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Flowers
by Mapplethorpe, Robert; Patti Smith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: Bulfinch Press, by Little, Brown & Company, 1990. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Robert Mapplethorpe. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Bound handsomely in a tall quarto format hardcover, blue woven cloth with title stamped in black to front cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond a short closed tear to upper front panel, but price-clipped. Foreword by his lifelong friend, Patti Smith. Augmented with 49 full-color photographic reproductions of pictures of flowers by the master photographer whose life was cut short by AIDS, plus a stunner of irises at title page. Stated Second Printing of the First Edition. Unpaginated, but roughly 60 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355700
- Title
- Flowers
- Author
- Mapplethorpe, Robert; Patti Smith
- Illustrator
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Bulfinch Press, by Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Patti Smith Robert Mapplethorpe flowers pistils photography
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About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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