Jack Spencer - Prism Book Number 3, A Signed, Limited Edition

John Wood, ed. JACK SPENCER. [South Dennis, MA]: 21st Editions Steven Albahari, 2011. Limited edition, no. 19 of 280 copies. Numbered and signed by the photographer in pencil at rear limitation; additionally inscribed by the publisher on the front free endpaper verso. Paperback in handmade Twinrocker paper wraps; in black cloth-covered clamshell box with titled handmade paper label on the front and spine, and interior velveteen lining. With (95) plates; introduction by Steven Brown and poem by John Anderson.

Book 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.; Box 13 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.

Jack Spencer's photography explores a broad range of subjects from cultural portraits, flowers, and landscapes to the surreal and ordinary. He often glazes and distresses printed surfaces with oils, stains, and chemicals, and borrows techniques in the darkroom from previous centuries to create unique works that challenge the boundaries of innovation in the photographic arts.

Book with a minor blemish, faint mark, and a small area of edge wear, imperfections on label inherent due to the use of handmade paper; box with scuffing, marks, light grime, and minor wear to extremities and labels. Near fine in a very good box.