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Hardcover. 4to. Published by Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Co., Boston, MA. 1990. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 50 full page color plates. Second Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of the acclaimed photographer's flower images features pieces from his final years. Beautifully printed collection of 50 full page color plates of flowers, an iconic Mappelthorpe image, accompanied by a sensitive foreword by the photographer's close friend, poet Patti Smith.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.

Foreword by Patti Smith. Fifty color plates. First edition. Near fine in a near fine (a bit faded along the spine) dust jacket.

Size: 0x0x12; Looks unread and brand new but has tiny closed tear to top of rear panel of jacket. Stated first edition. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

Flowers; Mapplethorpe; Foreword by Patti Smith; Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1990. First edition. From the Blurb - Flowers is a breathtaking collection of flower photographs by celebrated photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. All in color, it features some of signify some of his deepest concerns as an artist. While to date his best-known flower images are in black and white, Flowers reveals his genius in color. The photographs included range from images of the early 1980s to many taken in the months before his death. The latter, in particular, are astounding in their intensity; here one finds both erotic drama and absolute clarity of composition Mapplethorpe's gift at its most bold and uncompromising. Accompanying the portfolio is a sensitive foreword bt Mapplethorpe's close friend, poet Patti Smith, who lends insight to our vision of these luminous blooms that have been plucked and fastened together by the hand of one with an unflinching perception of the color, form, and personality of the flower. There are 49 plates in the book. This large format book with pages measuring 303mm X 250mm is in fine condition in a fine dust jacket that is now in a protective mylar wrap. There is a double birthday inscription on the first free endpaper. This large volume may require additional postage.

Size: 0x0x12; First Edition Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.