New York. The Viking Press. 1970. Bound in brown cloth over boards with blind-embossed titles to cover and gilt titles to spine.Pictorial endsheets. Tall Folio.(10"x13") The First Edition. Illustrated throughout my monochrome by photographs. Book is a Very Fine, immaculate copy. Very Good original gold Dustwrapper is unclipped and presents usual various rubbing, marginal chipping with several small pieces lacking at headpiece.

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Bookseller: Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8760
Title: Diary Of A Century
Author: Lartigue, Henri and Avedon, Richard (Ed.)
Format/Binding: Bound in brown cloth over boards with blind-embossed titles to cover and gilt titles to spine.Pictorial endsheets.
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1970.
Size: Tall Folio.(10"x13")

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Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.

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About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...