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Portrait Photographs (Signed First Edition)
by WILLIAMS, Jonathan
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Frankfort, KY: Gnomon Press, 1979. First edition. One of 1800 numbered copies printed in Granjon Old Face on Glastonbury Antique Laid paper. A collection of 30 tipped in color images by Williams along with text by him. Includes portraits of William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, Mina Loy, Denise Levertov, Thomas Merton, Guy Davenport, Allen Ginsberg, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Aaron Siskind, Minor White, David Hockney, and others. A fine copy in wrappers in a fine glassine dust jacket and in a very near fine cardstock slipcase. Signed by Williams on the title page. A nicely printed book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198395
- Title
- Portrait Photographs (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- WILLIAMS, Jonathan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gnomon Press
- Place of Publication
- Frankfort, KY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Photography
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About the Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2008
Wadsworth, Illinois
About Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
We are members of ABAA, ILAB and Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We specialize in First Editions of 20th century photography, art, design, literature, drama, poetry, and signed books. We are not an open shop but always welcome inquiries.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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