first edition Box
1994 · New York
by Gan, Stephen; James Kaliardos; Cecilia Dean (eds.)
New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1994. Limited edition. Box. vg- to near fine. 1/500. Thick stock white cardboard clamshell box, with all white embossed illustrated cover and spine, housing 22 loose leaf inserts. This is #270 of a limited edition of 1,500 copies. The inserts include five elegant stenciled paper cuts by Ruben Toledo, on tissue paper handmade in China (each measuring approx. 10.5x7"), as well as a number of other embossed all white illustrations of various fashion designs on the heavy stock textured paper with braille, photographic reproductions of work by Mario Testino and Steven Klien, and a photo-illustrated multipage insert, "Fashion's Fierce Independents, The Spring 1994 Paris Collections", with story and photographs by Bill Cunningham. Also includes the original Visionaire subscription insert. A beautifully produced collection, which remains to this day among the publisher's favorite issues they ever produced. Box with a small water stain to the top right corner, a few light creases along edges, and minor smudges to the covers. Inserts in near fine condition overall with the last glossy publisher's page slight bent. Box in very good-, interior in overall near fine condition. (Inventory #: 43517)