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LONDON: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.. 1959. First Edition. First British edition. Folio. Fine in moderately chipped plain acetate dust jacket in very good slip case. (Small chips in original acetate overlay. Mild wear at edges of slipcase. Light shelf soiling to slipcase.) Well preserved copy. (LR) .
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OBSERVATIONS.
by Avedon, Richard. (Photographs) Capote, Truman. (Comments)
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by AVEDON, Richard (photographs), and CAPOTE, Truman (comments)
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Hardcover. Folio. Glossy paper over boards, original clear acetate wrapper, slipcase. 151pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine/very good. Quite minor slipcase wear; ownership signature on rear flyleaf. Tight and quite lovely first edition of the first book by the fashion and portrait photographer (1924-2003), accompanied by Capote's provocative text. While copies signed by Avedon and/or Capote are especially desirable, this unusual extra-illustrated copy bears bold signatures of six of the photographer's celebrity subjects in ink on fine, matching heavy stock 5" X 3" cards tipped to front flyleaf. Top row, left to right, is BRIGITTE BARDOT (born 1934, French actress and model, appears on page 107), who signs hugely in blue fineline, dating it September 1983 at upper right; and RUDOLF BING (1902-97, long-time New York Metropolitan Opera manager, appears on page 21), who signs boldly in black ink, dating it 20 March 1980 at upper right. Middle row, left to…
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