EPSTEIN, Jacob Epstein: An Auto-Biography London, Hulton Press, 1955
Tall 8vo; Black goatksin boards with bevelled edges and gilt lettering to spine; Upper edge gilt; Light green dust wrapper with quarter design front wrapper depicting scultped woman and authors name; Black and White photographs throughout as well as collotype reproduction of Epstein's watercolour painting 'Lilies' laid in plastic wrapper; pp.[7] v-x 294; Minimal foxing to fore-edges; Slight offsetting from pastedown to front and back end papers; Some closed tears on lower edge of back wrapper; otherwise very good.
Special Edition of the revised version of Let There be Sculpture (1940) , Signed by the author. 10 of only 175 numbered copies
A legendary sculptor who pioneered methods that formed the very essence of the Modernist practice, Jacob Epstein acted as a prolific precurser to twentieth century sculptors such as Barbara Hepworth. This auto-biography traces his fruitful career from birth until 1939.
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