LIST (Herbert) — IN PRAISE OF BEAUTY - Lot 158

LIST (Herbert) — IN PRAISE OF BEAUTY LIST (Herbert). In Praise of Beauty. Edited by Max Scheler, with the collaboration of Matthias Harder. Texts by Herbert List, Matthias Harder, Günter Metken, Ulrich Pohlmann, Max Scheler, Bruce Weber, Edmund White, and Wilfried Wiegand. Paris, Seuil, “L’Œuvre photographique” series, 2000. Large quarto, 330 pp., publisher’s hardcover with photographic dust jacket, very generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 250 illustrations. Dimensions: 32 × 27.5 cm. ISBN 2-02-038738-7 (9782020387385). List price: €75.80. A major monograph devoted to Herbert List (1903–1975) and the full scope of his photographic work: metaphysical photography, Greece and antiquity, architecture and fragments, portraits, nudes, photo essays, and surrealist compositions. The book also includes List’s own writings, critical studies, and an extensive collection of documentary material. Condition: generally good condition. Dust jacket present, with visible marks, scuffing, and minor stains from use, particularly on the back cover and edges; interior appears very fresh. Binding is sturdy.