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Light, Michael (Photographer) & Solnit, Rebecca (Contributor).
MICHAEL LIGHT: RANCH.
Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishing, 1993. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 96 pages. As New/As New. Collection of black-and-white photographs bordered in black. Limited Edition of 3000 copies. A broodingly handsome production by Michael Light and Jack Woody: Regular-sized volume format. Handsome black silk cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Michael Light. Afterword Essay by Rebecca Solnit, one of the finest living American writers. The production values of the book are exemplary: Sheet-fed gravure on uncoated stock paper by the legendary Nissha Printing Company in Kyoto, Japan, the highest printing standards, as one has come to expect of Japanese publishing. In pictorial DJ, which features the portrait of a deer on the front cover and a saddle on the back, as issued. The titles in white are printed on the DJ's spine and back cover. Presents the harsh reality behind the over-mythologized and now completely falsified West. Not the majestic, noble land which has inspired countless Western novels, films, and phootgraphy books, but the desolate place and often cruel way of life that stretches very wide indeed, from California to New Mexico. Some of the photographs show the animals being tied, dragged, and slaughtered, and are not for the squeamish. One of the most unusual photography books ever published, "Ranch" is an indispensable, "must-have" title for collectors. This copy is prominently and beautifully signed in metallic-silver marker by Rebecca Solnit. This title has been out-of-print for a long time. This is the only such signed copy available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. Many copies online are remainder-marked. A rare, one-of-a-kind signed copy thus. 45 sheet-fed gravure plates. One of the most talented American photographers of the 20th century. A flawless copy. . ISBN 094409225X. $50.00 |
