PORTRAITS OF GREATNESS
by Karsh, Yousuf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- VG+/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1960. SIGNEDand dated by Karsh on ffep. 207 pages with black and white plates throughout. Pages are in very good condition. Some yellowing on the pages of text. Black cloth covers with silver titles, very light wear to corners and edges. Black, white, and red dust jacket with black and white titles. Spine and edges have darkened. Light staining and scuffing on the spine.Small chips and tears on the corners and edges. Larger chip at the head of the spine. Not price-clipped. VG+/VG-. Signed By Photographer. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/Very Good-. 10 x 12.
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- T00310
- Title
- PORTRAITS OF GREATNESS
- Author
- Karsh, Yousuf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 10 x 12
- Keywords
- Yousuf Karsh, Photography, Portraits, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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- 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...
- VG+/VG-
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
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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...
- 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....
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