Portraits of Greatness
by Karsh, Yousuf
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1961. Book. Illus. by Yousuf Karsh - photographs. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition / Third Printing. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 208 pp, previous owner's bookplate inside fr pastedown, First Edition @1959, this copy Third Printing @1961. Introduction, 96 portrait photos alphabetized (Adenauer to Frank lloyd Wright), with Karsh's experience taking each photo narrated on the left-opposite page. 9.8" x 12.2" black cloth boards, with gilt lettering fr cover and spine, in illustrated flap clipped DJ with polyester protector. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009079
- Title
- Portraits of Greatness
- Author
- Karsh, Yousuf
- Illustrator
- Yousuf Karsh - photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition / Third Printing
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- portrait photographs - famous artists musicians businessmen diplomats authors heads of state royalty
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHOTOGRAPHY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...