipuro was one of the best-known and internationally renowned Finnish graphic artists. The most common themes of his drypoint and aquatint prints are everyday items, such as onions, swedes, potatoes, bread, eggs and vases of flowers. This special book is chock-full of history and artworks from the long career of Kaskipuro. Text in English, Swedish and Finnish. 248 thick pages. Minimal shelf wear on the dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). …

43 letters in 8vo and 12mo, making a total of 44 pp. Signed 'Rolando Pieraccini' and (latterly) 'Rolando'. Thirteen of the letters (1984-1986; all 8vo) on 'Eurographica' letterhead, the others (1986-1996; 27 in 12mo and 3 in 8vo) on Pieraccini's personal letterhead. Also present is a carbon copy of a two-page letter from Pieraccini to Penny Eckley of Oxford University Press, regarding copyright matters. The collection in good condition, lightly-aged. Pieraccini published several limited editions of Fry's works for the Finnish market, and the correspondence is by turns businesslike, courteous and personal. Pieraccini begins by introducing himself: 'I am a publisher of art books. During recent years I have also started publishing a series of short stories in different languages in Signed Limited Editions (350 copies, printed in Italy on special hand-made paper). | I have already published a Play in one act by Graham Greene, short stories by Erskine Caldwell, Alan Paton, Leonardo Sciascia, Norman Mailer (also a play), Luise Rinser and am now working on short stories and plays by Ionesco, Heinrich Böll, John Updike, Italo Calvino, Halldor Laxness, Anthony Burgess, etc.' He explains that he will be 'very pleased and honoured to publish any play or short story', if Fry has 'something suitable for my project'. He explains the specifications, including the way in which the 'signing operation is made simple'. On 23 December 1984 he writes in response to Fry's reply, stating that he has 'read the three plays with great interest and curiosity, and that 'A Phoenix Too Frequent' will make a beautiful and valuable book'. He discusses the terms, noting that Fry is 'very generously, not overvaluing your signature and the time you will need to sign 350 frontispiece pages, which, with no hurry, should not be more than two hours'. Regarding his 'outright fee' he states: 'I must tell you that only in one case I have paid $3.00 per copy, but it was in the case of perhaps the greatest contemporary author, [Graham Greene?] who is, among other things, giving a very high value to his signature.' Subsequent letters discuss the practicalities of printing and publishing: proofs, payment, arrangement with Fry's British publisher Oxford University Press, difficulties with Italian customs, and other matters. On 15 January 1985, following a mix-up over payment in dollars rather than pounds, he writes: 'I hope you and your agent will be satisfied with my offer anyway, if you like I am prepared to print 12 extra copies of the book for your personal use, as I have done for Mr. Graham Greene. Have you perhaps still the original manuscripts of this play? It would be a wonderful idea to have a few pages of it reproduced as well in my Signed Limited Edition, as again I have done in the case of Mr. Greene play YES AND NO.' In March 1985 he asks Fry to inscribe copies, 'one for Mrs. Tellervo Koivisto, wife of the President of the Republic of Finland; one for the Helsinki University or Helsinki University Library and one for myself'. In April 1985 he asks if it might be possible for him to have a signed photograph, as 'Every year, in December, I hold an exhibition of the books I have published during the year, together with manuscripts, proofs, photographs, etc. relating to the authors published during the year'. Three months later he asks for another signed photograph 'that I could have kept after the exhibition for myself (the greedy collector)'. On 27 May 1985 he asks him 'to write for me by hand on one of your small letterheads a few lines from A Phoenix Too Frequent? For instance what Dynamene says at the very end of the comedy? This short "manuscript" would go very well on the exhibition together with the photograph.' Letters between 1986 and 1987 relate to a similar edition of 'The Lady's Not for Burning', and on 8 June 1987 he explains difficulties in typesetting the text. Subsequent letters discuss the practicalities of printing and publishing: proofs, payment, arrangement with Fry's British publisher Oxford University Press, difficulties with Italian customs, and other matters. On 15 July 1987 he suggests delivering Fry's copies in person, on 'a short afternoon visit' to Chichester, but it is only in 1991 that such a visit takes place, with Pieraccini thanking Fry (30 July 1991) for his hospitality, and adding: 'You live in a most beautiful place, in a very charming village, a real discovery for me.' In 1989 an edition of 'The Dark is Light Enough' is mooted, but plans have still not been finalised two years later. On 30 December 1990 he asks Fry whether he would like to contribute to 'another important project', a book 'as a tribute/homage to Julian Symons on the occasion of his 80th birthday (May 1982)'. He lists the numerous contributors he has lined up ('I have just started enquiring'). On 30 July 1991 he writes regarding another of Fry's plays: 'I have read Venus Observed and enjoyed it very much. It would certainly make a good book. However, as I have already mentioned to you when I first saw it, it is a rather long play and it would need even more pages than The Lady's which was itself a little bulky with the kind of paper we use. | If only possible I would really like to do something else with you this time, particularly in consideration of the special occasion next year we know. [i.e. Fry's 85th birthday]' As there is no time for a 'larger project' previously discussed, he asks: 'Could we think of something different? A selection of poems, for instance, a short story, a collection of thoughts or "philosophical" notes, or similar, something you have already written or you might have time to write by February-March next year'. An edition of Venus Observed is planned and then dropped at the beginning of 1994 due to 'such economic difficulties that the kind of books I produce do not sell anymore, at all. I think the many thousands I still have in stock will suffice at least for my next three lives' (23 January 199.…