[A PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK]

Misrach, Richard (b.1949)

San Francisco: Grapestake Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. The rare deluxe issue, this is number 41 of 100 copies bound in cloth and signed by Richard Misrach. This copy is additionally inscribed by Misrach to acclaimed American photographer Ralph Gibson on the front flyleaf, with Gibson's ink stamp above the first photograph.

Quarto. 54 black and white photographs. Original white cloth, with a black and white photograph mounted on the front panel, and the spine printed in black. In the original acetate dust wrapper, slightly short as issued, with some light yellowing. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.

An excellent association copy of "his masterwork"; "many of Misrach's early negatives were destroyed in a fire in the late 1970s, which makes this book a valuable reference for the series as well as a compelling work" (The Photobook). Near fine. Item #75528

Price: $3,500.00