Nan Goldin, The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, first edition

(1) New York, Aperture, 1986. Hardcover with ill. dust-j., 23.5 x 26 cm, 144 pp. Prof. ills. with colour pictures. Goldin's pivotal artists' book featuring a then new kind of intimate diaristic photography, recording her life and the lives of her friends. Near mint.

(2) Nan Goldin, Soeurs, Saintes et Sibylles. Paris, Editions du Regards, 2005. Hardcover with bright purple cover, 20 x 15 cm, 130 pp., 150 photos. A hommage to the photographer's sister Barbara, and all the rebellious women who have battled to survive in society. Text in French and English. Near mint copy. (total 2)