first edition
1989 · New Haven
by [MUNCH, EDVARD] EGGUM, Arne; Birgit Holm, trans
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. First English Language Edition. Quarto (29.5cm x 23.5cm). Black cloth boards (hardcover) with titling embossed in silver on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 208pp; illus. Near Fine copy; top corners bumped; 1/4 inch blemish to bottom of cover, clean and tight. Near Fine dustwrapper; very slight shelf wear to upper extremities, else clean and crisp. This fully illustrated volume explores Edvard Munch's photographic experiments and traces the influence of various photographic traditions on his art thus revealing a deeper and more complex dependence on photography than previously realized. 334 illustrations in b&w and color. (Inventory #: 44345)