A Gun For Hire
2005
$52.00
First edition of A Gun For Hire by Helmut Newton (2005)
First impression
Large format hardback in near fine condition
Some general wear and tear to dust jacket (in very good condition), now in a removable protective sleeve
Some very slight toning to extremities of pages
Otherwise, pages clean, binding firm
About
A Gun for Hire brings together a selection of Newton's fashion catalog work from the early 1960s to 2003 including campaigns for BiBA (the first fashion catalog in 1962), Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, Villeroy & Boch and Absolut Vodka, as well as his last editorial photographs for US and Italian Vogue-encompassing the body of work he made as a "gun for hire."
With an introduction by Matthias Harder and statements by Pierre Bergé, Tom Ford, Josephine Hart, June Newton, and Anna Wintour.
