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Changing New York (In Dustjacket)
by Berenice Abbott (Text by Elizabeth McCausland)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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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 the upper edges of the plates). And in a bright, Good only dustjacket, with notable chipping and closed tears and roughly 1/3 of the spine missing. Still though, most of the text is very clean, the vast majority of the plates crisp, bright and unmarred. A starter copy, to be sure, for those looking for a true 1st edition in its elusive iconic dustjacket. But uncommon and desirable, even as such. (From the title page: "A Publication of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration -- In the City of New York, under the Sponsorship of the Guilds' Committee for Federal Writers' Publications, Inc.").
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22647
- Title
- Changing New York (In Dustjacket)
- Author
- Berenice Abbott (Text by Elizabeth McCausland)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- rare photography, rare New York photography, rare New York, rare Berenice Abbott, photographer Berenice Abbott, rare WPA photography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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