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Apparition, 1999. hardcover. fine/near fine. 21 black-and-white plates, 4to, cloth, d.w.; minor soiling to rear cover. N.P.: Apparition, (1999). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Drawings made 1939-1942, text written 1997.<br/><br/>

N.p.: Apparition., 1999.. Original publisher's tan cloth, title to spine in black, original white pictorial dust-jacket with a reproduction of a drawing by Penn and titles to front cover and spine in black. 4to. (324 x 279 mm).. With 21 black and white plates. An excellent presentation copy with a long and admiring letter to the Swedish critic who had been the only one to appreciate Penn's first book 'Moments Preserved'.Irving Penn's presentation, is in black ink to the front free endpaper: 'To Ulf Hård af Segerstad / with admiration / Irving Penn'.Also included, loosely inserted, is a remarkable and personal letter from Penn, dated 'N.Y. Feb 7, 2000', in black ink on the photographer's mailing card: 'Dear Good friend, I am the grateful recipient / of Alison Durehed's translation of your recent writing / in Svenska Dagbladet. Over the years you have / enriched my existence with your generous appraisals. / Your words allow me to think more kindly of what / I do, as I recall with pleasure our… Read More