SIX FAIRY TALES: FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM WITH ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY DAVID HOCKNEY

London, England: St. Petersburg Press/Kasmin Gallery, 1970. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. London, England: St. Petersburg Press/Kasmin Gallery, 1970. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Collection of etchings, illustrating and accompanying the classic fairy tales. One of David Hockney's finest achievements. The 1970 Leatherette First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the 2012 Reissued Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run by St. Petersburg Press in conjunction with the Kasmin Gallery as a leatherette original only. None of the copies was commercially distributed or sold. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by David Hockney: Small-size volume format. The book will fit into your shirt pocket, designed as such by the London gallery, mainly for prospective buyers of the actual etchings, as a keepsake and handy reference at the same time. Blue leatherette boards with metallic-silver titles on the cover, as issued. Art by David Hockney. Text by The Brothers Grimm in felicitous English translations by Heiner Bastian. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in London to the highest standards. Considering its miniscule size, the reproduction quality of the etchings is amazing in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Six Fairy Tales: From The Brothers Grimm With Original Etchings by David Hockney". Lapidary, exquisite art to illustrate six foundational fairy tales of Western literature: "The Little Sea Hare", "Fundevogel", "Rapunzel", "The Boy Who Left Home To Learn Fear", "Old Rinkrank", and "Rumpelstilzchen". A gem of a book. An absolute "must-have" title for David Hockney and The Brothers Grimm collectors. This title is a great art book. This is one of few copies of the 1970 First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Precedes and should NOT be confused with the 2012 Reissued Edition. Copies available online have serious flaws or command many hundreds of dollars more. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. 39 plates. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century and our time. A fine collectible copy. . ISBN 0902825003.