You're bidding on a lot with three books by Robert Mapplethorpe. Mapplethorpe was an American photographer known for his black-and-white portraits and for documenting New York’s S&M scene. He was concerned with Classical aspects of beauty, whether in his nudes, floral still lifes, or self-portraits—light, shadow, composition, and form were central to all his work. “I don't think that there's that much difference between a photograph of a fist up someone's ass and a photograph of carnations in a bowl,” the artist said. Some Women Schirmer/Mosel, 1989 Hardcover, 120 pages, German 31x25.5cm Very good condition Ten by Ten Schirmer/Mosel, 1996 Softcover, 152 pages, English / German 26.9x23cm Very good condition Sam Wagstaff - Before and After Mapplethorpe W. W. Norton & Company, 2015 Hardcover, 480 pages, English, text only 24.4x16.5cm Very good condition