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(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen & Harland Miller. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2003. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 8vo. Cloth in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 240pp, 190 tritone illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Ellen Von Unwerth's "Revenge" is a wild and sexy romp. Long known for her provocative work in the fashion world, here she is the director on the set, creating a sadomasochistic story, told solely in photographs, which delves into sexual obsession. It begins with a trio of young women arriving at the Baroness' estate expecting a relaxing weekend. The Baroness, her chauffeur, and her stablehand soon have them involved in something quite different". Think period staging of John Willie's "Sweet Gwen" in the French countryside come to life with sexy European fashion models being bound and whipped! A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe 2003 first printing limited to fifty copies NUMBERED (27/50) AND BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Ellen Von Unwerth / N.Y. 2003" in black ink along with a 7 x 5" BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED "Ellen Von Unwerth / Paris 2003" in pencil on the verso housed in the publisher's silver gilt-stamped grey linen clamshell box, as issued. 1-931885-28-1 Inventory Number: 025649