Harold Edgerton

(Boston: Gus Kayafas, 1977, a total edition of 67), a portfolio of 12 photographs, comprising 5 dye-transfer prints and 7 gelatin silver prints, each signed and editioned '54/60' in pencil on the reverse, 1934-73, printed in 1977. Folio, black leatherette clamshell box with embossed silver

Sotheby's New York, 4 May 1988, Sale 5706, Lot 172

These dye-transfer prints are generally in excellent condition. They are hinged to the mats with tape across one side. The tape has yellowed slightly. The total edition is 60 plus 7 artist's proofs. The prints are accompanied by the printed title, plate list, and colophon, editioned '54/60' in ink. The plates are as follows: Bullet and Apple, ca. 1964 Splash of a Milk Drop, 1957 Vortex at a Fan Blade Tip, 1973: This print is annotated 'Kim Vandiver' in pencil on the reverse. Cutting the Playing Card Quickly, ca. 1964: framed Pole Vaulter, David Tork, 1964: There is faint soiling on the reverse. Tennis Serve, 1952 Shock Waves From Impact, ca. 1965 Football Placement Kick, 1934, framed Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke, 1939 Golf Drive by Densmore Shute, 1938 Action at the Rodeo, 1940 A Girl and Her Horse, 1941: There is a faint crescent-shaped handling crease in the lower margin. Literature: 'Stopping Time,' cover, pp. 43, 52, 80, 83, 84-5, 102, 122-3, 126, 127, 136, and 147
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