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(CALLE, SOPHIE). Calle, Sophie. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2004. First English Language Edition. Tall 8vo. Gilt-Stamped Debossed Cloth. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 282pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Full edge red gilt. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Designed Raphaelle Pinoncely. "Exquisite Pain" is a typically beautifully designed, printed, and bound Sophie Calle artist's book that purports to recount in text and images "the 92 day countdown to the end of a love affair" that takes place while she is visiting Japan during 1984 on a government grant. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 2004 Thames & Hudson Ltd. first English language edition. 0-500-51198-5 Inventory Number: 025793