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Published by 21st Edition, South Dennis, Massachusetts, 1998
Seller: Assaf Books and Art, Palmdale, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Museum edition, six separate books, with 75 free standing prints. 21st Editions released 6 volumes of The Journal of Contemporary Photography (from 1998 to 2003). Each volume of this museum edition features images from many of the world's most highly respected contemporary photographers and criticism, poetry, and fiction from many of the world's most acclaimed writers. The Museum Editions contain original hand-pulled photogravures and color planographs (waterless lithographs) that illuminate the essays and commentaries found in each book. The Museum Editions are bound in Moroccan goatskin, Japanese silks and Italian fabrics, and are cased in a matching portfolio box. They are fully signed on the limitation page by the artists included in each volume. Each book measures approximately 15.25 x 13.75 inches and the clamshell box measures approximately 16.875 x 14.75 inches. In addition, The Museum Editions are accompanied by a portfolio that includes an additional set of unbound, individually signed photogravures and planographs, allowing the collector the opportunity to frame and display all the fine prints included in each volume. The six volumes are: Volume 1 - EditionXIV/L (14 of 50). The book is signed by the following artists whose work is featured in the book: Bernard Faucon, Michael Kenna, Holly Wright, Luis Gonzales Palma, Keith Carter, Duane Michaels, Steven Albahari, Mark Klett, Sandy Skoglund, Jock Sturgis, Ernestine Ruben, Willie Middlebrook, John Metoyer, Olivia Parker, Leonard Baskin, and Patrick Bailey-Maitre-Grand. The matching portfolio contains 16 fully signed, free-standing photogravures and woodcut. Volume 2 - Edition XXVII/L (27 of 50). The book is signed by the following artists whose work is featured in the book: Adam Fuss, Jaume Blassi, Bill Jacobson, Joyce Tenneson, Kenro Izu, Vik Muniz, Cy DeCosse, John Dugdale, Tom Baril, Joan Fonteuberta, Arthur Tress, Robert ParkeHarrison, and Sheila Metzner. The matching portfolio contains 15 fully signed, free-standing photogravures. Volume 3 - Edition XXXVII/L (37 of 50). Signed by John Dugdale and features the following: Annunciation, Christ Out Liberator, The Clandestine Mind, I Could Not See To See, Longing, Mourning Tulips, Wonder Stings Me More Than Bee, and Three White Peaches. The matching portfolio contains 7 fully signed, free-standing photogravures. Volume 4 - EditionXXX/L (30 of 50). Signed by Cy Decosse and features the following: King of the Night, Sunflower, Fritillaria, Cultered Pearl, Squash, Flowers & Dill, Water Lilly, Tuscan Lemons, and Queen of the Night. The matching portfolio contains 7 fully signed, free-standing photogravures. Volume 5 - Edition XXIV/L (24 of 50). Signed by the following artists whose work is featured in the book: Sally Mann, Michal Macku, Connie Imboden, Vincent Serbin, Sheila Metzner, Andrea Modica, Josephine Sacabo, John Metoyer, David Levinthal, Stephen Berkman, Kelly Grider, Keith Carter, Christopher Pekoe, and Don Gregorio Anton. The matching portfolio contains 14 fully signed, free-standing photogravures. Volume 6 - Edition XIVI/L (14 of 50). Signed by the following artists whose work is featured in the book: S. J. Staniski, Carol Munder, Toni Catany, Brigitte Carnochan, Wouter Deruytter, Robert Stivers, Don Hong Oai, Jayne Hinds Bidaut, Ariane Lopez-Huici, Tony Catany, Christopher Bucklow, Flor Garduno, Greg Gorman, Dimitris Yeros, Jerry Spagnoli, and Phillip Trager. Volume 6 comes with an additional signed and numbered book (3 total pieces as published). The matching portfolio contains 16 fully signed, free-standing photogravures. The books and clamshell boxes are in MINT condition and are still housed in the cardboard shipping cartons. Images of the actual book will be provided upon request. Signed by Author(s).