E. O. Hoppe’ The Book of Fair Women
Alfred A. Knopf. No date on title or copyright page. 32 Plates. No. 454 of 500 copies. Introduction + two essays "Beauty" and "Charm" by Richard King, 1922. A large-format limited edition with a hand-made batik paper binding and tipped-in gravure plates. Unfortunately, the batik cover has not aged well; however the inside is Good, the pages firmly bound, and the lovely plates are near Fine. Most of the plates are masterfully tipped-in and secure, some have come loose, and one is missing.
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| Hebe, England |
E. O. Hope' was an Edwardian Modernist and one of the most successful photographers of his time. His presentation of "ideal types" of beauty include Nordic, Latin, Asian, Polynesian and African with British, European and American beauties culled from the age's fashionable and upper class icons was controversial & garnered a lot of publicity.
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| Madam Mika Mikun, Poland |
London's National Portrait Gallery is currently running a show of Hoppe's photographs that features the photos from The Book of Fair Women. For further information about the show and Hoppe', please go to the following link: Hoppe', National Portrait Gallery.
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