Roy DeCarava, Photographs by James Alinder (ed) - 1981

Friends of Photography, The. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Friends of Photography Bookstore, 1981-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Very Good text, some light reading wear to edges. Dust jacket has a couple taped edge tears and some shelf rubbing.. Most items shipped via US Mail. Please provide a US Mail delivery address at checkout. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

Carmel, CA: Friends of Photography, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Edited by James Alinder. Introduction by Sherry Turner DeCarava. Textured cream cloth, with dark brown spine and front cover lettering. Black end papers. 192 pages, with Chronology. Former library copy, with the usual stickers, card pocket, and library markings. Covers are a bit splayed. End papers are creased. Illustrated dust-jacket, with call numbers at bottom of spine, is edge worn, and chipped at spine ends and corners. An ex-library, working copy of the hard cover edition of an important photography book. Due to size and weight, international shipping at cost.

Signed. Edward Steichen included Roy Decarava's photographs in the 1955 Museum of Modern Art exhibition, 'The Family of Man'. In 1952 he became the first African American artist to receive a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He's originally from Harlem and his subjects are from contemporary urban culture. His photographs are in black and white. Roy DeCarava has signed on the flyleaf facing the title page (signature only).

Friends of Photography Bookstore. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First. Hardcover. 0933286260 . Personalized inscription by Roy Decarava on front free-endpaper. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is price-intact, small edgechips, creases, now protected within mylar cover.; 12.3 X 11.3 X 0.8 inches; Signed by Biographee .

Carmel, CA: Friends of Photography, 1981. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine clothbound hardcover in a Very Good+ dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities, tiny chips to the heel, and a two-inch scuff and a couple of small scratches. Overall, a nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A monograph featuring the street photography, jazz images, and documentary work of Roy DeCarava, SIGNED BY DECARAVA on the blank page opposite the title page and inscribed in 1982. Edited with a preface by James Alinder; introduction by Sherry Turner DeCarava. 192 pages; 82 full-page b&w plates, printed recto only; 11 x 12.25 inches. Chronology; bibliography. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping may be more than quoted.