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Peter Beard's Eyelids of Morning; Lenthily Inscribed by Peter Beard with an original drawing across two pages

BEARD, Peter and Alistair Graham.

Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodile and Men.

New York: Graphic Society, 1973.

First edition, second printing of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author and with an original painting and cutouts done by Beard across two pages, "To Renny from the compiler in Lake Rudolf Rue Balzac (+ Rue Berryer), Les Bains Douches (Helsinki) + Morton's etc Stay in touch! all best as ever Peter Beard Box 603 Montauk Long Island NY 11954 'Pettiness and Futility' the mingled destinies of crocodiles and men." Very good in a very good dust jacket.

Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148058

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First Edition of Francis Bacon's Recent Paintings 1968-1974; Inscribed Twice by Photographer Peter Beard

BACON, Francis [Peter Beard].

Recent Paintings 1968-1974.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.

First edition of this collection featured at the Metropolitan Museum in 1975, focuses on themes of loss, grief, and the intense psychological exploration of the human form following the death of his lover, George Dyer. Oblong octavo, original black wrappers with the front wrapper die-cut to reveal color self-portrait, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed twice in red felt tip by Bacon's muse, friend, and collaborator, photographer Peter Beard: On the first page of the introduction, "For Suzan with warmest thoughts and regards as ever, Peter Beard"; and on the first page of the interview section, "for a dead-ele book in the works—like 1984 MOMA Peter Beard 4/13/83 57th 63rd 60th." Francis Bacon and Peter Beard first met at a gallery opening in 1957. They became fast friends, brought together by their shared personal and artistic motivations. Bacon was particularly inspired by Beard's famous aerial photographs depicting decomposing African elephant carcasses. They were massively influential on his meditations on death and decomposition: "For me, the most poignant are the ones of decomposing elephants where, over time, as they disintegrate, the bones form magnificent sculptures, which are not just abstract forms, but have all the memory traces of life's futilit...

Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 151839

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First Edition of Zara's Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa; Lengthily Inscribed by Peter Beard across several pages

BEARD, Peter.

Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this classic photobook. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and with his writing and handprint on the front jacket panel, his writing on the front free endpaper, pre-title page and title page. "Xtra Special Delivery to the wonderful....Jo "May Heavens Choices Blessing be showers upon you (found in Voi Duka 1964) Karen Langeta Box 4191 Nairobery" on the front free endpaper, "To Joe Aug 28 in and from Hog Ranch xv" and on the pre-title page, "+ many happy returns of the day." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

Price: $800.00 Item Number: 150129

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