First UK edition second impression of Pistils by Robert Mapplethorpe. Hardback in near fine condition, Slipcase is peeling on front and back. Otherwise pages are clean and binding is sturdy. Please see photos for reference. 

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Robert Mapplethorpe's reputation rests largely on a body of black and white sexual imagery, yet he was one of the most elegant still-life photographers. His flower studies, to which he sometimes referred to as his 'New York flowers' are slightly poisonous and very sexual.