Augustus John. A Biography (signed copy)

London: Heinemann, 1974.

Presentation copy from the Author with a signed, contemporary inscription to each volume. First Edition. Two vols. Original light brown cloth with the unclipped dust-jackets. Spines slightly faded and rubbed at the bottom edge. Top edge of pages stained roseate, as called for. A near fine copy. Following the release of new papers and archives in the 1980s, Holroyd extensively revised and updated the text into a single, comprehensive volume published in 1996. The life of Augustus John, the archetypal rebel artist who studied at the Slade alongside his sister Gwen John, who gained enormous fame for his fluid draftsmanship and vibrant portraits, while cultivating a flamboyant, unconventional bohemian lifestyle