Changing New York. by Abbott, Berenice - 1939

E.P. Dutton, 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Blue Boards. First Edition Stated 1939/1939 Without Jacket. The Classic Photo Book On New York City. Excellent Fresh Copy.

E. P. Dutton. Fair. 1939. Hardcover. First edition, as stated. Bottom tips bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Dj front panel detached, one inch triangle lost top tip, small chip bottom; one inch loss bottom spine, one and one half inch loss top spine, plus more minor loss at edges, and folds bottom rear spine. Still, a scarce WPA publication.; 11.8 X 9.0 X 1.0 inches .

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1939. Cloth. Very Good -/Good +. A serviceable, perfectly presentable copy of the 1939 stated 1st edition of Berenice Abbott's landmark achievement in pre-War New York photography. Solid and VG- in its dark-blue cloth, with very mild staining to the upper tips of the first 1/3 of the book (lightly affecting the text and the upper edges of the plates). And in a bright, Good only dustjacket, with notable chipping and closed tears and roughly 1/3 of the spine missing. Still though, most of the text is very clean, the vast majority of the plates crisp, bright and unmarred. A starter copy, to be sure, for those looking for a true 1st edition in its elusive iconic dustjacket. But uncommon and desirable, even as such. (From the title page: "A Publication of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration -- In the City of New York, under the Sponsorship of the Guilds' Committee for Federal Writers' Publications, Inc.").

DUTTON, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION (STATED) IN VERY GOOD LICHT CHIPPING.

E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. A presentable copy of an uncommon classic of photography, and record of New York architectural history. Pages are clean and glossy with sharp, well-defined images. The book is free of foxing. Covers are a rich, even blue with clean surfaces, with the exception of a faint spot at lower corner. Bottom and top edges with moderate to strong rubbing. Chief detractors are strongly bumped corners causing pleats to the upper front tip and a fold in the binding fabric at both front panel corners. Rear cover has a couple of small pen-tip sized impressions. Fading as per usual to the endpaper borders. Lower corner with small pleats to far tips for most of book, and a softer fold a little further up. Jacket has all panels intact, but has suffered the loss of several inches of the front lower corner, and small chips at the top edge. Rubbing to edges, but despite the general wear, the color and background brick design remain nicely bright and crisp.… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and emblem of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Fine in fresh dust wrapper lacking small pieces at rear backstrip head and upper front cover corner. 206 pages. 29 x 22.5 cm. A production of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. 97 full-page photographs with accompanying text. Abbott began her education at Ohio State University before moving to New York to study sculpture. There, she met the modernist visionaries Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray. Afterwards, Abbott went on to become May Ray's assistant in his Paris studio. As Ray's assistant, Abbott was able to absorb the work of many other influential photographers, including Eugène Atget. During her time in Paris, Abbott also took the opportunity to photograph many artists and literary figures, including James Joyce. AUER p. 276. HASSELBLAD pp.130-131. PARR & BADGER I,… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. A very nice copy of an important title, probably the premiere monograph of New York images, predicting the series ideas of Ruscha and many others. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Corners lightly bumped, a little soiling to the boards. Jacket has three small internal repairs (not restoration), and a few small nicks and closed tears. Parr and Badger, Vol.1 US. Hasselblad US. Roth US.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Publisher's dark blue coarse cloth stamped in gilt. Pages slightly musty, previous owner details to front free end paper, light offsetting to endsheets, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear and small loss to the corners and spine ends. A very lovely copy.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1939. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 1939 , Light blue cloth hardcover in the dated 1/39 original dust jacket . 207 page book . With full page black & white photo illustrations by Abbott for the Production of The Federal Art Project of the W.P.A. Condition : Very Good , book has ex-owners book plate on the inside board edge of book show light ware . The rare dust jacket is Very Good with edge rubs light chipping and small piece missing at the bottom dj spine. Please look at images . Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. 208 pp. Bound in publisher's dark blue coarse cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with former owner's name written on paste down, slight wave to text, rubbed along bottom edge, in an excellent, unsophisticated example of the black-and-white dust jacket that is very close to Fine with very little shelf wear, tiny closed tears to bottom edge, small soil spot on back panel. A very attractive copy of the acclaimed American photography book, in Roth 101.