On Photography
by Sontag, Susan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374226261
- ISBN 13
- 9780374226268
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1977 First Edition 6th Printing (1978) in silver-stamped gray cloth boards, no markings, NOT book club, no dj, contents Fine, minor shelfwear to boards & fade to spine, clean tight excellent copy; 8vo; (xii) 207pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
Synopsis
Essays explore the aesthetic and moral problems raised by the presence of the photographic image in modern-day life; consider the relation of photography to art, conscience, and knowledge; and examine the works of major photographers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31042
- Title
- On Photography
- Author
- Sontag, Susan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374226261
- ISBN 13
- 9780374226268
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- On Photography Sontag, Susan
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