Sixty-Three: Not Out.

Piper (Charles A.)

Sixty-Three: Not Out.

A book of Recollections. With Decorations by John Piper.

Description: FIRST EDITION, vignette to title-page 18 head and tail-pieces by John Piper, the author's son (see below), pp. [x], 128, crown 8vo, original quarter natural linen with dark green boards, upper board with printed label, lacking that to backstrip, a touch of wear at corners, small mark at foot of upper board, edges untrimmed, free endpapers browned, good

Publication Details: Privately Printed at The Curwen Press, 1925

Notes: Inscribed by the illustrator on the flyleaf: 'To: John Hilton, With the decorator's love: John Piper, Jan 1, 1926', beneath which his ink drawing of a bouquet of flowers, signed 'J.P. '25'. A scarce book (LibraryHub shows only the Bodleian, the British Library and Exeter) intended for a limited readership and likely printed in a small number – the autobiography of Piper's father, a solicitor, whose innings would only last until early in 1927. It is, outside of his own book of poetry the year before, 'The Gaudy Saint', Piper's first illustration work – preceding his time at the Richmond Co...moreInscribed by the illustrator on the flyleaf: 'To: John Hilton, With the decorator's love: John Piper, Jan 1, 1926', beneath which his ink drawing of a bouquet of flowers, signed 'J.P. '25'. A scarce book (LibraryHub shows only the Bodleian, the British Library and Exeter) intended for a limited readership and likely printed in a small number – the autobiography of Piper's father, a solicitor, whose innings would only last until early in 1927. It is, outside of his own book of poetry the year before, 'The Gaudy Saint', Piper's first illustration work – preceding his time at the Richmond College of Art.At the close of his Preface, the author extends thanks not only to his son, 'for his drawings – which relieve the book of some of its dullness', but to John Hilton, his friend, 'for help in necessary corrections and emendations'. Hilton was a broadcaster and sociologist, who was 'a mentor' to the young Piper, 'and introduced him to socialism and modern literature' (ODNB). HIDE

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Price: £2,000

Subject: Modern Illustrated

Published Date: 1925

Stock Number: 72863

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