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Edward Steichen: The Early Years, 1900-1927
by STEICHEN, Edward
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- very good(+)
- ISBN 10
- 0893810746
- ISBN 13
- 9780893810740
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Aperture, 1981. Limited. hardcover. very good(+). Steichen, Edward. Limited texts are by Beaumont Newhall & Mary Steichen Calderone and are signed by both authors. Illustrated with 12 gorgeous large photogravures, loose as issued, with tissue guards, in a folding two-piece natural silk folio case. United States: Aperture, 1981. Limited edition, number 315 of 500 printed on heavy Rives BFK paper. Plates are all fine but the outer slipcase is somewhat dust-soiled and has a small 1 inch ink stain on rear cover; inner cloth slipcase is clean but the white board sleeve holding plates is cracked at edges. Fine in a very good case.<br/><br/> The images were made by means of the Talbot-klic photogravure process. 11 of the plates were made using the dust-grain technique and one plate using a specially prepared screen. The plates were hand-pulled at Atelier de Taille Douce in Switzerland. Prospectus laid-in.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 232086
- Title
- Edward Steichen: The Early Years, 1900-1927
- Author
- STEICHEN, Edward
- Illustrator
- Steichen, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- ISBN 10
- 0893810746
- ISBN 13
- 9780893810740
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- NEWHALL,Beaumont;CALDERONE,Mary Steichen;STEICHEN
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- Plate
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