ISBN: 9789081058421 - The Mushroom Collector (6 results)

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Binding tight. Text block is slightly warped/wavy at top. Negligible wear to dust jacket. As photographer Jason Fulford recently learned firsthand, mushrooms have a way of growing and spreading wherever they touch ground. It all started when a friend of Fulford's gave him a box, found at a flea market, full of photos of mushrooms--unassuming pictures taken by an unknown but almost certainly amateur photographer, apparently as notes for some mycological studies. Fulford's art photographs--aside from his well-known book Dancing Pictures, which depicted people getting down to their favorite songs--are usually of staid, quasi-mute objects: a smashed Dorito chip overrun with ants, two bronzed doorknobs spooning, the blank back of a street sign. Yet these mushroom images got stuck in Fulford's mind, like a bad song sometimes does, and they started to grow in his own work. The Mushroom Collector combines some of the original flea-market mushroom pictures with his own images and text by the artist about the project.…

dj. First Edition. first edition, 1000 copies, 2010. the soon institute. isbn: 978-90-810584-2-1. 12.5 x 10 inches. hardcover. bound in olive green cloth-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: light edgewear. near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. a mesmerizing blend of photography, storytelling, and visual poetry that invites readers into an unusual exploration of nature and curiosity. What begins as a simple fascination with a thrift-store guide to wild mushrooms evolves into a captivating narrative that intertwines the mundane and the surreal. Fulford's unique eye transforms everyday scenes and found objects into enigmatic works of art, challenging viewers to find meaning and beauty in the overlooked and unexpected. The book masterfully combines humour, mystery, and philosophical reflections, making it an unforgettable journey through the intersection of art, nature, and the joy of discovery.…

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. about fine in a near fine dust jackets.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED 1st ed. (stated; 1K copies); hardback w/ printed acetate cover; signature on verso of end paper, over stamp that reads (in mirror image) 'The Pleasures of Chaos.' In excellent, as new condtion. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Limited edition of 50 copies, each with one of ten analogue Type-C prints (this copy is the "Folded Paper" variant, edition of 5), image size 6 x 6 inches; paper size 10 x 8 inches, numbered, signed and dated verso by Fulford. The book is numbered in pencil on the verso of the front free endpaper (book not signed). Hardcover. Green debossed cloth-covered boards; with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Photographs and text by Jason Fulford. 196 pp., with 115 four-color plates. 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. [Cited in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History, Volume III. (London and New York: Phaidon, 2014)]. New in publisher's packaging. From the publisher: "As photographer Jason Fulford recently learned firsthand, mushrooms have a way of growing and spreading wherever they touch ground. It all started when a friend of Fulford's gave him a box, found at a flea market, full of photos of mushrooms--unassuming pictures taken by an unknown but almost certainly amateur photographer, apparently as notes for some mycological studies. Fulford's art photographs--aside from his well-known book Dancing Pictures, which depicted people getting down to their favorite songs--are usually of staid, quasi-mute objects: a smashed Dorito chip overrun with ants, two bronzed doorknobs spooning, the blank back of a street sign. Yet these mushroom images got stuck in Fulford's mind, like a bad song sometimes does, and they started to grow in his own work. The Mushroom Collector combines some of the original flea-market mushroom pictures with his own images and text by the artist about the project." Signed by Author.…