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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection - Perfect for Couples! Ideal for Families!: Postcards of Couples and Families - Softcover
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The celebrated photographer and social commentator Martin Parr follows up his Boring Postcards series with a new instalment of his bizarre postcard collection. Produced throughout Southern Europe during the 1970s, these cards show shamelessly idealised photographs of romantic lovers and perfect families. Originating as domestic icons, these images have their roots in Catholic religious imagery. Both a revealing social-historical document and a hilariously funny coffee-table collection, they will appeal to all connoisseurs of kitsch. 132 colour reproductions.
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Bliss
Published by
Chris Boot, 2003
ISBN 10: 0954281330
ISBN 13: 9780954281335
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Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Used-Like New. First Edition. Seller Inventory # 2034996
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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection
Published by
Chris Boot, 2003
ISBN 10: 0954281330
ISBN 13: 9780954281335
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Paperback
First Edition
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Chris Boot, London, 2003. FINE- softcover in stiff illustrated wraps, as issued. First Softcover Edition, First Printing. A couple of nicks at the upper edge of front cover, otherwise as new. "Perfect for couples! Ideal for families!". Seller Inventory # 2408210016
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BLISS: PERFECT FOR COUPLES! IDEAL FOR FAMILIES! : MARTIN PARR POSTCARD COLLECTION - Scarce Fine Copy of The First Edition/First Printing
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London, England: Chris Boot Limited, 2003, 2009
ISBN 10: 0954281330
ISBN 13: 9780954281335
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Soft cover
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Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Unpaginated. Published in 2003. The photographer's selections from his postcard collection on subject. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. Part of an ongoing and extremely popular Series. The First Edition is now scarce. An elegant production by Martin Parr and Frost Design London: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with colorful titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Postcards from various sources. All of the original postcards are part of the photographer's personal collection. Preface by Martin Parr. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Martin Parr's "Bliss". Say cheesy. "A wonderfully outdated vision of domestic happiness in shamelessly idealised images of romantic lovers and perfect families. Celebrates the postcard and the end of an era of innocence". Apart from having one of the largest private collections of photography books, Parr is also known for his huge postcard collection. He is the photographer-as-collector par excellence. But even the most cursory glance at the images in this collection, with their bright colors, nostalgic glow, and genuinely felt emotion will see the similarity, not just the connection, with Martin Parr's singular aesthetic of affectionate ambivalence. Roland Barthes once called photography as the nostalgic art and as such, it is inescapably "kitsch" (Barthes' word) in the best sense of the word. Martin Parr clearly shares Barthes' complex feelings for and understanding of his chosen art. Parr's oblique, indirect, and witty approach leaves a strong aftertaste. An absolute "must-have" title for Martin Parr collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. The most influential and most important British photographer of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARTIN PARR TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0954281330. Seller Inventory # ABE-1767535359661
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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection
Seller: Blue Vase Books, Interlochen, MI, U.S.A.
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Condition: very_good. Book has little sign of wear or use. Seller Inventory # BVV.0954281330.VG
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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection - Perfect for Couples! Ideal for Families!: Postcards of Couples and Families
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001768286
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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection - Perfect for Couples! Ideal for Families!: Postcards of Couples and Families
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Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # rev5020301154
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Bliss: Postcards for Couples and Families. A Martin Parr Postcard Collection
Seller: Apeiron Book Service, Sant'Oreste, RM, Italy
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brossura. Condition: nuovo. prima edizione. New. Fully Illustrated in colour, 128 pp. Seller Inventory # 457-CC08
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Bliss: Postcards of Couples and Families (Signed First Edition)
Published by
Chris Boot Ltd, London, 2003
ISBN 10: 0954281330
ISBN 13: 9780954281335
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Softcover
First Edition
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Aside from being a prolific photographer Martin Parr was an avid postcard collector. This book features a collection of color postcards produced in Europe in the 1970s. Includes text by Parr. A near fine copy in wrappers. Signed by Parr on the front free endpaper and somewhat uncommon as such. Signed. Seller Inventory # 213637
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Bliss: A Martin Parr Postcard Collection
Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 0954281330-VB