American Landscapes
Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
by John Szarkowski
ISBN: 0870702068
ISBN-13: 9780870702068
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Published date: 1981
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American Landscapes
Szarkowski, John (Ed.)
Museum of Modern Art. VERY GOOD+/Good. Tight, bright, clean and square. Gift inscription. DJ is intact and clean but has rubbing and small rips at edges. Clipped corner. 80 pages with 55 black and white plates. (9-1/2" x 10-3/8") ISBN: 0870702068. ( more information)
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