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Josef Sudek [SIGNED with an Original Photograph of Josef Sudek by Miroslava Khola]

Sudek, Josef; Jaroslav Bocek (Essay)

Breclav: Moravia Press, 1996. First edition. Softcover. 249/300. Numbered and signed on colophon by Jaroslav Bocek, Pavel Jedlicka and Miroslava Khola; with an original photograph of Josef Sudek (9 1/4 x 7") by Miroslava Khola. Folio. (3) 40 (1) leaves, 13 (1) leaves with text. Original anthracite wraps with black lettering on cream labels on cover and spine, housed in tan cloth-covered slipcase with publisher's printed label on cover.

Book published in honor of the photographer Josef Sudek on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of his birth and the twentieth anniversary of his death, under the auspices of the Association of Czech Bibliophiles. The Josef Sudek photographs included are from the collection of Miroslav Khola. Graphic design by Pavel Jedlicka.

The eighty-three photographs ( 2 x 1 1/2 to 9 x 6 1/2") reproduced in photolithography are accompanied by the original Sudek notes printed below each photograph in facsimile as in Sudek's original "Scrapbook." The contact prints are reproduced in the actual size of the original negative and printed on heavy faux photo stock. A documentation or "artist book" of Sudek's major themes: landscape, still life, advertising, nature studies and nudes. Slipcase and spine of wraps with minor wear. Text in Czech and English. Fine condition. Item #48557

Price: $750.00