Limited Edition Club: Signed Photography Collection, 22 Volumes

The Complete Limited Edition Club Photography Collection 

22 Photographer Signed Limited Editions 

Featuring Works by Steichen, Weston, Eisenstaedt, Abbott, Siskind, Cartier-Bresson, and Hosoe 

Exceptional Condition 

During its 80 year history, the Limited Edition Club has published 588 titles. Of these, 22 utilized photography to illustrate the edition. With the exception of the Matisse illustrated Ulysses and the Picasso illustrated Lysistrata, the most expensive and sought after editions are titles from the 22 books that comprise the Photographer Signed titles. From two of the earliest examples of photography being used to illustrate literary works, Walden by Steichen in 1936 and Leaves of Grass by Weston in 1942, to the more recent works of some the most prominent photographers of the twentieth century such as Cartier-Bresson's Les Fleurs Du Mal that features his only nude works, the Limited Edition Club has published some of the most sought after editions for serious photography collectors. This is an extremely rare collection that to my knowledge has never been available for sale as a complete collection. The titles are:

WALDEN, OR LIFE IN THE WOODS, 1936. Signed by Edward Steichen. 1452 of 1500 

LEAVES OF GRASS, 2 Volumes, 1942. 2 volumes. Signed by Edward Weston. 586 of 1500 

ONE WORLD: The Photographic Album Edition, The Faces and Places that Willkie Saw, 1944. Signed by Wendell L Willkie. 769 of 1500 

MONT SAINT MICHEL AND CHARTRES, 1957. Signed by Samuel Chamberlain, 1444 of 1500 

THE SEA AROUND US, 1980. Signed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. 1807 of 2000

THE BRIDGE, 1981. Signed by Richard Mead Benson. 1848 of 2000

EXILE’S RETURN, 1981. Signed by Malcolm Cowley and by Berenice Abbott. 1439 of 2000

A SEASON IN HELL, 1986. Signed by Robert Mapplethorpe and Paul Schmidt. 57 of 1000

DUBLINERS, 1986. Signed by Robert Ballagh and Tom Flanagan. 24 of 1000

OEDIPUS, 1989. Signed by Friedrich Durrenmatt and Marie Casindas. 46 of 650

ALL THE KING’S MEN, 2 Volumes, 1989. Signed by Robert Penn Warren and by Hank O’Neal. 178 of 600 

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, 1990. Signed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. 57 of 600

THE SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD, 1990. Signed by Aaron Siskind. 57 of 550

THE BOTTOM OF THE HARBOR, 1991. (Berenice Abbott photography) Signed by Joseph Mitchell. 4 of 250

SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, 1993. Signed by Heinrich Harrer. 35 of 300

LE PAYSAN DE PARIS, 1994. Signed by Henri Cartier-Bresson. 238 of 300

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES, 1995. Signed by Martine Frank. 35 of 300

THE WHITE SPIDER, 1996. Signed by Heinrich Harrer. 35 of 300

THREE POEMS FROM LES FLEURS DU MAL, 1997. Signed by Henri Cartier Bresson. 83 of 300

HEIGHTS OF MACHU PICCHU, 1998. Signed by Edward Ranney. 104 of 300 

A PORTRAIT OF SHUNKIN, 2000. Signed by Eikoh Hosoe. 53 of 300 

A TRIBUTE TO CAVAFY, 2003. Signed by Duane Michals. 76 of 300 

The books are in remarkable condition and are in their original slipcases. I am classifying the total collection as FINE with the exception of Walden, Near Fine+ with a Very Good Slipcase, Leaves of Grass, Near Fine in a Near Fine Slipcase, One World, Fine- with fading to the slipcase, A Season in Hell, Near Fine in a Very Good Slipcase, and The Old Man and the Sea, FINE condition in a Near Fine slipcase.  

If you have any questions or need further information about any of the titles, please contact me at larry@franklinbooks.com or give me a call at 203-247-5473. At the bottom of this listing are numerous photographs of the books that will give you a representative sample of the collection. Please note that you can view the photographs as a slide show by clicking on any of the photographs.