Buy this book on-line Morton, Bruce (Photographer) & Smithson, Aline (Contributor) : ForgottoniaBruce Morton Studios, Bowen, IL, 2013
First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 110 pages. Collection of color photographs. One of the most beautiful photography books of its kind ever published in our time. Limited Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the Second Edition, which is the regular trade edition. Published as a softcover original only that sold out upon publication. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Bruce Morton: Oversize-volume format in wide oblong shape. Brown softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Bruce Morton. Essay by Aline Smithson. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Chicago to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Limited Edition format, Bruce Morton's "Forgottonia". Refers to his childhood and current home, Bowen, Illinois, where he grew up. Like many ambitious young men, he eventually left and then returned for good, mainly to devote himself to photographing the place before it finally disappears, a very old (and prestigious) photographic calling. "I am excited to be back with new eyes. This book is a story about the life cycle of those who live, love, and die here" (Bruce Morton). If so, they have it good. It's the Good Life. An absolute "must-have" title for Bruce Morton collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies, indicated as such on the title page, and it is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in pencil by Bruce Morton. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Should NOT be confused with the Second Edition, which is the regular trade edition only. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER BRUCE MORTON TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Morton, Bruce (Photographer) & Smithson, Aline (Contributor) : Forgottonia. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, livres anciens, fine bindings, libri rari and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |