(Photography) 1961 1st Edition BILL BRANDT Perspective Of Nudes Monograph

PERSPECTIVE OF NUDES by BRANDT, Bill. New York: Amphoto, 1961. First U.S. edition.
Hardcover with original priceclipped dustjacket.
9 3/4" x 11": 14,[2], with 90 numbered gravure plates (some double-page) divided by six numbered leaves into chronological sections. Publisher's patterned paper-covered boards, spine and upper cover lettered in red; photographically illustrated dust jacket printed in red and black. Dustjacker has overall age toning with chipping to corners and edges.
One of the classic photography books of the 20th century with a preface by Lawrence Durrell and an introduction by Chapman Mortimer. Brandt's nudes are as powerful and beautiful now as they were fifty years ago.