Home Sweet Home.
York: Impressions Gallery of Photography, [1974]. Artist's book. Octavo. The first publication from photobook legend Martin Parr, designed to mimic the photo wallets that one received when developing film at the local drugstore. Contents: 10 gelatin silver prints in the form of photo-postcards (3.25 x 5.5 inches, or the reverse), with nine of them SIGNED by Parr to versos, 4 chromogenic prints of similar size (two with hand-stamps), and two index cards with printed text, including an artist's statement that anticipated the trajectory of Parr's career: "The excitement I feel can be for many diverse and bizarre reasons and often involves the contradictions of modern day society. People often talk about the communication aspect of photography, but I offer my photographs to the viewer in the hope that he or she can share my excitement." Very minor foxing to rear panel of screenprinted portfolio, with some curling to prints; else near fine. Scarce, with purportedly fewer than 15 copies produced; no OCLC records located.
Item #29923
Price: $20,000.00