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The First UK printing published by Petersburg Press, London in 1970. First trade edition, 4¼" x 3", pp. [60]. The Book is in near Fine condition and appears unread, with just the merest hint of toning to the extreme page edges and text-block. Original full blue leather stamped in silver. Frontispiece and 37 illustrations by Hockney, several full-page. The first hardcover edition which precedes all other subsequent editions, particularly the 2012 reissued edition. Published in a small and limited run by St. Petersburg Press in conjunction with the Kasmin Gallery. None of the copies were commercially distributed or sold. This first edition is now rare. A brilliant production by David Hockney and designed as such by the London gallery, mainly for prospective buyers of the actual original etchings as a keepsake and handy reference at the same time. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in London, to the highest standards. Considering its small size, the reproduction quality…

This book is a personal biography of the artist David Hockney. It includes his insights into his art and life with a combination of autobiography and lavish reproductions of his acclaimed paintings.