A Musical Eye. The Visual World of Britten and Pears. With an Introduction by Colin Matthews [and.] chapters by David Grilly, Caroline Harding, Paul Kildea, Judith Legrove, Julian Potter, Alan Powers, Jane Pritchard, T.G. Rosenthal.

Published by Artists' Choice Editions,, 2012

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Seller: Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, Saxmundham, United KingdomClaude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB

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FIRST EDITION limited to 600 copies + 48 numbered specials of which this is one; 310 x 242mm, pp.180; illustrated in colour with over 200 works from the Britten-Pears collection; new in quarter leather, pictorial sides; extra-illustrated with two new etchings by Keith Grant (an artist with strong connections with Britten, Pears & Aldeburgh) numbered & signed, and an illustrated essay on Grant by David Wootton; contained in a slipcase. An original and handsome study which 'considers for the first time the importance of art and design in the lives of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears.' Includes work by Duncan Grant, Piper, Nolan, Mary Potter, Kenneth Green, Gaudier-Brzeska, Philip Sutton, Ceri Richards, and many others including 19thC landscapes by Lear and Constable (attrib.). We are also able to offer the standard edition at £98. SPECIAL EDITION Aldeburgh Festival Suffolk 20thC Art Opera Architecture Illustrated Book.

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Title
A Musical Eye. The Visual World of Britten and Pears. With an Introduction by Colin Matthews [and.] chapters by David Grilly, Caroline Harding, Paul Kildea, Judith Legrove, Julian Potter, Alan Powers, Jane Pritchard, T.G. Rosenthal.
Author
BRITTEN & PEARS. LEGROVE, Judith [Editor]
Publisher
Artists' Choice Editions,
Publication year
2012
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Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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