'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers' - Charles W.Eliot
Artist: Roger Hilton Author: Roger Hilton, Timothy Bond (ed.) Publisher: Archive of Modern Conflict Date: 2007 Condition: In generally very good condition, the first edition hardback, with white-embossed black cloth boards. Some very minor handling marks. Internally, the book is clean, bright and little-used. Extensively illustrated throughout in colour
Whilst there had been an earlier edition of Hilton's Night Letters published in 1980, this new edition not only offered an expanded selection of the letters, but also illustrated a large number of late gouaches by the artist. The idiosyncratic, sometimes humorous and often downright rude Night Letters are a virtually unique insight into the last years of an artist whose originality and failings were standouts, even in a generation of gifted peers.
