VERY RARE : IRINA IONESCO 1ST ED 1ST BOOK 1974 -CHENE "LILIACEES AUX PARFUMS DARABIE"-NOW IN OUR LOWEST OFER Start Price USD 399.99 Current Price USD 399.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 424.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, May 14, 2008 End Time Saturday, May 24, 2008 Location we ship promptly internationally See more about ' VERY RARE : IRINA IONESCO 1ST ED 1ST BOOK 1974 -CHENE' Description NO RESERVE  OR BUY IT NOW OPPORTUNITY.  ENJOY THIS VERY RARE FIRST EDITION and FIRST BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHIES "LILIACEES LANGOUREUSES AUX PARFUMS D'ARABIE" PHOTOGRAPHIES by IRINA IONESCO with AN INTRODUCITON BY ANDRE PIEYRE DE MANDIARGUES. THIS FIRST EDITION WAS PUBLISHED IN A LIMITED NUMBER  BY "CHENE"PARIS IN 1974. IBSN285.108.005.9 THIS IS A PORTFOLIO  FEATURING LAVISHLY GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAPHIES IN BLACK AND WHITE, IT DEPICTS SUPERB WOMEN IN INTRIGUING PROVOCATIVE POSTURES PARTLY NUDE AND PARTLY DRESSED  IN SEDUCTIVE ATTIRE SPICED UP BY JEWELRY WITH SEXUAL INNUENDO AND FETISHISTIC OBJECTS.(CREDIT TO WIKIPEDIA FOR PART OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION). PART  OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE OF -EVA- THE ARTIST'S LITTLE DAUGHTER WHICH IS FEATURED IN MOST DARING POSTURES SOMETIMES EVEN MORE RISQUEE THAN OF THE ADULT MODELS. PLEASE NOTE: WE ADDED ONLY THE LESS EXPLICIT PICTURES IN THE ATTACHED IMAGES. THIS IS A SPLENDID PORTFOLIO WITH STRIKING YET ENCHANTING IMAGES.  THE PORTFOLIO IS COVERED IN BROWN COLORED SILK WITH "WAVES"DESIGN. A PHOTOGRAPH IS FEATURED RIGHT IN THE FRONT CENTER AND THE ARTIST'S SIGNITURE IS LITOGRAPHED OR STAMPED ?UNDERNEATH.  THEVOLUME IS BOUND"A L'ORIENTALE" IN THRE PLACES -WITH SILK /FABRIC THREADS. EACH PHOTOGRAPH MEASURES APP.16"=APP40 C HIGH AND APP.12"=APP30CM LONG. the portfolio measures app.16.5"=app.41.25cm high and app.12.5"=app.31.25cm long.  INSIDE THE PORTFOLIO  YOU WILL ALSO FIND THE BOOKLET WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND THE LIST OF PLATES. BEHIND EACH PLATE WYOU WILL FIND ITS NUMBER IN THIS PORTFOLIO AND TITLE,  ALSO THE ARTIST AND PUBLISHER'S INFORMATION AND THE NAME OF THE BOOK.       THE CONDITION OF THIS PORTFOLIO IS FINE   FOR ITS AGE.THE PLATES ARE CLEAN AND IMPRESSIVE. NATURAL AGING SIGNS CAN BE NOTICED: SOME WEARING OF THE SILK IN SEVERAL SPOTS MOSTLY BY THE LOW RIM,SOME BROWNING SPOTS ON THE TITLE PAGES AND EMPTY PAGES OF THE BROCHURE WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND THE LIST OF PLATES, TINY WEARING BY THE LOW LEFT CORNER OF MANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS. YOU WILL FIND THAT MOST OF THE ABOVE IS CHARACTERISTIC TO  ADDITIONAL EXAMPLARIES OF THIS BOOK-WHENEVER THEY CAN BE FOUND-!FINALLY THERE ARE SEVENTEEN PLATES INCLUDING THE GORGEOUS ONE ON THE FRONT OUT OF TWENTY FIVE.LITTLE EVE IS VERY WELL REPRESENTED.   IRINA IONESCO (BORN 1935) as well remembered, IS ONE OF THE LEADING LIVING PHOTOGRAPHS.HER BOOKS AND INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHIES HAVE BEEN SOLD WORLD WIDE FOR IMPRESSIVE PRICES.DESPITE HER EROTIC /RISQUEE SUBJECTS,THE HIGH QUALITY AND SOPHISTICATION OF HER PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE ESTABLISHED HER AS A HIGHLY COLLECTED AND ACCLAIMED ARTIST WORLD WIDE. SIMILAR VOLUMES OF THIS PARTICULAR EDITION AND BOOK WHEN HAVE RARELY BEEN ON THE MARKET WERE TRADED IN THE RANGE OF  $950-1500, THIS PORTFOLIO IS OFFERED WITH A  VERY MODERATE STARTING NO RESERVE PRICE IN VUE  OF THE CONDITION DETAILED ABOVE.   BUY THIS VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHIES BY THE FAMOUS IRINA IONESCO, IT WILL FURTHER  ENRICH  YOUR COLLECTION AND IT WILL BRING MANY MANY COMPLIMENTS OR MAKE  A MUCH TO BE LOVED AND UNIQUE PRESENT TO SOMEONE DEAR.   WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL BIDS FROM BIDDERS WITH EITHER -0- OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS OR WHOSE IDENTITY IS NOT CLEAR TO US,UNLESS WE ARE EMAILED FIRST. FREE ITERNATIONAL SHIPPING TO ALL DESTINATIONS.($25  VALUE) WE ACCEPT PAYMENT BY  EITHER PAYPAL FROM VERIFIED TRADERS CASHIER'S CHECK-BANK MONEY ORDER FROM YOUR LOCAL BANK , BANK DEPOSIT OF FUNDS OR ADDITIONAL METHODS OF PAYMENT TO BE MUTUALLY AGREED ON.NO U.S. POSTAL MONEY ORDER PLEASE.THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR VERY RARE PORTFOLIO BY IRINA IONESCO OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE.                       Place a Bid!