HOFER, Evelyn. - Two Volumes - 1962, 1964. German-born Evelyn Hofer (1922 - 2009) spent most of her life in the United States, where she emigrated in 1946. She produced fashion work for Vogue and Vanity Fair and made pictures for many Time-Life books. Her most lasting legacy, however, are these five books, all published during the 1960s in a standard size. They feature text by eminent writers and her precise photographs of people and architecture, made with a large-format camera and presented in high-quality screen gravure (some in color). Far exceeding the look of most "travel" photographs, Hofer's pictures reveal her sensitive eye and connection with the subjects. Underappreciated in the United States, Hofer was the subject of a recent monograph from by Steidl. V. S. Pritchett, London Perceived, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962. Hardcover (gold-stamped blue cloth), 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches, 116 pages, gravure illustrations, dustjacket. James Morris, The Presence of Spain, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1964. Hardcover (gold-stamped cloth), 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches, 120 pages, gravure illustrations, dustjacket. Two volumes, each in very good condition.

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