The New York Times Magazine Photographs by Kathy Ryan, Editor - 2011

Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A.: Aperture Foundation, Incorporated, 2011. Fine/Fine unread copy covered by Archival Brodart Cover. Oversize, heavy, will require additional postage. Massive retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most valuable photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. A brilliant production by Arem Duplessis: Oversize-volume format. Pristine-white hard boards with gilt titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by various contributors, a wildly diverse and impressive Who's Who of contemporary photography. Nearly everyone is here, from Nan Goldin to Sally Mann, Ruven Afanador to Ryan McGinley, Thomas Demand to Sam Taylor-Wood, Bruce Weber to Joel-Peter Witkin. Printed on thick coated stock paper in Italy to the very highest standards. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. In matching pristine-white DJ with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents some of the finest and most representative photographs which first appeared in the New York Times Magazine. "For over 30 years, The NYT Magazine has been synonymous with the myriad possibilities of photography. Reflects upon and interrogates the very nature of both photography and print magazines at a pivotal moment in their history. Presents commissioned photographs in four sections: Reportage, Portraiture, Style, and Conceptual Photography" (Publisher's blurb). "Thousands of photographs have appeared in the magazine. Revealing portraits of the famous; documents of atrocity and heroism; sensitive studies of everyday life; unclassifiable works of art have now been collected into a book" (A. O. Scott). You will pore over this volume again and again because it is inexhaustible. An absolute "must-have" title for contemporary photography collectors. This title is now highly collectible. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A very scarce copy thus. 250 plates. Some of the world's greatest photographers. A flawless copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.