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(TARKOVSKY, ANDREY). Tarkovsky, Andrey A. & Giovanni Chiaramonte. Introduction by Tonino Guerra. New York: Thames & Hudson Inc., 2004. First American Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Perhaps the greatest Russian director of the 20th Century, the late Andrey Tarkovsky left behind a legacy of such great films as "Solaris", "Andrei Roublyov", "Ivan's Childhood", "Stalker", and "Nostalgia". Edited by his son, Andrey, along with Italian photographer Giovanni Chiaramonte, this elegant collection of unique color Polaroids the filmmaker took from 1979 to 1984 of his home, family, and friends in Russia and of places he visited in Italy is intertwined with writings on his life and work taken from "Sculpting in Time" - originally published shortly before his death in 1986. A brand new, pristine example of the uncommon 2004 first American printing of this sought after gem issued as a paperbound volume only - a hardbound version was never published. 0-5002861-40 Inventory Number: 026476