Bernd Becher

Blast Furnaces

      1990/2002. First edition (English), third printing. This third printing was limited to 500 copies (the first printing of 2500 copies was issued in 1990 and a second printing of 500 copies was issued in 1991). [The colophon page incorrectly states 'Second Printing, 1991.' This was a printing error, and in fact this is actually the third printing.] Hardcover. Cloth, with dust jacket. Photographs and text (in English) by Bernd and Hilla Becher. Unpaginated with 223 duotone plates, and 6 additional duotone plates of typologies of blast furnaces (96 black and white illustrations). 11 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches. CONDITION: New in publisher's shrink-wrap. [Publisher: The MIT Press]