1000 Nudes: A History of Erotic Photography from 1839-1939.

GERMANY,thick,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Uwe Scheid Collection originally and first published by same publisher,in Germany in 1995. English translation by Marge Mounier,French translation by Jean Bertrand.] FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,glossy,gilt colour background with keyhole b/w nude photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white lettering,with white lettered 3 languages book's summary to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Miniscule rubbing to gilt background at top+bottom corners of spine/ backstrip and the four corners too.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain white paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,printed gilt letters to front board and to spine/backstrip,a white headband and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,thick,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,7-576pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Michael Koetzle (in 3 languages: English,German and French),13 sections/chapters each with 3 language translations - English being the first,profuse monochrome photographs, an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with monochrome nude photographic illustrated frntis to it's recto. The history of nude photography is also the history of people's fascination with the topic.The photographic depiction of the human body is a subject that has enthralled photographers,art historians,and enthusiasts for more than 175 years.Nudes have been portrayed within almost all aesthetic movements,using many different techniques,and in the history of photography no other motif is as prevalent,or as much discussed.Certainly no other photographic subject has inspired as much desire or awakened so much official wrath.'1000 Nudes' offers a cross-section of the history of nude photography,ranging from the earliest nude daguerrotypes of the medium's infancy to the experimental nude photography at the end of the classic modernist period. Uwe Scheid (1944-2000) collected artistic and erotic photographs of nudes,dating mainly from photography's early days and from the 1920s and '30s. Scheid was a member of the German Photographic Society,the European Society for the History of Photography,the Club Daguerre,and the Daguerreian Society.A glimpse through the keyhole of history leading us through an imaginary museum of the history of nude photography.An intelligent introduction to the history of nude photography and in every respect,an outstanding book. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight - nearly 1.4Kg unpackaged,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!