Linda Butler, Italy: In the Shadow of Time, Rizzoli International Publications, First Edition, 1998, HC, NF.

Rosenblum, Naomi, Linda Butler. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1998.

English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 13 1/4" x 12", Unpaginated.

ISBN: 0847857840

Black cloth over board, stamped gilt lettering to front panel and spine, minor cocking to spine, light soiling to front panel, slight sunning to edges, otherwise, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block, dust jacket and endpapers. Near Fine light gray pictorial dust jacket, featuring Linda Butler's photographs "Remains of a Chapel, near Genova" to front panel, "Fishing Boats, Lerici" to back panel, black-and-white photograph of Linda Butler to back interior flap, black lettering to front, back, spine, and interior flaps, light wear and soiling, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Unpaginated. Includes 60 vivid tritone photographs, Foreword by Naomi Rosenblum, Photographer's essay by Linda Butler, Map of the photographs, and Notes to the Photographs. Includes laid-in "Critical Response" paper with eight quotes from various critics, such as The Washington Post. From inside dust jacket: "This beautifully printed collection of photographs captures the timeless spirit of Italy in haunting images of architecture, landscapes, and antique objects. Linda Butler strayed from the standard tourist path to create these subtly toned black-and-white photographs."