SIGNED; Martin Parr - The Phone Book. 1998-2002 (BLUE EDITION, VERY FRESH COPY) - 2002

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This FANTASTIC, RARE AND LESSER KNOWN Martin photobook by Martin Parr (1952-2025) presents images taken between 1998 and 2002 of people using mobile phones.

Published in an edition of 2002 copies, each signed and numbered by Martin Parr on a sticker at the end of the book in the year of the publication (VINTAGE); here number: 1016/2002 (see picture).
This version has the blue cover (i am also offering the variant with red cover in this auction).

Signed by the artist.
I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE AND THE FACT THAT THIS SIGNATURE IS A VINTAGE SIGNATURE.

The images are divided into five locations - Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, United States and Rest of the World - with the publication printed on very thin paper to mirror the original phonebook distributed by British Telecom.

EXCELLENT, VERY FRESH CONDITION.

Rocket Gallery, London. 2002. First edition, first printing.

Paperback (as issued) with blue covers. 215 x 293 mm. 200 pages. Photos: Martin Parr. Designed by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press, London. Scanning by Adtec Ltd, London. Print production by Andrew Kilburn Print Services, Leeds. Text in English.

Condition:
Inside excellent, like new and unread. Outside very fresh; very light trace of use, no remarkable flaws or defects. Overall very fine to near mint condition.

Great, limited Martin Parr publication in wonderful fresh condition - signed and numbered in the year of the publication (VINTAGE).

"Martin Parr was a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and collector. Typical of his work is the simultaneously personal, humorous and anthropological view of everyday situations. In addition to his occupation as a freelance photographer, Parr repeatedly accepted teaching assignments. After a long debate, he became a member of the Magnum Photos agency in 1994. Campaigns ran within the agency to prevent his admission, but in the end his opponents had to bow to the democratic decision. Critics considered his photographic style too provocative and accused him of trying to make fun of others. Parr participated in over 80 exhibitions in the USA and Europe and has published over 50 books. More than twenty books have been published about himself. Parr is thus one of the most famous British photographers and is known beyond the country's borders, especially in France, but also in Germany."