HOCKNEY, David (b.1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Stephen Spender, editor. London: Faber & Faber, 1991.
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lots 1-273
Nov 12, 2020
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Nov 13, 2020
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$1,200 -
$1,800
Sold for $2,500
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Lot Description
HOCKNEY, David (b.1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Stephen Spender, editor. London: Faber & Faber, 1991.
Folio. Each letter of the alphabet and "&" illustrated by Hockney and accompanied by a poem or short text by a contributor. Original quarter vellum, handmade Fabriano Roma paper sides; original slipcase.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 250 copies SIGNED HOCKNEY, SPENDER, AND 22 CONTRIBUTORS: Douglas Adams, Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Margaret Drabble, Patrick Leigh Fermor, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, David Hockney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Erica Jong, Doris Lessing, Norman Mailer, Ian McEwan, Arthur Miller, Iris Murdoch, Nigel Nicolson, John Julius Norwich, Joyce Carol Oates, V.S. Pritchett, Craig Raine, Susan Sontag, Stephen Spender, and John Updike. Printed for the AIDS Crisis Trust, all proceeds from the book were donated to support its programs to help people suffering from the disease. A FINE COPY.
LIMITED EDITION, one of 250 copies SIGNED HOCKNEY, SPENDER, AND 22 CONTRIBUTORS: Douglas Adams, Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, William Boyd, Margaret Drabble, Patrick Leigh Fermor, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, David Hockney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Erica Jong, Doris Lessing, Norman Mailer, Ian McEwan, Arthur Miller, Iris Murdoch, Nigel Nicolson, John Julius Norwich, Joyce Carol Oates, V.S. Pritchett, Craig Raine, Susan Sontag, Stephen Spender, and John Updike. Printed for the AIDS Crisis Trust, all proceeds from the book were donated to support its programs to help people suffering from the disease. A FINE COPY.
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