(Carmel, California: self-published, 1973, an edition of 100), a portfolio of 12 photographs, each mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, and with the portfolio stamp, numbered sequentially in ink, on the reverse, 1960-73; together with the printed title, introduction by Gerald Robinson, plate list, and colophon. Folio, brown cloth gilt-lettered case with flaps

These photographs are in generally excellent condition. When examined closely in raking light, most of the prints exhibit faint silvering at the periphery in the darkest areas, and there are a few tiny pinpoint-sized impressions that do not appear to break the emulsion. The plates are as follows: 1. Convent, Portugal, 1960 2. Seashore erosion, Spain, 1971 3. Gondolas, Venice, 1971 4. Landscape, Germany, 1960 5. Canal, Holland, 1971 6. Graveyard, Spain, 1960 7, Elm Forest, Holland, 1971 8. Torn poster, Holland, 1971 9. Farm, Switzerland, 1973 10. Cracked paint, Portugal, 1971 11. Village, Spain, 1971 12. Arches, Germany, 1971
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