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1990-2023. First edition, first and only printing. All editions share these common attributes: Each title is signed in graphite or pencil on the half-title page by Horn. Hardcover (except for Inner Geography supplement and Becoming a Landscape, which are bound in stiff wrappers). Black linen cloth with blind-stamped title (except for Becoming a Landscape, which is enclosed in a mustard linen cloth clamshell portfolio box), no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Roni Horn. All books are 10-1/2 x 8-3/8 inches. Each volume of Ísland: To Place is a unique dialogue addressing the relationship between identity and place. The books take as their starting point Iceland and the evolving experiences of the artist in this country. [Cited in Andrew Roth, ed., The Open Book. (Göteborg, Sweden: Hasselblad Center in association with Steidl Verlag, Göttingen, Germany, 2004), and in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History, Volume II. (London and New York: Phaidon, 2006).] 1) Bluff Life. Watercolor and/or graphite drawings by Roni Horn (reproduced actual size). Designed by Roni Horn in consultation with Klaus Baumgärtner. 36 pp., with 14 four-color plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper by Drukkerij Rosbeek bv, in Nuth, the Netherlands. This first edition was limited to 1150 copies. Published by Peter Blum Edition, New York, 1990. ISBN 0935875093. 2) Folds. Designed by Roni Horn with Anthony McCall Associates. 72 pp., with 36 four-color plates printed on heavy matte art paper. This first edition was limited to 700 copies. Published by Mary Boone Gallery, New York, 1991. ISBN 0941863212. 3) Lava. Photographs and text by Roni Horn, with studio photography by Morgan Rockhill, Providence, Rhode Island. Designed by Roni Horn and Anthony McCall Associates, New York. 96 pp., with 16 four-color and 29 tritone plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper. This first edition was limited to 750 copies. Self-published by Roni Horn, New York, 1992. ISBN 1564660354. 4) Pooling Waters (2 volumes). Photographs and text (in English and Icelandic) by Roni Horn. Volume 1 (photographs): 96 pp., with 52 four-color and black and white plates, beautifully printed on heavy fine matte art paper. Volume 2 (text): 176 pp., with 1 four-color and 3 plates, and one map illustration with text, printed on fine matte art paper. This first edition was limited to 1000 copies. Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 1994. ISBN 3883751871. 5) Verne's Journey. 56 pp., with 34 four-color and black and white plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper by Lecturis BV, Eindhoven. This first edition was limited to 1000 hardbound copies. Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1995. ISBN 3883752193. 6) Haraldsdóttir. 96 pp., with 61 four-color and black and white plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper by The Hennegan Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. This first edition was limited to 1100 copies. Published by Ginny Williams, Denver, 1996. ISBN 1880146169. 7) Arctic Circles. 136 pp., with numerous four-color and black and white plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper by Steidl, Göttingen, Germany. This first edition was limited to 1650 copies. Published by Ginny Williams, Denver, Colorado, 1998. ISBN 880146215. 8) Becoming a Landscape. Soft cover. Two volumes, each bound in photographically illustrated stiff wrappers. Volume 1 and 2 are each 48 pp., each with 22 four-color plates, printed on heavy fine matte art paper. Each volume is 8 x 10 inches, and are housed in a mustard linen cloth clamshell portfolio box, with blind-stamped title in black (portfolio box is 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches). This first edition was limited to 900 copies. Published by Ginny Williams, Denver, Colorado, in association with Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2001. ISBN 3883751871. 9) Doubt Box. Unbound, photographically illustrated cards contained in a black cloth-covered clamshell box, with title stamped in black on the cover. Unpaginated, wi. Seller Inventory # 112627
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