William Eggleston

(New York: Cheim & Read, 1999, a total edition of 21), a portfolio of 13 chromogenic prints, flush-mounted, each with the portfolio/copyright/reproduction rights stamp, edition and sequential plate numbers in pencil, on the reverse, 1966-71, printed in 1999; together with the colophon, signed and edition '#4' in pencil.  Folio, white buckram clamshell box with red and blue letters

These prints are in generally excellent condition, with saturated colors and no apparent fading. The white buckram clamshell box is rubbed at the extremities, with bumps, losses on the corners, and a small (less than 1/2-inch) split on the spine. It is lightly soiled and scuffed. The plates are as follows. As there are no formal titles published, these are descriptive titles. They all appear in the volume, 'William Eggleston: 2 1/4,' which is unpaginated. Purple Stand in Dirt Lot near Piggly Wiggly Oldsmobile with Crumpled Paper on Ground African American Man with Sunglasses Climbing Roses Red Building, Yellow Tank Metal Police Cut-Out Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy Statues on Bar Shelf Upside-Down Rusted Car Rusted Cadillac Grille Grandmother and Boy Peterbilt Truck Store, Signs and Parking Meter Tree with Ivy
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