Bill Henson: 1985 (SIGNED)

First edition, limited to 1000 copies. SIGNED by photographer to title page. With a short story by Robert Walser (‘Balloon Journey’) as way of introduction. White limp card wrapps, lettered in black to front and spine. In black dust jacket printed to both sides. Slightly marked to fore-edge of text block and leading corners of first and last leaf. Spine ever so slightly concave. Otherwise fine. *** A selection of photographs by Australian photographer Bill Henson taken in 1985 when he was 33 years old. Shot at dawn and dusk, in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, and in the deserts of Egypt, Henson creates an extraordinary narrative, combining portraits of young adolescent boys and girls with dark, looming land- and cityscapes. High-quality reproductions. One of Benson’s most sought-after works.