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(HEPWORTH, BARBARA). Bowness, Alan & Barbara Hepworth. New York & London: Praeger Publishers & Lund Humphries Publishers, Ltd., 1971. First Edition #52/150 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Jacket, Slipcased. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/Near Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the second and final catalogue raisonné of Barbara Hepworth's sculptural works produced during the pioneering British artist's Lifetime. Compiled and edited by Alan Bowness, it features a transcribed interview between Bowness and Hepworth along with a complete illustrated inventory of two hundred and twenty-six pieces executed between 1960 and 1970. A bright, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon deluxe slipcased edition limited to one hundred and fifty NUMBERED copies containing the beautiful 11 ½ x 9 ½" color screenprint "Winter Solstice" SIGNED AND NUMBERED Barbara Hepworth 52/150" in pencil on the lower right margin housed in the publisher's slightly bumped printed slipcase. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. LC 79-150457 Inventory Number: 027521