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(BOURDIN, GUY). Bourdin, Guy. New York: Bloomingdale's New York & The New York Times, 1976. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Fashion Trade Catalog. Very Good.. np (36pp), 34 color illustrations + color covers. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the legendary Fall 1976 collaboration between pioneering fashion provocateur Guy Bourdin and Bloomingdale's New York that was included as a supplement to the Sunday New York Times. The notoriously exacting Parisian photographer demanded complete artistic control for the project which caused some controversy from the Times readership and hand-wringing in the New York press upon its publication and distribution. The booklet features Bourdin's stylized, shadowy images of groups of models (including a very young Janice and Debbie Dickinson) seductively displaying the season's lingerie and undergarments by the likes of Halston, Diane Von Furstenberg, Christian Dior, Rudi Gernreich, Ralph Lauren, John Kloss, Jantzen, Olga, and more. A most handsome, well preserved example of this surprisingly uncommon object of desire showing just a bit of light wear and creasing along the spine. Inventory Number: 026479