Moments Preserved Eight Essays in Photographs and Words
by Irving Penn & Alexander Liberman & Rosemary Blackmon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Cb4: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Simon and Schuster, New York. 1960. 183 pages. Illustrated with 300 gravure-printed b&w and color illustrations; First Edition/First Printing. Slipcase faded and worn to the corners. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ (chipping present to the spine crown; tear present to the front flap). Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Irving Penn's first book, printed in gravure, and divided into eight chapters: The Flavor of France, Picasso's Barcelona, Italian Gallery, Moroccan Visit, Faces of England, Christmas in Cuzco, New York Scrapbook, and The Small Trades. Irving Penn (June 16, 1917 October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake, and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally, and continues to inform the art of photography. EB; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 183 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68152
- Title
- Moments Preserved Eight Essays in Photographs and Words
- Author
- Irving Penn & Alexander Liberman & Rosemary Blackmon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- Cb4
- Date Published
- 1960
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