Germany. Schirmer Mosel. 1992. First Schirmer Mosel Edition. GERMAN text edition. Hardcover. With the dust jacket. 464 pages. 2,571 photographs, 375 in color, 10¾ x 12½ inches. Very Good in a very good dust jacket.

Bert Stern, the famous commercial and fashion photographer of the 60s, was the last to be granted a sitting by Marilyn Monroe six weeks before her tragic death. The three day session yielded nearly 2,600 pictures, fashion, portrait, and nude studies, of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy, of which no more than 20 were published. And yet these few photographs shaped our image of Marilyn Monroe. The monumental body of work by the master photographer and the Hollywood actress marks a climax in the history of star photography, both in quantity and quality. It is a unique affirmation of the erotic dimension of photography and the eroticism of taking photos, and it is the world's finest and largest tribute to Marilyn Monroe.

Very light wear to the boards. Clean and very bright. Tiny barely noticeable tear to the cloth at the lower right hand corner front board. Internally, binding tight. All pages secure. Hinges intact. Gorgeous photography. Light tanning to page edges. The dust jacket has light wear. A very few minor soil spots. Not price clipped. 

Text in German.