Boston: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown and Company., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1990. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Caramel cloth boards stamped in dark brown at spine and front cover. 127 pages with 106 black and white plates, including one in color. Gowin's large format images, many manipulated for tone and contrast, depart in suble ways from the tradition of sharp focus versimilitude, and carry several layers of meaning. His abstractions and aerial images explore the mystery of textures and contrast, as his earlier work had laid bare the culture of family and the body. Published on the occasion of an exhibition in selected American cities between December 1990 and April 1993. Book Condition: Near Fine tight clean copy with a previous owner's name to the fep in a Near Fine dust jacket with shelfwear and rubbing to covers, especially along edges and corners and one small 1/4" closed tear to the top of the rear panel (see photos). Overall a solid, clean, collectible copy. 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