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(VAN SANT, GUS). Van Sant, Gus. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1992. First Edition #30/100 Deluxe. 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (124pp), 108 b&w gravure illustrations. Designed by Jack Woody. This is the beautifully designed and printed book of portraits taken in Portland, New York, and Los Angeles between 1988 and 1992 by the renowned American film director Gus Van Sant. It features unadorned, stark black and white images of friends and associates the likes of Robert Altman, Traci Lords, William S. Burroughs, David Byrne, Annie Leibovitz, Dennis Hopper, Ken Kesey, Keanu Reeves, Flea, Kevin and Matt Dillon, Allen Ginsberg, River Phoenix, Heather Graham, Anthony Kiedis, Kelly Lynch, David Bowie, Udo Kier, Francis Ford, Roman and Sofia Coppola, Tod Haynes, John Waters, Patti D'Arbanville, Peter Boyle, Steve Buscemi, Faye Dunaway, and eighty-one others - including a self-portrait. A most handsome example of the deluxe slipcased first edition limited to one hundred copies NUMBERED (30/100) in white ink on the rear colophon BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Gus Van Sant 1993" in silver marker on the first preliminary, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-944092-23-3 Inventory Number: 027526