On Photography
by Sontag, Susan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. One of the most influential works of photography criticism. First edition (first printing stated). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. A few small nicks to the spine ends, else fine, with minor shelf wear.
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
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363094
- Title
- On Photography
- Author
- Sontag, Susan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- mf35
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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