THE LIFE AND WORKS OF HARRY CLARKE

First edition, first printing. Original dark red paper-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour plates featuring Clarke's work as well as black and white in-text images throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the boards clean, the foot of the spine with very slight bumping. There is some faint spotting to the top edge of the closed text block edge, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the near fine original dustwrapper that is lightly rubbed and creased at the edges.

The first substantial biography and critical survey of the distinctive artwork of the Irish artist Harry Clarke. Richly illustrated with colour and black and white reproductions of Clarke's beautiful stained glass and illustrative work. Bowe provides in-depth exploration of Clarke's tragically short life and the cultural and historical context of his creative practice.