DEAREST VERA: A Kaleidoscope of Facsimile Holograph Letters to his Friend, the Poet and Painter Vera Wainwright, from Austin Osman Spare. Together with: Photos, Drawings, and Paintings.
London: Fulgur Limited, 2010. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 700 copies only. A FINE CUSTOM CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. In his later life, Austin Spare was sought out by artists and writers eager to receive his insights of experience from the "Walworth Road Surrealist", but only a few who became friends. Vera Wainwright was such a one and she arrived in Spare's life as war was coming to South London. Compiled by Kenneth and Steffi Grant from their private collection of Spare's work, this rare, unpublished correspondence and art is a major resource for those seeking to better understand this complex and neglected magician. 192 pages. Tall 4to. Item #19753
Price: $125.00
