Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
$500
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
the complete set of 39 etchings, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, watermark DH/PP, 1969-1970, signed in pencil, annotated 'Ed B', numbered 33⁄100 on the justification page (from Edition B, there were also fifteen artist's proof sets), published by Petersburg Press, London, bound (as issued), together with the table of contents and justification pages, and text translated into English by Heiner Bastian, and the additional suite of six loose etchings, each signed in pencil and annotated 'Grimm, Ed. B' and numbered 33⁄100 in sepia ink on the reverse, each with full margins, in very good condition, together with the original blue calf boards and slipcase
Overall: 18 5⁄8 x 12 5⁄8 x 1 7⁄8 in. (473 x 321 x 48 mm.)