Lot 147: MICHAEL SMITH

MICHAEL SMITH
Landscapes 1975-1979. Rever, Pennsylvania: Lodima Press, 1981.

2 vols, oblong folio (280x325mm and 280x580mm). Gelatin silver print (195x244mm), mounted as frontispiece to vol. 1, and signed ('M.A.S.') in pencil in the mount. 42 mounted black and white plates (vol. 1) and 15 mounted black and white panoramic plates (vol. 2). Original black cloth, spine and front cover lettered in silver, black and white plate mounted on the front cover of each vol., original acetate dust-jackets (minor soiling).

FIRST EDITION OF SMITH'S FIRST BOOK, WITH A GELATIN SILVER PRINT BOUND AS FRONTISPIECE. Winner of the photobook of the year award at the 1981 Arles International Festival of Photography. With the original printed prospectus laid-in. One of 1000 sets signed by the photographer, this one number 265. (2)

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