Bread Book by Kenneth Josephson (11 results)
Language: English
Published by Austin, TX: University Of Texas Press, 2016, 2016
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.ModernRare
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 20 pages. Published in 2016. Collection of photographs, conceived as an Artist Book that then helped pave the way for a whole new photographic genre. Namely, the photobook. One of the pioneering and ground-breaking photobook…s of our time, in a splendid New Edition. Limited Edition of 250 signed copies. Published as a softcover original only that was not reissued once all of the copies were sold. An austerely elegant production by Kenneth Josephson and Only Photography Press: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Josephson. There is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Berlin, Germany to the highest standards. The photographer himself has stated that the production quality is significantly better than the original edition in the way that it captures the subtleties of visual tone. Which, of course, is the whole point of the book. Without DJ, as issued. Re-presents, in a Limited Edition format, Kenneth Josephson's "The Bread Book". Pioneering Conceptual art photography at its Minimalist best, long before Minimalism itself became the dominant Movement of our time. "A deceptively simple object - photographs of the fronts and backs of ten slices of bread with no accompanying text - this Artist Book raises questions about the nature of photography and its ability to transform an object into an idea or concept while creating yet another object. The result of this act of transformation is that the original loaf no longer functions as a loaf of bread, but as a self-contained book that considers the ideas of sequence and illusion" (Publisher's blurb). Its achievement still needs to be clarified: "The Bread Book" precedes and anticipates what has developed into what is now a full-fledged photographic genre, in and of itself: The photobook. That is to say, an art book can never ever be a genre in a way that the photobook - as opposed to the photograph or a regular photography book - is and has become. Originally published in an edition of 1800 copies, "The Bread Book" has been out-of-print for a long time. Here it is, in a definitive production that Kenneth Josephson himself regards as superior to the original. An absolute "must-have" title for Kenneth Josephson collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Edition of 250 signed copies. It is very boldly and beautifully signed in gold pen-marker on the Back Cover by Kenneth Josephson. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Josephson signed a few copies in gold (instead of silver pen-marker), making each such copy more collectible. This title is a great photobook. As far as we know, this is the only such gold-marker signed copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies of the 1973 Edition available online command many hundreds of dollars more. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. 20 plates. One of the greatest artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER KENNETH JOSEPHSON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1477312005. Signed by Author.
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Edward Ripp: Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.Edward Ripp: Bookseller
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Condition: Fine. Signed by Photographer Signed Photobook 1973 FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY KEN JOSEPHSON. Oblong 8vo, (20 pp), fine in self wraps. Josephson's scarce narrative artist's book, illustrated in duotone photographic reproductions of slices of bread. Boldly SIGNED on the back cover by Chicago photographer Kenneth Josephson…. Edition unstated, but presumed small. The true first edition of this classic photobook, published by Ken Josephson in 1973.
Published by Kenneth Josephson, Chicago, 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: art longwood books, Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.art longwood books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft Cover. Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition. soft cover, staple-bound, as issued., very small, faint crease to cover, negligible impact. no other flaws or wear. clean. no bumps, tears. a well preserved copy of the first printing. not to be confused with the 2016 reissue., unpaginated, 20 pages including the cover. Size:… Oblong 24mo. Artists' Book.
More imagesPublished by Stephen Daiter Gallery, Only Photography, and University of Texas Press, Chicago, IL, Berlin, German, and Austin, TX, 2016
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition thus. Oblong softcover. Originally published in a small edition in 1973 this is a new edition. A collection of photographs of slices of bread. An attractive and quirky book that is somewhat reminiscent of Owen Simmons "Book of Bread." A clean very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed by Josephs…on on the rear cover with a silver marker.
Published by Only Photography, 2016
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerSoftcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. dr2. Signed by the photographer.
Published by (self-published), [Chicago, IL], 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition. Slim oblong softcover. An artist book with photographs of slices of bread. An attractive and quirky book that is somewhat reminiscent of Owen Simmons "Book of Bread." A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated stapled wrappers with some very minor wear.
Published by Self Published, 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine++ softcover copy in stiff wrappers. First Edition. Self Published. A very nice, clean and tight copy with just a touch of edge wear. No bent corners, no creases to wrappers. *** WE BOX AND SHIP ALL BOOKS WITH USPS TRACKING. *** WE HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS…FOR OVER 38 YEARS.
More imagesPublished by (self-published), [Chicago, IL], 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition. Slim oblong softcover. An artist book with photographs of slices of bread. An attractive and quirky book that is somewhat reminiscent of Owen Simmons "Book of Bread." A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated stapled wrappers with some very minor wear. Signed by Josephson on the front cover with b…lue ink. Uncommon in the original edition when signed. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Kenneth Josephson, 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed in black ink on the front cover by Josephson. Soft cover. Photographically illustrated wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Josephson. Unpaginated (20 pp.), with black-and-white p…lates throughout. 5-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches. Scarce. Fine. Signed by Author.
Published by SELF-PUBLISHED, Chicago, 1973
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerStapled Wrappers. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition, first printing. SIGNED in silver ink by Kenneth Josephson on rear cover. Fine in black pictorial stapled wrappers. Photographs by Kenneth Josephson. Unpaginated (20 pp. ) Black-and-white plates throughout. (5-3/4 x 7-1/2 ) Scarce art…ist's book. (EB) ; 7 1/2" x 5 3/4"; 20 pages.
More imagesPublished by Self Published, 1973
Seller: Modern Industrial Books, Poetry and Art, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Modern Industrial Books, Poetry and Art
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. 5-3/4 x 7-1/2 inches, 20pp. Signed in black ink on cover. Ist edition 1973.
