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(BUTTURINI, GIAN). Butturini, Gian, Martin Parr, Luciano Mondini & Allen Ginsberg. Martin Parr, Editor. Bologna, ITALY: Damiani Editore, 2017. First Edition Thus. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. This is the recently published, revised edition of Italian photographer Gian Butturini's prescient "London" book. Originally published in 1969, it is a gritty, high-contrast black and white look at the city's streets and residents as the Swingin' Sixties drew to a close. A brand new, most handsome example of the now uncommon 2017 first - and only - Damiani printing (whose first edition is cited on pages 154-155 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") overseen by Martin Parr that was withdrawn from distribution following a somewhat ginned-up controversy regarding the sequencing of the book's images, with all of the publisher's remaining copies subsequently destroyed. 88-6208-558-3 Inventory Number: 026857

(PARR, MARTIN) (GOSSAGE, JOHN). Obvious & Ordinary aka Martin Parr & John Gossage. NP (Chicago & London). ND (2007).: NP (Stephen Daiter Gallery & Rocket Gallery). First Edition 1/1500. 4to. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Limited to one thousand, five hundred copies only, this playful tome attempted to anonymously document noted photographers Martin Parr (British, color, obvious) and John Gossage's (American, black and white, ordinary) 2006 road trip to Memphis to visit William Eggleston. Charming, cheerful and revealing, it resides comfortably alongside such revered American travelogues as Robert Frank's "The Americans", Steven Shore's "Uncommon Places", and Jeffrey Brouws' "Highway". A brand new, pristine example additionally bearing Parr and Gossage's "Obvious" and "Ordinary" rubber stamps (due to the nature of the project they have decided to "stamp" rather than actually sign any of the copies) in black ink on the title page. Inventory Number: 015990

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2003. First Edition 1/500. 12mo. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (16pp), 7 color illustrations. Martin Parr's "7 Communist Still Lifes" is the seventeenth title in Nazraeli Press' series of "One Picture Books". Limited to five hundred copies only, each example of this edition is signed and numbered, containing an original 2 7/8 x 4 ½" color print (whose image is the interior of a closet in Druskininkai, Lithuania) tipped in at the rear of the book. For his first book in the series, the redoubtable Martin Parr has captured mundane color examples of just what the title promises. 1-59005-051-7 Inventory Number: 018903

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (160pp), 160 color illustrations. Dewi Lewis Publishing. Welcome to the fin-de-siecle as acidly surveyed in Martin Parr's full-page, hyper-intensely colored close up shots of food, flesh, and fashion. A most handsome copy of the 1999 first edition (cited on pages 382-383 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", 35 of "From Fair to Fine 3", and as catalogue raisonné entry number 10 for Martin Parr in Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum: Photobook") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the bubblegum image of the front pastedown. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-899235-07-8 Inventory Number: 014205

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin & Gerry Badger. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 2000. First Edition. 8vo. Boards in Pictorial Dustjacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np (144pp), 133 color illustrations. Designed by Kwame Edwards. Shot between 1995 and 1999, this is yet another charming volume of Martin Parr's colorful, witty commentary on British life and social mores. A most handsome copy of the first Phaidon hardbound edition (cited on page 247 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the title page whose dust jacket shows some typical rippling to the laminate on the interior flaps. 0-7148-3991-4 Inventory Number: 014204

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. Introduction by Ian McEwan. London: Jonathan Cape, 1993. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np, 60 color and 1 b&w illustration. "Home and Abroad has been edited from all the color photographs of Martin Parr. Beginning with the ideal home and family, the book follows a Martin Parr guided tour - a shopping spree, a trip to the seaside, theme-park culture, invented history, and Safari Parks. From Britain, Parr joins tourists at the Eiffel Tower and in Middle-Eastern bazaars. By the time he has reached McDonalds in Moscow, we realize that the culture he has depicted so unsparingly stretches around the globe". This was the first major collection in book form of the photographer's wry commentary on British life and social mores, which has continued for over thirty years, becoming increasingly global in nature. A most handsome copy of the 1993 Jonathan Cape paperbound first edition (cited on page 247 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the half-title page. 0-224-03876-1 Inventory Number: 017297

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin. Introduction by Marvin Heiferman. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2000. First Edition. 12mo. Padded Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (120pp), 48 color illustrations. Designed by Dewi Lewis Publishing. "For the last few years, when Martin Parr has traveled on assignment he has had his picture taken by a local studio photographer, or street photographer, or in a photo booth. The result is a wonderfully varied portfolio of portraits ranging from elaborate studio sets reminiscent of the heyday of the Victorian studio photographer, through to digitally manipulated images of Parr as Mr. Universe, and images which have been horrendously re-touched in the studio's efforts to flatter Parr and make him appear twenty years younger. As with all Parr's projects the book is not only hilarious but also raises broader issues of identity and self, questioning the whole notion of the photographic portrait". What can we say? - More Martin than you can shake a stick at! A pristine example (cited on page 249 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED AND DATED "Martin Parr 2002" in black ink on the title page. 1-899235-72-8 Inventory Number: 023806

(PARR, MARTIN). Parr, Martin & Robert Chesshyre. London: Cornerhouse Publications, 1989. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. np, 61 color illustrations. Designed by Peter Browne. Martin Parr's fourth book, "The Cost of Living" is the lauded Magnum photographer's typically wry observation of Britain's Thatcher-inspired upwardly mobile middle classes, or as Parr has dubbed them here, the "Comfortable Class". A most handsome example of the 1989 first edition (cited on page 248 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the half-title page. 0-948797-55-X Inventory Number: 017298

(PARR, MARTIN). Williams, Val.. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 2002. First Edition. Small Oblong Folio. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 352pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a comprehensive bibliography and exhibition history. This is a massive, cheerfully obsessive tome documenting Parr's life and career; revealing insights into his influences and attitudes as well as assessing his importance within the worlds of art & photography. Parr's wry commentary on British life and social mores has continued for over thirty years, becoming increasingly global in nature. Images presented here from previous bodies of the Magnum photographer's work and publications include "A Fair Day", "Bad Weather", "Home Sweet Home", "Autoportrait", "The Last Resort", "The Cost of Living", "Signs of the Times" and "Think of England"; in addition to many as yet uncollected in book form. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first Phaidon hardbound edition (cited on page 249 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-7148-3990-6 Inventory Number: 018038

(PARR, MARTIN). Williams, Val.. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 2002. First Edition. Small Oblong Folio. 1/4 Linen Over Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 352pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a comprehensive bibliography and exhibition history. This is a massive, cheerfully obsessive tome documenting Parr's life and career; revealing insights into his influences and attitudes as well as assessing his importance within the worlds of art and photography. Parr's wry commentary on British life and social mores has continued for over thirty years, becoming increasingly global in nature. Images presented here from previous bodies of the Magnum photographer's work and publications include "A Fair Day", "Bad Weather", "Home Sweet Home", "Autoportrait", "The Last Resort", "The Cost of Living", "Signs of the Times" and "Think of England"; in addition to many as yet uncollected in book form. A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first Phaidon hardbound edition (cited on page 249 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Martin Parr" in black ink on the half title page. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-7148-3990-6 Inventory Number: 014167