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HARRY BENSON : Photographs ( signed )
by Harry Benson / Introduction by John Loring with text by Manuela Soares
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 1576875288
- ISBN 13
- 9781576875285
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About This Item
New York: PowerHouse Books, 2009. Book. Illus. by Author. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 2009, Illustrated hardcover boards ( Paul McCarthy ) no dust jacket as issued, 220 page book. This copy is signed and inscribed by Harry Benson on the first title page. Color illustrated end pages. Illustrated with black & white and color images most are full page plates. A very scarce signed book by Benson. Condition : Fine. .
Synopsis
Scottish born photojournalist Harry Benson was the most published photographer in Life magazine before it closed, and is currently under contract to Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest . When Queen Elizabeth’s 2009 New Year’s Honors List was announced recently, Benson was named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Benson has had 40 one-man exhibitions of his work in the U.S. and Europe and is the author of 13 books including R.F.K.: A Photographer’s Journal (powerHouse Books, 2008), and Harry Bens on’s America (Harry N. Abrams, 2005). Benson lives in New York and Florida with his wife, Gigi, who works with him on his exhibitions and books. Their two daughters live and work in Los Angeles. John Loring is the former New York Bureau Chief of Architectural Digest and a contributing writer for over 30 years, and is the former Design Director for Tiffany & Co. He has written over 25 books on style and social history. A graduate of Yale University, Loring completed four years of graduate studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and has an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- HARRY BENSON : Photographs ( signed )
- Author
- Harry Benson / Introduction by John Loring with text by Manuela Soares
- Illustrator
- Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1576875288
- ISBN 13
- 9781576875285
- Publisher
- PowerHouse Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Harry Benson / Photography / Celebrity Photography / Fashion Photography / Signed
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- Signed Editions;
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