ANJOS PROIBIDOS by Cabral, Fabio (Photographer) & Stanley, Lawrence A. (Contributor) - 2000

New York City, NY: Ophelia Editions, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Ophelia Editions, 2000. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 72 pages. Revised And Expanded Edition. One of the most controversial photography books of our time. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Alaistair Johnson: Oversize-volume format. Hard boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Fabio Cabral. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Tokyo, Japan to the highest standards. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. In pictorial DJ with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Fabio Cabral's "Anjos Proibidos". Forbidden angels. "So-called because they do not appear to be of this world in which they have been captured. Instead they inhabit a realm of sensuality that is still in the process of becoming. They are forbidden because, having been fleetingly captured, they must be freed again to return to that realm to which they belong" (Publisher's blurb). Cabral paid dearly for wanting to capture his otherworldly angels. In Brazil, his book was burned, the negatives confiscated and damaged, his studio shut down, and his gallery sued by the Federal Government. After winning his case, he had problems all over again with the American publication (one of the models, back to earth and now full-grown, felt her privacy was violated). Hauled back into court, Cabral ultimately prevailed. By then, the damage had been done, effectively rendering his book unavailable to the mass market. It is, of course, the quintessential collector's item. The late great fashion designer Gianni Versace considered the Brazilians as the world's most beautiful people. Since Versace was from Italy, where the idea and actual presence of youthful beauty have been celebrated and depicted since the Renaissance, his judgment was controversial in a different way. Cabral's problems did not stem from the fact that Brazil is Roman Catholic and has had a long history of authoritarian rule. It is because, compared to Gianni Versace, he is completely unknown, with no socially prominent supporters, and even less money. The Brazilian Edition contained 24 images. The Complete Series, which includes another 27 plates, is presented in this edition only. An absolute "must-have" title for Fabio Cabral collectors. <b><i> This title is an erotic art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A rare copy thus. </b></i> 51 duotone plates. A fine collectible copy. . ISBN 1888425172.