Alex Majoli - Leros - 2002

“Leros”, by Alex Majoli, published by Trolley, London, 2002,
148 pages, rectangular volume with hard cover and dust jacket, 9.75" x 6.75".
First edition. Text in English.

Impressive photographic documentary on a psychiatric hospital located on the tiny island of Leros, in Greece, created by Magnum photographer Majoli. High-quality printing, with intense full-page black-and-white photographs, arranged on alternating pages. The volume concludes with excerpts from the diary of a person who worked at the hospital, as well as transcripts of appeals addressed to the World Psychiatric Association.