Pop Art: Peter Blake, An Alphabet: Presentation Copy To Mel Gooding: Signed By Peter Blake, Gavin Turk And Paul Stolper

Published by Coriander Studio & Paul Stolper, London, UK. Date: 2007. First edition. Original pictorial boards. ISBN: 9780955215452 Size: 23cm x 30.5cm. Unpaginated. The catalogue of the exhibition of the original screenprints in 2007. Information sheet for the exhibition at the Paul Stolper Gallery loosely inserted. Preface by Gavin Turk. Text (in the form of an interview) by Mel Gooding and Peter Blake followed by a full-page illustration of each of the prints with description. Signed in pen by Gavin Turk beneath his preface. Inscribed by to Mel Gooding by Paul Stolper on the night of the private view: ‘For Mel, Without whom…. Paul Stolper, 22/11/07’ and additionally inscribed by Sir Peter Blake: ‘For Mel, With many thanks & Best Wishes From Peter_______ Peter Blake’. Mel Gooding was a writer, teacher and art critic who produced a number of important monographs on painters such as Patrick Heron, Bruce McLean, John Hoyland, Gillian Ayres and Terry Frost. Conversation was central to his writing technique and this is reflected in this interview with Peter Blake. Binding nice and tight with very minor rubbing to the rear board. Pages very nice and clean. In very near fine condition indeed. A unique and important association copy. Scarce thus.