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NEW YORK/ NEW YORK: Masterworks of a Street Peddler
by Duncan, David Douglas (introduction); George Forss
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0070182086
- ISBN 13
- 9780070182080
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984. Hardcover. Near fine. Hardcover. Quarto. 136pp. INSCRIBED in 1985 by DUNCAN, " For Jane and Paul..." Profusely illustrated from George Forss' photographs of New York City. Design, production and text by David Douglas Duncan. Red cloth stamped in gold. Lacking dust jacket.
"To those who rushed past Mr. Forss on Midtown Manhattan sidewalks, he was just another street peddler. But that all changed in 1980, when the renowned photojournalist David Douglas Duncan encountered him near Grand Central Terminal and was riveted by his work. A former staff photographer for Life magazine, Mr. Duncan decided to use his influence to promote Mr. Forss.
Mr. Duncan published a photography book, "New York/New York: Masterworks of a Street Peddler," through McGraw-Hill in 1984, and it made Mr. Forss a sensation."-nyt.
"To those who rushed past Mr. Forss on Midtown Manhattan sidewalks, he was just another street peddler. But that all changed in 1980, when the renowned photojournalist David Douglas Duncan encountered him near Grand Central Terminal and was riveted by his work. A former staff photographer for Life magazine, Mr. Duncan decided to use his influence to promote Mr. Forss.
Mr. Duncan published a photography book, "New York/New York: Masterworks of a Street Peddler," through McGraw-Hill in 1984, and it made Mr. Forss a sensation."-nyt.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54285
- Title
- NEW YORK/ NEW YORK: Masterworks of a Street Peddler
- Author
- Duncan, David Douglas (introduction); George Forss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0070182086
- ISBN 13
- 9780070182080
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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