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Wisconsin Death Trip
by LESY, Michael
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, with some minor fading to edges of purple cloth boards, in illustrated jacket with minor shelf-wear, else also near f
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1973. Near fine, with some minor fading to edges of purple cloth boards, in illustrated jacket with minor shelf-wear, else also near fine. A sharp copy.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. A compendium of photographs selected by Michael Levy from over 30,000 glass plate negatives (1890-1910) descended from Black River Falls town photographer Charles van Schaick; strikingly juxtaposed by Lesy with textual fragments from contemporary sources. "It is as much an exercise of history as it is an experiment of alchemy." With preface from Warren Susman. (Roth 222-223).
Synopsis
First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small, turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected photos taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik, and juxtaposed them against newspaper accounts and state asylum and police records.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29975
- Title
- Wisconsin Death Trip
- Author
- LESY, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, with some minor fading to edges of purple cloth boards, in illustrated jacket with minor shelf-wear, else also near f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Pantheon Books
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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