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(DEAN, TACITA). Dean, Tacita & Martyn Ridgewell. Gottingen, GERMANY: Steidl Publications, 2002. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Debossed Cloth in Slipcase. Artist's Book. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (176pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Martyn Ridgewell. "The photographs in "Floh" were discovered by Tacita Dean in flea markets across Europe and America. These portraits, holiday snapshots, documents of banal occurrences or spectacular views have all been retrieved and given a new existence. They retain the anonymity of the flea market, but are here salvaged as art. "Floh" comes beautifully printed in a linen cover, with a slipcase, and each copy of the book is signed and numbered by the artist. Dean eventually stopped attending flea markets for fear of finding an image that "should have been in the book," but then decided that there could never be a final version to this collection". A brand new, pristine example of the 2002 first edition of this engaging artist's book (cited on page 231 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and pages 392-393 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") devoid of text NUMBERED AND SIGNED "Tacita Dean, 2001" in pencil on the front justification page still in the publisher's shrinkwrapped slipcase, as issued. 3-88243-673-5 Inventory Number: 025440