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First edition, first and only printing. Platinum Series limited edition of 65 signed and numbered copies. Photographs by Joel-Peter Witkin. Text by John Wood and poetry by William Blake, printed in monotype letterpress on rare hand-made papers. Design by Carolyn Eckert. Each book is individually hand-sewn and bound in hand-crafted and tooled full Moroccan goatskin, and is enclosed in an embossed basswood clamshell box. Each oversized book measures 18 x 15 inches and weighs over 14 pounds. Hand-coated platinum prints by John Marcy; Handmade paper by TwinRocker; Handbinding and decorated papers by Sarah Creighton; Letterpress printing by Michael Russem; Text composition by Michael Bixler. Each edition includes 10 bound-in hand-initialed platinum prints, and an additional free-standing, signed and numbered platinum print, each among Witkin's most sought-after images (Songs of Experience includes "Harvest" and Songs of Innocence includes "Still Life, Mexico"). Each edition is numbered and signed by the artist, the editor and the publisher.
