Josef Koudelka: Invasion 68: Prague Tapa blanda - 2008

Aperture Foundation. Collectible - Like New. Condition: Near Fine; Oversize softcover. First Aperture Edition with number line to 1. The book is in Near Fine condition with clean covers, square spine and corners and a tight binding. Over 225 images, most published here for the first time. Photos upon request.

Koudelka, Josef: Invasion '68: Prague. New York, Aperture (2008) first edition, softcover. Signed in full by the photographer. English edition. As new condition.
In 1968, Josef Koudelka photographed the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, publishing these images under the initials P. P. (Prague Photographer). Koudelka left Czechoslovakia in 1970, became stateless, was then granted political asylum in England, and shortly thereafter joined Magnum Photos. Koudelka has published eleven books of photographs focusing on the relationship between contemporary man and the landscape, including Gypsies (1975), Exiles (1988), Black Triangle (1994), Invasion 68: Prague (2008), and Wall (2013). Significant exhibitions of his work have been held at the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography, New York; Hayward Gallery, London; and Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Koudelka is the recipient of the Medal of Merit awarded by the Czech Republic (2002) and numerous other awards. In 2012, he was named… Leer más

Aperture, 2008. Softcover. Fine/No jacket. tall case. Signed by the photographer on the title page.

E-066: Aperture Foundation. Very Good. 2008. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Aperture Foundation , New York. 2008. 295 pgs. Illustrated with 250 duotone plates beautifully printed in Italy. Signed by Josef Koudelka on the title page. First Edition/First Printing. Wrappers worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present (small crease present to the heel of the spine). Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In 1968, Josef Koudelka was a 30-year-old acclaimed theater photographer who had never made pictures of a news event. That all changed on the night of August 21, when Warsaw Pact tanks invaded the city of Prague, ending the short-lived political liberalization in Czechoslovakia that came to be known as the Prague Spring. Koudelka had returned home the day before from photographing gypsies in Romania. In the midst of the turmoil of the Soviet-led invasion, he took a series of photographs which were miraculously smuggled… Leer más