HASSELBLAD PHOTOGRAPHY

(PHOTOGRAPHY). Hasselblad In-House Photography Catalogue. Göteborg: Hasselblad, circa 1965. Folio, spiral bound as issued, original transparent yellow plastic wrappers. $400.

First edition, with folio-sized black and white photographic plates by some of Sweden’s most famous photographers.

This rare in-house Hasselblad photography production was designed to highlight the most advanced photographic technology of its day. It features a range of subject matter, from sports to landscapes to modeling to medical photography. The photographers included represent some of the 20th century’s most distinguished Swedish photographers, including Sten Didrik Bellander, Hans Hammarskiöld, Pål-Nils Nilsson, and Lennart Olson, all members of the avant-garde “Ten Photographers” group. Owner signature in ink.

Photographs bright and fine. Minor wear to plastic spiral binding. A very nearly fine copy.