PERSPECTIVE OF NUDES by Brandt, Bill - 1961: Preface by Lawrence Durrell and an introduction by Chapman Mortimer

New York: Amphoto, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 90 p. 28 cm. B&w photos. Corners bumped, tears in spine tail, chipped spine head affecting lettering. Faint soiling to boards. Light thumbing to endpapers.

Amphoto, 1961. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Preface by Lawrence Durrell and in introduction by Chapman Mortimer. Milde shelfwear. Dust jacket edgeworn and chipped.

Amphoto, 1961. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Covers have mild edgewear. Dust jacket shipped and missing two large bites from the top edge.

New York: Amphoto, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 90 pages; VG/VG-; spine white, with black and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; large chip missing, with evidence of previous tape repair at upper left corner of jacket front; crown of jacket spine missing; large chip missing from upper edge of jacket back; price uncut '$7.95'; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs; pages clean; shelved Front Table. 1349505. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Amphoto, 1961. 90pp, white and blue/gray striped paper boards with titles on spine and front board in red. Slight shelfwear to bottom spine ends. Faint toning to boards and spine. Previous owner's name and date 1962 written on pencil on front free endpaper, along with the words "First Edition" and a past price in pencil at upper right corner. Slight, irregular toning to front endpapers. Internal pages are clean and unmarked. Brandt's photos remain clear and vivid. Black and white dust jacket with titles in black and red on spine and front cover. Black and white photo on front cover, back cover blank. Jacket shows slight age toning. Price clipped. Top front edge is creased, with a 1/4" tear about an inch and a half in from the spine. and front fore-edge is split. Crease/crumple mark running about 3" from the bottom of the spine upward. Lower front edge is creased and missing a chip near front fore-edge. Back of jacket is intact. Jacket presented under mylar.… Read More

Londra: The Bodley Head, , 1961. Rilegato (hardback). Molto buono (Very Good). Prefazione di Lawrence Durrell. Introduzione di Chapman Mortimer. Fotografie in bianco e nero di Bill Brandt. 8vo (28x24,5 cm). pp. 92. Molto buono (Very Good). Manca la sovracoperta (No DJ). Prima edizione (First Edition). Libri fotografici 1 [Parr, Badger, 2004] Parr Martin, Badger Gerry, The Photobook: A History I. London, Phaidon 2004. Nel celebre "Perspective of Nudes" Bill Brandt posizionava la sua fotocamera grandangolare a fuoco fisso a distanza ravvicinata dal corpo umano, provocando una distorsione che trasformava la figura umana in una serie di forme astratte.

Amphoto, 1961. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. A lovely copy in a very attractive dust jacket that has some light edge wear, soiling, a few short tears and is missing a 1/4 inch piece at the top of the spine. Brandt's classic nudes with a preface by Lawrence Durrell and an introduction by Chapman Mortimer..

New York: Amphoto, 1961. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. One of the classic photography books of the 20th century with a preface by Lawrence Durrell and an introduction by Chapman Mortimer. Brandt's nudes are as powerful and beautiful now as they were fifty years ago. A tight close to near fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with some chipping and edge tears to the spine ends and some tanning to the edges. Still, a nice copy. (Parr & Badger v1, 216: Roth 160-161).

London: Bodley Head., 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. Original boards, d/w. Lower right corner bumped, d/w rubbed and frayed with small area of loss to rear panel. Fine gravure plates.

London: The Bodley Head,, 1961. First edition, first printing. One of those seminal works of art which apparently came about by accident. Brandt was experimenting with a fish-eye lens and produced these extraordinary images of nudes on beaches, distorting and merging with the rocks which surround them. From the library of Sam Haskins. Quarto. Original grey and white patterned paper boards, titles to spine and front cover in red. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with full page photographs. Minor toning to edges of the boards, dust jacket rubbed with a small chip to the head of the spine. Parr & Badger vol 1, p 216; Roth 101, p 160.