Dknobs and Broomsticks by Trent Parke (Limited Edition 351/1000). Author: Trent Parke (text and images). Publisher: Little Brown Mushroom, St. Hand numbered 351 of 1000. Publication Type: Artist Book; Photobook. Dimensions: 16.8cm x 19.9cm x 0.6cm. 40 pages of richly printed B+W photographs with text. With brown cloth taped spine. On the front cover the book. S title and the author. S name are in gold foil within a debossed rectangle. There are circular die-cut windows in the front and back covers revealing small portions of imagery within. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is considered to be one of Trent Parke’s most beautiful art photography books. It was published in 2010 as the inaugural volume of the “Children’s Books For Adults” series by Alec Soth’s Little Brown Mushroom (LBM) imprint. Its design is reminiscent of children. S exercise books and draws strongly on the classic picturebook series Little Golden Books For Children from the 1940’s. This title is now a contemporary art photography classic. This particular copy is number 351 from the first and only edition limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies, and is in extremely good condition.
