New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Stated second printing. Signed by Bourke-White on front free endpaper. Laid in is a handwritten card from the author's brother to the unnamed recipient of the book. Gray paper quarter bound with black cloth. White lettering on spine. Slight bumping to bottom corners; minor rubbing to bottom edges of boards and text block; lettering on spine has partially worn off in a few spots. Pictorial dust jacket with green and blue lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is not price clipped. Some shelf wear and chipping to edges, particularly to head of spine; faint stain to tail of spine; minor creasing. Tight binding and clean interior. Includes over 70 black-and-white photos. Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was an American photographer who became the first known female war correspondent. In this autobiography, Bourke-White details her pioneering work as a photojournalist and recounts her struggles with Parkinson's disease. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 383 pp; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024453
Title: Portrait of Myself
Author: Bourke-White, Margaret
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1963
Keywords: Photogaphy, Social Activism, Parkinson's Disease, Photojournalism

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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.

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