Edgar Degas Letters
1947, signed by British artist David Heathcote
Author
Marcel Guerin, editor, translated by Marguerite Kay
Publisher
Bruno Cassirer, London, 1947
Printing Details
First edition, first printing. Hardback, bound in blue cloth with gilt titling and design to spine and upper board. 22.5 × 14cm, 270pp.
This copy belonged to British artist David Heathcote (b.1931), who has signed the ffep. He studied at the Slade School of Art, worked in Zimbabwe and Nigeria for twenty years, an experience that would contribute significantly to his creative vision.
With black and illustrations, this book contains Edgar Degas's letters from 1871 to 1910, with an index of recipients.
Condition
Good condition. The book is a bit rubbed and bumped but in perfectly good readable condition.