Author Description

First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine gray cloth-covered boards with tipped-in four-color plate and facsimile signature debossed on the cover, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs, illustrations and hand-written facsimile text (in Czech) by Jan Saudek. Edited by Sara Saudek. 92 pp., with numerous four-color plates and illustrations beautifully printed in M_lník, Czech Republic by Tisk Lìnpa. 13-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. This spectacular book takes the form of a profusely illustrated series of letters, replete with Saudek's signature hand-colored photographs, including faux-19th-century images as well as more recent photographs.