David Hockney by Hockney, David - 1978

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth boards. Signed by Hockney on title page. Laid in is a manuscript letter written on House of Commons letterhead dated to Nov. 18, 1957 and a newspaper clipping about a Hockney exhibition in Los Angeles (1979). Dust jacket has moderate soiling and shelfwear; boards have light soiling to edges; front pastedown and endpaper have heavy toning from a newspaper clipping that was laid in. "In this witty, candid and revealing account of himself, Hockney tells of his early years in art school; his studies at the Royal College of Art in London…his sojourn in California and his present stage in Paris." A nice signed copy by one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 312 pp; Signed by Author .