The Illustrated Story of O

American artist, photo-journalist and editor Doris Kloster has spent her career documenting fetish and female sexuality. In The Illustrated Story of O, she creates her own photographic vision of the famous erotic story, informed by a career spent exploring the secret real-life decadent world of dominance and submission.

An intensely personal project, the book contains a preface written by Kloster, alongside quotes from the original Story of O text. “While my work in previous photo books has tended to be documentary in style, dealing with real life and real individuals, this book revels in pure fantasy. Story of O is a timeless literary work, not a historical artifact. Therefore, this book of photographs does not attempt to recreate the original story in every detail. However, I did try, whenever possible, to match the characters, clothing, props and settings to the descriptions in the novel. I wanted to photograph the story in locations that evoke the mystery and fantasy that is the Story of O. The novel is set in Paris and its environs, the most romantic locale in the world, and the home of the Marquis de Sade.”

First edition hardback, in very good condition. Black cloth binding with silver lettering to spine. Dust cover intact. Used.