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Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 61 pages, colour illustrations; 30 cm. Exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, March 14 to April 12, 2002. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A retrospective exhibition of the British Pop artist. *** "Originally associated with the British Pop Art movement in the early 1960s, Joe Tilson has achieved international acclaim over the last forty years for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, painted reliefs, prints and multiples, whose sources are drawn from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy. Born in London in 1928, Tilson worked as a carpenter and joiner. After National Service in the RAF, he studied at St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He won the Rome Prize in 1955, and since then has spent much of his time in Italy. He has taught at important art schools in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, New York and Hamburg, and is a popular exhibitor at the Royal Academy's annual Summer Exhibition. This catalogue, illustrated in colour throughout and containing an essay by Mel Gooding, is published to accompany a major retrospective of Tilson's work at the Royal Academy of Arts." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Wood reliefs; Pop; Alchera; Greek myth; Le Crete Senesi; Conjunctions. Size: 4to. Collectible.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. with b.w. and cold. reproductions. 4to. orig. cl. d/w., else v.g. (Heavy item, will require extra postage).

First Edition, signed by Sir Peter Blake on the title-page. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper boards, illustrated endpapers, titling to spine. Quarto, 305 x 230 mm, pp. [64] with colour illustrations throughout. With a Preface by Gavin Turk and the transcript of an interview of Sir Peter Blake by Mel Gooding entitled 'Alphabet Eden: An Artist's ABC'. A book in Fine condition. Sir Peter Blake (1932 -) CBE RDI RA is a prominent English artist in the pop art movement and was the founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists. Mel Gooding (1941-2021) was an art historian, art critic, curator and lecturer, and founder of Knife Edge Press. Gavin Turk (1967 -) is a British artist and one of the group known as the Young British Artists.…

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and printed label to the upper board, with matching slipcase. Illustrated throughout with over 200 pages of colour reproductions of the artists work and two fold out pages of alphabets. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, cloth bright and fresh, the contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original slipcase. Issued in a signed and numbered limited edition of 600 copies, this example numbered 478 and signed by Peter Blake in black ink on the limitation page. Featuring 18 different alphabets created by the artist including 'Alphabet (1993)', 'A Polariod Alphabet (2003)', 'An Alphabet (2007)', 'Alphabet No 10 (2010)', 'Horizontal Alphabets', 'A Sculpture Alphabet' and 'Found Alphabets', as well as items from his personal collection of alphabets. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s). …