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(VON UNWERTH, ELLEN). Von Unwerth, Ellen & Olga Rodionova. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2012. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Elephant Folio. Boards in Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 350pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, French and German. "After a first foray with Bettina Rheims for Taschen's 2008 limited edition "The Book of Olga", Olga Rodionova now teams up with Ellen von Unwerth for "The Story of Olga" - a photographic narrative tracing the journey of a young widow who after the death of her wealthy, elderly husband, is overtaken by an insatiable lust. She searches for love only to find it in the arms of an unlikely source, far from the riches and extravagance to which she is accustomed. It is Olga's quest that makes this fairy tale highly untraditional: she is a heroine who is not afraid of her lust, and it is her sensuality that leads her to the happy ending she so desires. Set in a glorious chateau, replete with all the trappings of wealth and glamor, this collaboration between Ms. von Unwerth and Ms. Rodionova brings to life the enviable luxury of both fairy tales and modern desire". A brand new, pristine example of the 2012 first printing of the Taschen Collector's Edition limited to one thousand copies luxuriously bound in gilt-stamped red velvet NUMBERED (0436) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Ellen Von Unwerth" in black marker across the limitation page in the publisher's clamshell box and unopened printed cardboard shipping carton, as issued. 3-8365-3-980-2 Inventory Number: 025652