I Want To Take Picture (Signed Limited Edition)
BURKE, Bill
ISBN 10: 193188563X ISBN 13: 9781931885638
Published by Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, NM, 2007
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First edition thus. Hardcover. Number 78 of 100 copies. Burke's best known and most important book, a fascinating book that combines collage and Burke's photographs of his travels in Cambodia, Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia. A fine copy in illustrated boards and in a fine cloth slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Burke. The original Nexus edition was included in both Andrew Roth's book on pages 258-259 and Volume 2 of Martin Parr & Gerry Badger's book on pages 40-41. Seller Inventory # 169322
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Twin Palms Publishers is pleased to offer a reprint of Bill Burke's seminal book originally published by Nexus Press in 1987. In the early 1980's Burke traveled to Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as Cambodia where he documented the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime. The book will be produced using the original plates, and will feature the same layout and scale as the first edition.
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Title: I Want To Take Picture (Signed Limited ...
Publisher: Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, NM
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
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Edition: 1st Edition
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I Want to Take Picture (Signed)
Published by
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, NM, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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First edition thus. Hardcover. A reissue of Burke's best known and most important book. A fascinating book that combines collage and Burke's photographs of his travels in Cambodia, Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia. A fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Burke facing the title page. The original Nexus edition was included in both Andrew Roth's book on pages 258-259 and Volume 2 of Martin Parr & Gerry Badger's book on pages 40-41. Seller Inventory # 205142
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I Want To Take Picture
Published by
Twin Palms, Santa Fe, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
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First Edition
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Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Signed by the photographer. Illustrated boards (no dust jacket, as issued), 39 cm, unpaginated, photographic illustrations throughout. Seller Inventory # 105281
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Bill Burke: I Want to Take Picture (Twin Palms Reissue) [SIGNED]
Published by
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition thus (Twin Palms Publishers), first printing. Signed in black marker verso the front free endpaper by Burke, with his personal black 'Actual Signature' and red 'Bînh Fótò' stamps added. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated laminated paper-covered boards, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs and text by Bill Burke. Unpaginated with numerous four-color and black and white plates, designed by Burke (who also originally made the duotone and halftone separations) while in residency at Nexus Press in 1987. 15-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches. This first Twin Palms edition was limited to 2000 hardbound copies. New in publisher's shrink-wrap (slit open for signature). Since the early 1980s, Bill Burke has photographed extensively in Southeast Asia, focusing primarily in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Burke's haunting and layered examination of the landscape and people is informed by the collective political and social conscience galvanized by the United States' lengthy occupation and annihilation of these regions before, during, and after the Vietnam War. His lifelong desire to connect personally and viscerally to the people he meets sets his work in an altogether separate category from most artists who photograph outside their circumscribed "experience." Neither overtly political nor proscriptive, Burke's work instead recognizes the personal is indeed political. Gone are the cultural stereotypes we have long seen in images of Southeast Asia. Instead we are able to experience the intensity of the individual through Bill Burke's idiosyncratic and careful observation. He obliterates the notion that the "documentary photograph" is a vehicle for "truth" and compellingly shows the viewer that it is always a form of personal or political propaganda. 'I Want to Take Picture' (originally published by Nexus Press in 1987) is a combination artist book and 'travelogue.' It is considered by many to be one of the very best, disturbing and important books in the history of photography. From Bill Burke (1987): "Each day, I was thinking about practicality, is my pass in order, how do I get there, who do I meet that will get me through. The philosophical thoughts came later. When I realized that I had access to the camps and could see the Khmer Rouge, it was like being able to see the Devil. It seamed to be an incredible opportunity." From an interview with Bill Burke by Willis Hartshorn (New York City, June 1987): "Hartshorn: 'Do you find it problematic that in a politically savage environment your pictures are often ambiguous as to who's good and who's bad?' Burke: 'I have no problem with ambiguity. Again, all the information is filtered, everything I know about it is secondhand. I know what the refugees at the border say and what books say. I heard how bad the Khmer Rouge were, and then as I read more I found out the other people had been bad too. The people who were victims at one time were victimizing others at another time. There are two sides, the information is slanted, and it's good that people understand that. . . I would like things to be spelled out clearly so I wouldn't have to think about it. But that's not the way it is. I can't say this is this and that is that. There is no indisputable truth.'" Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 105107
