“Sally Mann” -- Platinum Series, Limited Edition with Signed Print

Photography and Poems by Sally Mann

Published by 21^st Editions, South Dennis, Massachusetts, 2005

Offered here in AS NEW condition is “Sally Mann,” published by 21^st Editions. This edition was LIMITED to 100 NUMBERED copies, as part of the publisher's PLATINUM SERIES. FIRST and ONLY PRINTING. It includes 10 bound and one free-standing platinum PRINTS per book, SIGNED by the Artist. This title earned 21^st Editions the 3rd Annual Lucie Award for Photographic Book Publisher of the Year.

Sally Mann's photographs are ostensibly studies of form and texture, illustrated with draped cloth, both hanging and pressed against human figures. But her eye is so incredibly insightful as to elicit self-reflection. In the New York Times, Andy Grundberg observed that her images “suggest that the camera is as adept at depicting the desires of the subconscious as it is in rendering the shapes of everyday life”. Her photographic work is presented here in concert with her original poetry, and they combine to serve a larger concept where the method of production, the shimmering platinum print, is a key element.

From the Publisher: “Sally Mann brings together many of the most graceful and sensuous early figure and drapery studies created by this internationally acclaimed artist. This Platinum Series volume is a true livre d’artiste. The introduction as well as the accompanying poems were written by the artist herself. Each signed and numbered copy of Sally Mann is hand-bound, printed in letterpress on handmade cotton rag paper, and delivered in a unique case created to complement the exquisite binding.”

This gorgeous handmade volume features paper-covered boards, stamped with the title in silver. There is no dust jacket, as issued. It fits into raw silk covered clamshell box, to which a title card matching to book is affixed. It is edited by John Wood and features letterpress printing by Michael Russem and hand-binding by Sarah Creighton. The hand-coated platinum prints are produced by Stan Klimek. Each of the bound 10 silver gelatin prints is SIGNED on the border. The free-standing PRINT measures 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches on paper measuring 13 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches. It is also signed in pencil and is accompanied by a poem. The last page of the book, too, is signed by Sally Mann. It measures 14 x 12 inches.