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A KIND OF RAPTURE
by [MORRISON, Toni] BERGMAN, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon, (1998). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Robert Bergman. Folio (9-1/2" x 11-3/4") bound in black cloth. Introduction by Toni Morrison and afterword by Meyer Schapiro, the only text in this absolutely stunning collection of color photographic portraits, mostly of street people, which Schapiro says "bring to mind some of the greatest painted portraits." Bergman created his own color separations, using high-resolution digital equipment, for these photographs which were taken with a simple 35 mm camera, amateur film, no tripod, and no special lighting. Of this, his first book, Morrison states, "Occasionally there arises an event or a moment that one knows immediately will forever mark a place in the history of artistic endeavor. Robert Bergman's portraits represent such a moment." Obviously, no light praise and well deserved once you see these truly amazing photographs that have the power to stop you in your tracks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008486
- Title
- A KIND OF RAPTURE
- Author
- [MORRISON, Toni] BERGMAN, Robert
- Illustrator
- Robert Bergman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1998)
- Keywords
- Women's Literature, Photography, Modern Photography, Color Photographs, Modern Firsts, Toni Morrison, African-American Literature, First Book, Modern First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Book; Nobel Prize; African-American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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