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I WANT TO TAKE PICTURE - Rare Pristine Copy of The Limited Slipcased Edition: Numbered And Signed by Bill Burke
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Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2008, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 60 pages. Published in 2008. New Reissued Edition of the photographer's classic. One of the greatest photography books of the 20th century. Limited Slipcased Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. They have the same ISBN. The Limited Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Bill Burke and Jack Woody: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 4 pounds. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Bill Burke. The images were produced using the original halftone and duotone films made by the photographer. Black cloth slipcase. Stunning endpapers. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Re-presents, in a Limited Edition format, Bill Burke's "I Want To Take Picture". An exact replica of the original. "In 1982, I decided to give myself my own Southeast Asia experience. I wanted to make pictures in a place where I didn't know the rules, where I'd be off balance. Friends who had been there recommended Thailand; nice people, easy transportation, good food. Another friend told me that as long as I was going to Thailand I should go see the refugees coming out of Cambodia. He set me up with The International Rescue Committee, which was working at the Thai-Cambodian border. Each day, I was thinking about practicality, is my pass in order, how do I get there, who do I meet that will get me through. The philosophical thoughts came later. When I realized that I had access to the camps and could see the Khmer Rouge, it was like being able to see The Devil. It seemed to be an incredible opportunity" (Bill Burke). "I Want To Take Picture" has a deceptive, child-like innocence (starting with the title), which is a ruse that belies the photographer's horror of staring at evil incarnate. The Khmer Rouge systematically killed 1.7 Million Cambodians, more than half the entire population, while, as is often said, the world "watched" helplessly. Bill Burke did not just watch, he took pictures. They deal a fatal blow to all of our preconceived notions about photography and objectivity, truth and beauty. An absolute "must-have" title for Bill Burke collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Slipcased Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very prominently and beautifully signed in black pen-marker by Bill Burke. This title is a great photography book. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare signed copy thus. 60 plates. Bill Burke's "I Want To Take Picture" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the greatest photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER BILL BURKE AND "THE KILLING FIELDS" TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 193188563X. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 13128
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I Want to Take Pictue
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Twin Palms, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. #27/100cc, signed by the photographer. In slipcase. Seller Inventory # 97125
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Bill Burke: I Want to Take Picture (Twin Palms Reissue), Limited Edition
Published by
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
New
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition thus (Twin Palms Publishers), first printing. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies, signed in black marker on the colophon page by Burke, in a black cloth slipcase. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated laminated paper-covered boards, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs and text by Bill Burke. Unpaginated with numerous four-color and black and white plates, designed by Burke (who also originally made the duotone and halftone separations) while in residency at Nexus Press in 1987. 15-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches. New in publisher's shrink-wrap. Since the early 1980s, Bill Burke has photographed extensively in Southeast Asia, focusing primarily in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Burke's haunting and layered examination of the landscape and people is informed by the collective political and social conscience galvanized by the United States' lengthy occupation and annihilation of these regions before, during, and after the Vietnam War. His lifelong desire to connect personally and viscerally to the people he meets sets his work in an altogether separate category from most artists who photograph outside their circumscribed "experience." Neither overtly political nor proscriptive, Burke's work instead recognizes the personal is indeed political. Gone are the cultural stereotypes we have long seen in images of Southeast Asia. Instead we are able to experience the intensity of the individual through Bill Burke's idiosyncratic and careful observation. He obliterates the notion that the "documentary photograph" is a vehicle for "truth" and compellingly shows the viewer that it is always a form of personal or political propaganda. 'I Want to Take Picture' (originally published by Nexus Press in 1987) is a combination artist book and 'travelogue.' It is considered by many to be one of the very best, disturbing and important books in the history of photography. From Bill Burke (1987): "Each day, I was thinking about practicality, is my pass in order, how do I get there, who do I meet that will get me through. The philosophical thoughts came later. When I realized that I had access to the camps and could see the Khmer Rouge, it was like being able to see the Devil. It seamed to be an incredible opportunity." From an interview with Bill Burke by Willis Hartshorn (New York City, June 1987): "Hartshorn: 'Do you find it problematic that in a politically savage environment your pictures are often ambiguous as to who's good and who's bad?' Burke: 'I have no problem with ambiguity. Again, all the information is filtered, everything I know about it is secondhand. I know what the refugees at the border say and what books say. I heard how bad the Khmer Rouge were, and then as I read more I found out the other people had been bad too. The people who were victims at one time were victimizing others at another time. There are two sides, the information is slanted, and it's good that people understand that. . . I would like things to be spelled out clearly so I wouldn't have to think about it. But that's not the way it is. I can't say this is this and that is that. There is no indisputable truth.'" Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 105128
