Changing New York - the Complete Wpa Project

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. A very nice copy of an important title, probably the premiere monograph of New York images, predicting the series ideas of Ruscha and many others. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Corners lightly bumped, a little soiling to the boards. Jacket has three small internal… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and emblem of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Fine in fresh dust wrapper lacking small pieces at rear backstrip head and upper front cover corner. 206 pages. 29 x 22.5 cm. A production of… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. "Changing New York not only fulfills Abbott's criterion for the historical importance of the documentary mode, but also demonstrates its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger I:141), providing "a distinctive interpretation of New York as well as a priceless document thereof" (Icons of Photography, 104).

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1939. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1st. Printing 1939 , Light blue cloth hardcover in the dated 1/39 original dust jacket . 207 page book . With full page black & white photo illustrations by Abbott for the Production of The Federal Art Project of the W.P.A. Condition… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Publisher's dark blue coarse cloth stamped in gilt. Pages slightly musty, previous owner details to front free end paper, light offsetting to endsheets, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with light edge wear and small loss to the… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. 208 pp. Bound in publisher's dark blue coarse cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with former owner's name written on paste down, slight wave to text, rubbed along bottom edge, in an excellent, unsophisticated example of the black-and-white dust jacket that is very close… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1939. Cloth. Very Good -/Good +. A serviceable, perfectly presentable copy of the 1939 stated 1st edition of Berenice Abbott's landmark achievement in pre-War New York photography. Solid and VG- in its dark-blue cloth, with very mild staining to the upper tips of the first 1/3 of the book (lightly affecting the text and… Read more about this item

E. P. Dutton. Fair. 1939. Hardcover. First edition, as stated. Bottom tips bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Dj front panel detached, one inch triangle lost top tip, small chip bottom; one inch loss bottom spine, one and one half inch loss top spine, plus more minor loss at edges, and folds bottom rear spine. Still, a scarce WPA… Read more about this item

E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. A presentable copy of an uncommon classic of photography, and record of New York architectural history. Pages are clean and glossy with sharp, well-defined images. The book is free of foxing. Covers are a rich, even blue with clean surfaces, with the exception of a faint spot at lower corner.… Read more about this item

DUTTON, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION (STATED) IN VERY GOOD LICHT CHIPPING.

E.P. Dutton, 1939. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Blue Boards. First Edition Stated 1939/1939 Without Jacket. The Classic Photo Book On New York City. Excellent Fresh Copy.