Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995
Title:
Death of Hektor / poem by Brian Coffey ; engravings by Stanley William Hayter.
Published / Created:
[Guildford, Surrey] : Circle Press, 1979.
Physical Description:
23 p., 9 leaves of plates (1 folded) : 9 ill. (3 col.) ; 40 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2012 15
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"A collaboration between artist and poet with nine separate signed engravings (three in colour) with letterpress text in 18 pt Garamond. 300 signed copies, 50 proofs - six unbound 4 pp sections - ... on rag-made paper in black cloth folder and canvas slip-case produced by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop, Guildford, 1979."--Cooking the books.

"The engravings are numbered and signed by the artist"--Page [7].

BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 9 of 35 artist proofs. Signed by author and artist. In slip-case.

Cooking the books : Ron King and Circle Press, p. 171
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Hector (Legendary character) -- Poetry. | Princes -- Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city) -- Poetry. | Trojan War -- Poetry. | Circle Press -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Livres d'artistes. | Etchings -- 1979. | Etchings -- Hand-colored -- 1979.
Contributors:
Hayter, Stanley William, 1901–1988, engraver. | Circle Press, publisher.