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AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS

€2.00
First edition with original dustjacket, large part of original belly band, and errata slip! (Very scarce in this condition). 87 full-page halftone plates from photographs taken between 1929 and 1936, organized in two parts, with titles listed on separate pages. Has publisher's printed paper label on spine. Evans's masterpiece, and one of the most influential photography books of the twentieth century. A must for any ambitious photobook-collector! Included in Andrew Roth (ed.) ”The Book of 101 Books”, Martin Parr and Gerry Badger in “The Photobook: A History, Vol I” and "The Open Book".

Bibliographic Details

Author Walker Evans
Publisher Museum of Modern Art
Place of publication New York
Year 1938
Edition First edition
Binding Hardcover including dustjacket
Language English
Dimensions 23x20
Collation 198 pp.

Condition Report

Condition Very Good
Cover Very good
Notes Very good/Very good+. Hardcover binding in very good+ condition. Fraying to edges of cloth and slight wear to front- and back-cover. Inside no markings whatsoever. Clean and crisp plates. Errata slip present. Frontal part of belly band also included (very few, if any, left for sale). Dustjacket has some chips to edges and spine, and slight tanning. (See illustration). Else complete. Dust-jacket very scarce in any condition.
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