Fourteen poems / by C.P. Cavafy; chosen and illustrated with twelve etchings by David Hockney; translated by Nikos Stangos and Stephen Spender
RA Collection: Book
Record number
15/2141
Author
Edition
Edition B
Imprint
London: Editions Alecto, 1967
Physical Description
42 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 47 cm.
General Note
Edition Note. Book: 550 copies. Edition A. 300: 250 numbered 1-250 + 50 artist's proofs, with supplementary etching. Edition B. 250 numbered 251-500. Portfolio: 120 copies. Edition C. 50 numbered 1/75-50/75. Edition D. 40: 25 numbered 51/75-75/75 + 15 artist's proofs, with text on folders containing etchings. Edition E. 30: 25 numbered I-XXV + 5 artist's proofs on Vellum Royal paper, with supplementary etching.
References
`Illustrations for fourteen poems from C.P. Cavafy' in: David Hockney: Works from the Tate Collection, Seoul Museum of Art, 2019. pp. 68-74
Language Note
Translated from the Greek
Copy Note
Copy 350/500. (Edition B). Numbered and signed in pencil by the artist on the colophon.
Binding Note
Publisher’s violet silk binding in black silk slipcase.
Subject
Poetry, Artists' books
Contributors
David Hockney RA, illustrator
Nikos Stangos, translator
Stephen Spender, translator
Editions Alecto, publisher, printer
Nikos Stangos, translator
Stephen Spender, translator
Editions Alecto, publisher, printer