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Stieglitz, Alfred (1864-1946) Edward Steichen's Personal Set of Camera Work, Vol. 1-50. New York: Alfred Stieglitz 1903-17. The set of this early and influential quarterly publication conceived and edited by Alfred Stieglitz as an "independent magazine devoted to the furtherance of modern photography" as a way of distinguishing photography as a distinct art form separate the traditional medias of painting and sculpture. Stieglitz maintained strict control over the printing of the work designing an Art Nouveau-style typeface for the publication and personally tipping-in each photogravure in each issue; each issue had a printed edition of 1,000 copies except for the final two issues where only 500 copies were printed, Number 2 has an inscription by Steichen's daughter, Kate dated 30 August 1917 on the title page, (set has original covers, most degraded at the spine as is typical, and includes the special numbers printed in1912 and 1913; many with numbering written on the spine, and an occasional notation or signature within, issues are generally clean internally; all housed in acid-free folders and archival boxes),12 x 8 1/2 in. Provenance: This was Edward Steichen's personal set of Camera Work. Deaccessioned from the John Teti Rare Photography Book Collection, New Hampshire Institute of Art. Note: Set includes numbers 1-50 including special number August 1912, special number June 1913. The April 1906 Steichen Supplement is not present.