Fourteen Poems by C. P. Cavafy Chosen and Illustrated with Twelve Etchings by David Hockney
Hockney, David. Cavafy, C. P
London. Editions Alecto Limited. 1966
David Hockney's illustrations for Cavafy's poems with the additional signed etching.
From the Edition A limited to 300 copies signed by Hockney in pencil to the justification and with the additional signed etching 'Portrait of Cavafy II' loosely inserted, each etching is stamped 'Edition A' on the verso.
The additional etching included with 'Edition A' of the book, as here, is in the present copy printed on the full sheet with deckle edges, and is larger than the book with a sheet size of c.568 x 404 mm.
Also included, inserted loose, is the wine list Hockney created for Langan's Brasserie in 1969. A folded sheet of white card (342 x 254 mm), the front cover features a drawing of Langan in his kitchen while the central spread details the range of wines available in a reproduction of Langan's (?) manuscript.
This was to be the first major series of etchings by Hockney since 'A Rake's Progress' of 1963. Cavafy's poems were translated from the original Greek by Nikos Stangos and Stephen Spender. Those included are as follows: 'Caesarion'; 'The mirror at the entrance'; 'Two boys ages 23 or 24'; 'He enquired after the quality'; 'To remain'; 'According to prescriptions of ancient magicians'; 'In an old book'; 'The shop window of a tobacco store'; 'In the dull village'; 'The beginning'; 'One night'; 'In despair'; 'Beautiful; and white flowers'; 'Painted'.
[Tokyo 47 - 59].
From the Edition A limited to 300 copies signed by Hockney in pencil to the justification and with the additional signed etching 'Portrait of Cavafy II' loosely inserted, each etching is stamped 'Edition A' on the verso.
The additional etching included with 'Edition A' of the book, as here, is in the present copy printed on the full sheet with deckle edges, and is larger than the book with a sheet size of c.568 x 404 mm.
Also included, inserted loose, is the wine list Hockney created for Langan's Brasserie in 1969. A folded sheet of white card (342 x 254 mm), the front cover features a drawing of Langan in his kitchen while the central spread details the range of wines available in a reproduction of Langan's (?) manuscript.
This was to be the first major series of etchings by Hockney since 'A Rake's Progress' of 1963. Cavafy's poems were translated from the original Greek by Nikos Stangos and Stephen Spender. Those included are as follows: 'Caesarion'; 'The mirror at the entrance'; 'Two boys ages 23 or 24'; 'He enquired after the quality'; 'To remain'; 'According to prescriptions of ancient magicians'; 'In an old book'; 'The shop window of a tobacco store'; 'In the dull village'; 'The beginning'; 'One night'; 'In despair'; 'Beautiful; and white flowers'; 'Painted'.
[Tokyo 47 - 59].
[32 leaves + inserted leaf with additional etching as called for]. Folio. (475 x 338 mm). Leaf with title, leaf with colophon and copyright notice, leaf with contents, leaf with list of illustrations and Cavafy's verse illustrated with twelve original etchings by David Hockney, final leaves with justification; also included is the additional signed etching 'Portrait of Cavafy II'. Original publisher's magenta silk-covered boards and original black card slipcase.
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