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Observations
by Richard, Truman Avedon, Capote
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/Fair. AVEDON, RICHARD, and CAPOTE, TRUMAN. Observations, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Folio, first edition, pp. 152, printed boards, gravure plates showing artists, actors and other celebrities, slipcased, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Roth, pp. 148-49: "Observations is the culmination of a creative collaboration between Richard Avedon and Alexey Brodovitch [the magazine editor]. ... Capote, who wrote his arch text between Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, is most valuable here for conveying Avedon's words, notably the photographer's observations on the beauty of age." Also see Hasselblad 178 and Auer 386. Condition of this book: Very good with areas of darkening to the boards, wear at spine ends. Slipcase is poor but remains functional. Acetate dust jacket has soiled spine, tears and is missing a chunk but holding together. x Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; 1950s; Fashion, Fabrics & Style. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55479. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55479
- Title
- Observations
- Author
- Richard, Truman Avedon, Capote
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (in Slipcase)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Photography; United States; 1950s; Fashion, Fabrics & Style. Unbranded Richard, Truman Avedon, Capote Observations
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About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Gravure
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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