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Image West Press, Eugene, Oregon, Published date: 1978. Hardcover; 115 pp; 29 x 23 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic illustrations. Preface by Gerald H. Robinson.
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Image West Press, Eugene, Oregon, Published date: 1978. Hardcover; 115 pp; 29 x 23 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic illustrations. Preface by Gerald H. Robinson.
In very good condition with very good dust jacket. Original grey-brown cloth boards with light edge wear and mild surface handling; binding tight. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and light creasing to edges, with light overall scuffing. Now in an archival quality removable Brodart cover. Photographic monograph presenting Bernard Freemesser's interpretive vision of Oregon as both landscape and state of mind, developed through years of travel and observation across the Pacific Northwest. Rather than documentary record, the photographs emphasize atmosphere, light, and experiential engagement with place, reflecting Freemesser's influential role in shaping photography education and practice in Oregon during the mid twentieth century.