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I Want To Take Picture ( Signed )
Published by
Twin Palms , Sante Fe, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Bob Lemkowitz , Rhinebeck, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2007 edition Unmarked. Mr. Burke has drawn the outline of his 'left hand' and marked it 'left' also added ' actual signature' stamp along with 'Binh Foto' stamp signed ' Boston 2007' This is opposite title page. No jacket as issued. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 1940
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I Want to Take a Picture (Limited signed edition w/print)
Published by
Twin Palms Publishing,U.S., 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardbound in black cloth clamshell box Size: 15.2 x 11.8 x 1 inches Limited to an edition of 35 with a signed print. A reprint of Bill Burke's seminal book of the same title first published by Nexus Press in 1987, I Want to Take Picture features black-and-white images which Burke shot during several trips through Southeast Asia in the early 80s, particularly focusing on the after-affects of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. 'In 1982, years after Viet Nam, I decided to give myself my own Southeast Asia experience. I wanted to make pictures in a place where I didn't know the rules, where I'd be off balance. Friends who had been there recommended Thailand; nice people, easy transportation, good food. Another friend told me that as long as I was going to Thailand I should go see the refugees coming out of Cambodia. He set me up with The International Rescue Committee, which was working at the Thai-Cambodian border.' -Bill Burke, from I Want to Take Picture. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1732314276652
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Bill Burke: I Want to Take Picture (Twin Palms Reissue), Limited Edition (with Gelatin Silver Print) [SIGNED]
Published by
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2007
ISBN 10: 193188563X
ISBN 13: 9781931885638
New
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition thus (Twin Palms Publishers), first printing. Limited edition of 35 numbered copies, signed in black marker on the colophon page by Burke, in a black cloth clamshell box with an original gelatin silver print "KPNLF Fighter with RPG, Lake Ampil, Thai Cambodia Border, 1984," (printed in 2007 for this edition) singed and titled on verso in black ink by Burke (image and paper size 11 x 14 inches), enclosed in a black folding folio enclosure and held in place with photo corners. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated laminated paper-covered boards, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs and text by Bill Burke. Unpaginated with numerous four-color and black and white plates, designed by Burke (who also originally made the duotone and halftone separations) while in residency at Nexus Press in 1987. 15-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches. New in publisher's shrink-wrap (opened only for inspection). Since the early 1980s, Bill Burke has photographed extensively in Southeast Asia, focusing primarily in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Burke's haunting and layered examination of the landscape and people is informed by the collective political and social conscience galvanized by the United States' lengthy occupation and annihilation of these regions before, during, and after the Vietnam War. His lifelong desire to connect personally and viscerally to the people he meets sets his work in an altogether separate category from most artists who photograph outside their circumscribed "experience." Neither overtly political nor proscriptive, Burke's work instead recognizes the personal is indeed political. Gone are the cultural stereotypes we have long seen in images of Southeast Asia. Instead we are able to experience the intensity of the individual through Bill Burke's idiosyncratic and careful observation. He obliterates the notion that the "documentary photograph" is a vehicle for "truth" and compellingly shows the viewer that it is always a form of personal or political propaganda. 'I Want to Take Picture' (originally published by Nexus Press in 1987) is a combination artist book and 'travelogue.' It is considered by many to be one of the very best, disturbing and important books in the history of photography. From Bill Burke (1987): "Each day, I was thinking about practicality, is my pass in order, how do I get there, who do I meet that will get me through. The philosophical thoughts came later. When I realized that I had access to the camps and could see the Khmer Rouge, it was like being able to see the Devil. It seamed to be an incredible opportunity." From an interview with Bill Burke by Willis Hartshorn (New York City, June 1987): "Hartshorn: 'Do you find it problematic that in a politically savage environment your pictures are often ambiguous as to who's good and who's bad?' Burke: 'I have no problem with ambiguity. Again, all the information is filtered, everything I know about it is secondhand. I know what the refugees at the border say and what books say. I heard how bad the Khmer Rouge were, and then as I read more I found out the other people had been bad too. The people who were victims at one time were victimizing others at another time. There are two sides, the information is slanted, and it's good that people understand that. . . I would like things to be spelled out clearly so I wouldn't have to think about it. But that's not the way it is. I can't say this is this and that is that. There is no indisputable truth.'" Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 105235
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