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STRAND, Paul. Church Gateway, Hidalgo 1933. Da Capo Press, New York, 1967.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition thus. Single plate from Strand's Mexican Portfolio which was published in an edition of 1000 copies. A beautifully printed photogravure on a sheet that measures 12.375" wide by 15.875" high and with the image measuring 8" wide by 10" high. A very near fine copy and ready to be framed.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
STRAND, Paul. The Mexican Portfolio (Signed Deluxe Edition). New York: Da Capo Press, 1967.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: First of this reissue of Strand's landmark 1940 portfolio. Folio in slipcase. Number 189 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Strand. 20 hand-pulled gravure plates with tissue guards; text gathering. Strand preferred the quality of images in this edition to the original. Loose sheets fine as issued, housed in a paper folder (toned), near fine cloth chemise (toned at spine), and worn slipcase split at the edges.
Seller: Harper's Books, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Strand, Paul. The Mexican Portfolio. Da Capo Press, New York, 1967.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: 7 pg folder of text w/ 20 loose plates & tissue guard housed in a cloth covered, oversized portfolio. edition includes grey, black printed slipcase. 1000 Signed Copies By The Photographer. This Is Copy 364. A Very Nice Edition Of Strand's Work. VG--plate 6 has crease to lower left corner; plate 15 has tiny copper-like marks to bottom left corner. slipcase covers have shelf-wear, rubbing & numerous scratches & scuffs; top corner is bumped & rubbed; top bk cover edge has chip/dent; bottom back cover rubbed w/ 1.5 split to cover paper but no separation to boards; back cover has some fading to grey boards.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
STRAND, Paul. Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio. Da Capo Press, [New York], 1967.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second edition. 7 p. + 20 photo plates with tissue guards. Pages loose as issued. In original card folder in chemise and slipcase. A few marks to slipcase upper front. Slight discolouration to interior folder. A seminal work by a legendary figure in 20th century American photography. The photographs taken by the author on his travels through Mexico in 1932-33 show architecture, landscape, the indigenous people, and religious folk sculpture. Strand's work first made its appearance as "Photographs of Mexico" in a limited edition of 250 copies in 1940, with the printing of the steel-faced gravure plates by master platemaker Otto Wackernagel being supervised by Strand himself and executed by Charles Furth and the Photogravure and Color Company. This second edition used the original Wackernagel plates, printed by Albert Delong at the Andersen Lamb Company of Brooklyn. Strand was even more pleased with this version, stating "Delong has made these plates sing." The images are a celebration of the subjects' pride, dignity and endurance. 2000 copies, signed by Strand, of which this is no. 579.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
STRAND, Paul [1890-1976].. The Mexican Portfolio.. [New York]: Da Capo Press, [1967]., 1967.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: folio. [pp. 7]. 20 photogravure plates with tissue guards. plates & text loose as issued in original paper wr., cloth & board chemise, & paper slipcase. A fine copy. Second Edition, Limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by Strand. A seminal work by a legendary figure in 20th century American photography. Based on photographs taken by the author on his travels through Mexico in 1932-33, the striking photogravures depict architecture, landscape, the indigenous people, and religious folk sculpture. Strand's work first made its appearance as Photographs of Mexico in a limited edition of 250 copies in 1940, with the printing of the steel-faced gravure plates by master platemaker Otto Wackernagel being supervised by Strand himself and executed by Charles Furth and the Photogravure and Color Company. This second edition utilized the original Wackernagel plates but they were now printed by Albert Delong at the Andersen Lamb Company of Brooklyn. Strand was even more pleased with this version, remarking: "[they] have been able to get even more out of these twenty beautiful plates in printing the second edition.this work, I think, is superlative.Delong.has made these plates sing." "The images are a celebration of the subjects pride, dignity, and endurance, and are a clear testament to Strands belief that the photogravure process is capable of yielding the finest results achievable in photographic printmaking." (The Aperture Foundation, 2012)
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Strand, Paul.. The Mexican Portfolio.. Da Capo Press, 1967.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited Issue. #796/1000 copies, SIGNED by Strand, the whole edition. Folio. Twenty velvety exhibition-sized, hand-pulled photogravures, made from the same steel-faced plates from the original edition of 1932 by Albert Delong under Strand's supervision. The original photographs were taken in 1932-3 and published in 1940 as Photographs of Mexico. In publisher's original folding cloth chemise and slipcase. A Very Fine copy, in shrink-wrap. Further details upon request. Q10603 Loose sheets in chemise and slipcase
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.