Body Culture: Max Dupain, Photography and Australian Culture, 1919-1939 by Isobel Crombie - 2006-07-08

Victoria, Australia: Peleus Press, 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Small quarto, publisher's boards in dust jacket, near fine. 208 pp, illustrated, some in color.

UsedGood. Some signs of wear on dust jacket but book is in good condition

Australia: Images Publishing, 2004. 208pp. Index. Original boards. Edited by Lee White. Pages are clean (unmarked) but slightly age-toned. Rear hinge is creased but still secure. Inner text block is sound. Boards have slight bumping to head/heel of spine, slight rubbing to extremities. Unclipped pictorial DJ has a small 1/4" closed tear to head of spine, light bumping to upper corners, slight rubbing to extremities. We have added a removable mylar covering to the dust jacket for protection. Nice copy.. First Thus. Oversized Hardcover. Good +/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mylared.

Victoria, Australia : Peleus Press in association with the National Gallery of Victoria, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 208 pages; Physical description. : 208 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm. Subject: Dupain, Max, 1911-Photography - Australia - History. Photography, Artistic. Human figure in art. Eugenics - Australia. Summary: ""Max Dupain is regarded as one of Australia's most significant photographers. For the first time, this book details how Dupain's formative early work was created in response to the 'body culture' movement of the interwar period. As Dr. Crombie shows, after World War One many western countries enthusiastically subscribed to schemes designed to control, regulate and develop the body as a means of building individual health and fitness… Read More

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