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Brett Weston: Photographs
by Armitage, Merle
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. Weyhe, Publisher, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 102pp. Quarto [34 cm] Black textured paper over boards. Endpapers illustrated with a facsimile of Brett Weston's signature. The spine is slightly rolled back, and the spine ends are gently bumped. There are several small stains to the fore-edge of the text block. The front endpaper is a little glue stained. In a dust jacket, with subtle toning, and a handful of small closed and open tears in the edges. The deepest tear is closed, measuring just under 2" deep. Errata slip tucked in.
Ex-libris California photographer Herb Quick, with his bookplate and name in pen on the front endpaper. Quick (1925-2006) was an instructor of photography at the University of California, Riverside. The Herbert "Herb" Quick collection is held at this university. Brett Weston (1911-) was the second son of photographer Edward Weston. Edward Weston took Brett to Mexico where he became his father's apprentice at the age of 13.
From the dust jacket-
"In this book the subject matter has been chosen after long deliberation and the review of hundreds of photographs, all superior. The aim has been to present, within necessary limitations, a sound representation of Brett' Weston's various developments, phases and progress.
Ex-libris California photographer Herb Quick, with his bookplate and name in pen on the front endpaper. Quick (1925-2006) was an instructor of photography at the University of California, Riverside. The Herbert "Herb" Quick collection is held at this university. Brett Weston (1911-) was the second son of photographer Edward Weston. Edward Weston took Brett to Mexico where he became his father's apprentice at the age of 13.
From the dust jacket-
"In this book the subject matter has been chosen after long deliberation and the review of hundreds of photographs, all superior. The aim has been to present, within necessary limitations, a sound representation of Brett' Weston's various developments, phases and progress.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63212
- Title
- Brett Weston: Photographs
- Author
- Armitage, Merle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- E. Weyhe, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- photography
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Facsimile
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- Errata
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- Jacket
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- Rolled
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