'The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew: a biography by Parker Tyler' 1969 (First U.K. Edition)
An attractive copy of the rare 1st U.K. edition in original black cloth and dust-jacket. Copyright date is 1967; publication date is 1969. 56 pages of half-tone illustrations, including 4 colour plates. Biography by film critic Parker Tyler of the Russian exile Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) painter and set designer. Tchelitchew moved among the greatest names of the modern movement, including Duchamp, Bakst, Gertrude Stein, the Sitwells, Stravinsky, and Cocteau. Virgil Thompson noted: "Truly a portrait in depth, and the spitting image of its model."
Title: The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew: a biography by Parker Tyler
Author(s): Parker Tyler
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Date of Publication: 1969
Format: Hardcover, publisher’s original black cloth-covered boards, with dust-jacket
Pages: 504 pgs including Bibliography and Index
Size: 7 x 10.5 in.
Condition: Book Condition: Very Good. Dust-Jacket Condition: Fair. Black cloth has light wear; gilt spine text is perfect. Upper spine tips are slightly bumped. Top edge of text block stained blue. Binding is tight. Endpapers, flyleaf and title page lightly foxed. Unclipped DJ has several short open tears.
An attractive copy of the rare 1st U.K. edition in original black cloth and dust-jacket. Copyright date is 1967; publication date is 1969. 56 pages of half-tone illustrations, including 4 colour plates. Biography by film critic Parker Tyler of the Russian exile Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) painter and set designer. Tchelitchew moved among the greatest names of the modern movement, including Duchamp, Bakst, Gertrude Stein, the Sitwells, Stravinsky, and Cocteau. Virgil Thompson noted: "Truly a portrait in depth, and the spitting image of its model."
Title: The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew: a biography by Parker Tyler
Author(s): Parker Tyler
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Date of Publication: 1969
Format: Hardcover, publisher’s original black cloth-covered boards, with dust-jacket
Pages: 504 pgs including Bibliography and Index
Size: 7 x 10.5 in.
Condition: Book Condition: Very Good. Dust-Jacket Condition: Fair. Black cloth has light wear; gilt spine text is perfect. Upper spine tips are slightly bumped. Top edge of text block stained blue. Binding is tight. Endpapers, flyleaf and title page lightly foxed. Unclipped DJ has several short open tears.
An attractive copy of the rare 1st U.K. edition in original black cloth and dust-jacket. Copyright date is 1967; publication date is 1969. 56 pages of half-tone illustrations, including 4 colour plates. Biography by film critic Parker Tyler of the Russian exile Pavel Tchelitchew (1898-1957) painter and set designer. Tchelitchew moved among the greatest names of the modern movement, including Duchamp, Bakst, Gertrude Stein, the Sitwells, Stravinsky, and Cocteau. Virgil Thompson noted: "Truly a portrait in depth, and the spitting image of its model."
Title: The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew: a biography by Parker Tyler
Author(s): Parker Tyler
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Date of Publication: 1969
Format: Hardcover, publisher’s original black cloth-covered boards, with dust-jacket
Pages: 504 pgs including Bibliography and Index
Size: 7 x 10.5 in.
Condition: Book Condition: Very Good. Dust-Jacket Condition: Fair. Black cloth has light wear; gilt spine text is perfect. Upper spine tips are slightly bumped. Top edge of text block stained blue. Binding is tight. Endpapers, flyleaf and title page lightly foxed. Unclipped DJ has several short open tears.
