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:: CATEGORIES :: > Chris Boot Books [Click image for a larger version.] Postcards by Martin Parr Martin Parr has been a dedicated collector of the humble photographic postcard for 35 years, and this book is the final word on the best of his collection of 20,000 cards. Featuring 750 cards within 21 themed chapters, the book is both a serious personal study of postcard history from the British postcard boom of 1900–18 to the present, and an eccentric and entertaining journey through the 20th century. With images that range from the banal to the sublime, Postcards accompanies the exhibition "Parrworld", curated by Thomas Weski at Munich’s Haus der Kunst. The book is introduced by Weski with an essay about the history of the postcard and the influential role of postcard photography on Parr’s work as a photographer. From the introduction by Thomas Weski: Martin Parr’s collection of postcards describes virtually a whole century. Before newspapers acquired the technology to print photographs, there was already a great demand for pictures of current events, and during the last third of the nineteenth century, people’s interest in the sensational gave rise to a very modern kind of reporting in the form of the picture postcard. Travel photographers brought back exotic views of distant lands, while local photographers documented events at home. Some photographers specialized in recording unusual events. News items, such as the launch of a ship, a record-breaking flight or a jubilee, were offset against disasters of every type. Floods, road accidents, epidemics and other calamities always merited a picture because they were something out of the ordinary. Introduction by Thomas Weski Hardback, 336 pages 240 x 192mm / 9.5 x 7.5 inches 750 colour photographs ISBN: 978-1-905712-10-6 Chris Boot Books List price: £29.95 On offer: £24.00 Enter the appropriate quantity you wish to buy below, then click the 'Add To Cart' button to place this item in your shopping cart. * - Denotes a required field. Quantity * Objects by Martin Parr List price: £19.95 On offer: £16.00 Small World by Martin Parr Price: £25.00 Member price: £20.00 Parking Spaces by Martin Parr, Limited Edition Price: £65.00 Bliss by Martin Parr List price: £9.95 On offer: £8.00 Mexico by Martin Parr signed copy Price: £25.00 Mexico by Martin Parr List price: £25.00 On offer: £20.00

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