2010s Decorative and Illustrated Elephant Folio Book, Steve McCurry the Photographs, Limited and Signed Edition

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Title: Steve McCurry - The Iconic Photographs.
Author/Illustrator: Steve McCurry.
Publisher: Phaidon Press Limited, London & New York.
Publication date: … Read more Title: Steve McCurry - The Iconic Photographs.
Author/Illustrator: Steve McCurry.
Publisher: Phaidon Press Limited, London & New York.
Publication date: 2011.
Edition: First limited ed., # 1315 / 3300 copies.
Designed by SEA and printed in China.

Description: 264 p. 2011. Fo. Publisher's turquoise shantung silk hardcover elephant folio in a black cloth slipcase, silver gilt stamped/embossed title on front boards and spine covers. Included are an accompanying print: Flower Seller, Dal Lake, Kashmir (C-Type Lambda print. Signed and numbered in ink on verso inside an envelope closure on front pastedown) and an autographed tipped-in limitation page. This special limited-edition monograph brings together the most memorable and beautiful of his images, taken around the world over the last 30 years. Presented in the large scale of this book, McCurry's images are particularly powerful: each reproduced at slightly larger than life size, the portraits have an extraordinary immediacy and impact, while even the smallest details of the spectacular landscapes are clearly visible on the page. Within, portraits of children, pilgrims and farmers are presented alongside views of ancient temples, busy city streets, dramatic mountain landscapes and quiet scenes of daily life - people are seen fishing, playing, working and praying. McCurry's images are presented in an uninterrupted sequence for maximum impact, and all the photographs are shown at either full-page size or as double-page spreads. At the book's rear are extended picture captions accompanied by colour thumbnail images for quick identification.

Measures: 2 W x 15.25 D x 20.5 H inches.
Weight: Approx. 16 pounds.

About the photographer: Steve McCurry (b. 1950, USA) is universally recognized as one of today's finest image-makers and has won many of photography's top awards. McCurry's ability to cross boundaries of language and culture to capture fleeting moments of human experience is unique. With his discerning eye for form and colour, shape and symmetry, he offers us windows into other worlds. See less