SIGNED Gianni Berengo Gardin - Pompei - 1998

Exceptional copy, signed on the title page by Gianni Berengo Gardin (1930 - 2025), unique and unattainable elsewhere on the internet in a signed edition, rarissime. 154 pages and 104 photographs in black and white and in color, text in French by Umberto Pappalardo. Black cloth binding with title stamped in relief in black characters and illustrated dust jacket. Copy in excellent condition, almost like new.

A magical, timeless place, whose sudden volcanic eruption interrupted the course of daily life, time and life crystallized. ... Gianni Berengo Gardin roams the streets of the city, circles around the most famous buildings, sculptures, mural frescoes and these fragments of existence abruptly interrupted. He also bears witness to the city’s new life with the tourists who reclaim the places by visiting them, by resting there as well. He also shows us all the people who work there, from guards to restorers and archaeologists who continue to explore the site for new discoveries. (from the jacket text). The paradox of this photographic work is that it shows us a living place far from clichés and commonplaces.

Book from my personal collection Copy in excellent condition, almost like new, preserved with the utmost care. Shipped protected with reinforced packaging and internationally tracked shipping guaranteed. In case of multiple purchases, possibility of grouped shipping with reimbursement of overpaid postage fees via Paypal.

1.4 kg excluding packaging