9 (of 12) photographs from Portfolio One (Boston: self-published, 1962), each mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, sequentially numbered and with edition number in pencil, and a 'Polaroid Collection' stamp, with credit and annotations in ink, on the reverse, one framed, 1958-61, printed in 1962; together with the printed title/colophon and plate list.  Folio, black and gray cloth portfolio with title label, flaps and ties, no. one in a total edition of 50 (9)

These prints are in generally excellent condition, except as noted. Plates 3 (Tree and Clouds, infra-red film, Rochester, N. Y.), 8 (Rock Wall No. Two, West Hartford, Conn.), and 11 (Foam on Water, Dover, Mass.) are missing. There are occasional fingerprints on the thin mounts. The portfolio is generally clean. There are pervasive warm-toned droplets of indeterminate nature on the title/colophon and plate list. On the printed plate list, the 6th plate was erroneously numbered '9' and this has been corrected in pencil. 1. Scottish Thistle & Heather, Rochester, N. Y., 1958 - In the lower left quadrant of the image, there is a small raised area, likely a particle trapped between the print and the mount during dry-mounting. The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '450' and Box No. 'M-5.' 2. Frosted Window No. Two, Ipswich, Mass., 1961 - The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '451' and Box No. 'M-5.' 4. Leaf in Ice, Nahant, Mass., 1958 - The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '453' and Box No. 'M-5.' 5. Clouds Reflected in Water, Adirondack Mts., 1958 - Upon close examination, tiny deposits of original retouching are visible. The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '454' and Box No. 'M-5.' 6. Nautilus Shell, Ipswich, Mass., 1960 - There are three small graphite smudges near the upper mount edge. The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '455' and Box No. 'M-5.' 7. Ice No. One, Newton, Mass., 1960 - The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '456' and Box No. 'M-5.' 9. Water Pool, White Mts., New Hampshire, 1960 - The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '458' and Box No. 'M-5.' 10. Ravens Gulch, Lubec, Maine, 1960 - There are 2 stray red marks on the front of the mount. The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '459' and Box No. 'M-5.' 12. Sandstone and Surf, Cape Kiwanda, Oregon, 1959 - In raking light, tiny deposits of original retouching are visible. The notations in ink in the Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse of the mount read: Print No. '461' and Box No. 'M-5.'
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