NY: Da Capo Press, 1976. First edition, wrappered issue. [96]pp; b&w plates. Square 4to. Sewn in photo-illustrated wraps. Light wear and toning to wraps, particularly along hinges, with a couple soft creases at corners. Contents clean and unmarked.
A very good copy of the only book published during the life of American photographer Peter Hujar (1934-1987), combining portraits of New York cultural luminaries with photographs of long-dead bodies preserved in the catacombs beneath a Palermo church. A work with a haunting resonance, given Hujar's early death of AIDS-related complications. Introduction by Susan Sontag.
