The Dead’, Jack Burman, Limited edition. For sale is my copy of photographer Jack Burman’s extraordinary’The Dead (Volume 1). This is the first in a series of volume’s presenting Burman’s photographs of the preserved dead as gathered on his trips across the world. The 52 high resolution colour images included in the 128 pages of this book are of human specimens that are mostly. Nor always preserved and collected in medical collections. The book is quarterbound, with a brown cloth spine, beige cloth boards, paper onlay, is laid in sleeve. Book are 7.25in x10.25in (18.4 cms x 36 cms). This is the extremely rare, and long out of print, limited edition from the first pressing and is presented in an archival ashwood box (stained grey) with magnetic closures, and includes a print that is signed and numbered by Jack Burman. Only one hundred of this edition were made and they are very hard to find. I would rate the condition of the book, the wooden box, and the print to all be excellent to mint with no obvious signs of wear, no creasing, marking, etc. The print has never been framed. Please consult the photographs as part of any condition assessment and which, I hope, reflect my condition assessment. Please note that the’gap’ in the pages seen in the side on photos isn’t due to damage – there is a fold out, wide format, image at that point. Also, please also note that the dark and light patterns shown in the photo of the front cover are shadows/light and not ripples or marks to the surface. Extract from the foreword by Martha Hanna, Director of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Canadian photographer Jack Burman has created a hypnotic collection of still-lifes of long-departed but painstakingly preserved people, specimens and skeletons. Dehumanized but very human; flawed but very beautiful. Exquisitely captured, Burman’s post-mortem documentation addresses not only death, but the lives that came before. The photographs are shocking in their intimacy. With clear respect in their representation, Jack Burman works excruciatingly close to their humanity, and to their death. Thanks for looking, please feel free to to contact me with any questions about this book.
