The Journal Plate Set

The first series of books published by 21ST Editions, beginning with our inception in 1998, was our internationally recognized Journal of Contemporary Photography. The six volumes of the Journal were illustrated with hand-pulled photogravure and color planograph images from many of the world’s most highly respected contemporary photographers. These images combined with potent criticism and prose from internationally acclaimed writers and poets to form the most robust, sophisticated, and unique forum for new dialogues on the arts and letters of the photographic idiom.

The Journal Plate Set is a one-of-a-kind, 20 volume set of 74 half inch thick books, each custom bound in elegant black Japanese silk. The set contains 64 photogravure books, each holding one of the plates originally used to print the images in the Journal. These nickel plated copper photogravure plates, each finished to a mirror polish, are bound into the right hand page of each book, with an original signed photogravure from that particular plate bound into the left hand page. These stunning books are supplemented with an additional 10 signed planograph books, the striking color images that also graced the pages of the Journal. Each artist’s name is embossed onto fine leather labels on each of the 20 portfolio boxes, on each of the books themselves, and is embossed into the inner liner of each custom portfolio box.

In addition to the 20 volumes of plates and signed images, this unique set includes Deluxe Editions of all six volumes of The Journal of Contemporary Photography, each custom bound in beautiful matching Japanese silk, Moroccan goatskin accents, and striking vellum spines. This one-of-a-kind, oversized (15 × 13.5 inch) set of Deluxe Volumes I–VI includes 74 bound original prints and the signatures of 72 internationally known fine art photographers.

This set took 2 years to create, it has a combined weight of over 350 pounds, and it represents one of the finest, most unique publications ever created by 21ST Editions. As an artwork in and of itself, The Journal Plate Set simultaneously represents the finest attributes of photography, literature, the book arts, and even sculpture. There has never been and will never be another set like it.

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For more information on The Journal Plate Set, or to preview 21ST EDITIONS books in your home or office, call 800-965-3536 or email 21st@21steditions.com.