Faces : A Narrative History of the Portrait in Photography by Maddow, Ben - 1977

Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1977. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (light foxing to text block, pages are otherwise clean and clear. Light scuffing to dust jacket). Black cloth with silver lettering; black DJ with white lettering; 540 pp. Numerous bw plates. Contents include: A defiance of time: the tradition of portraiture -- The third eye: the beginnings of photography -- The sun as artist: calotype and daguerreotype -- A democracy of portraits: America in the nineteenth century -- Trailing clouds of glory: Victorian England -- Intellectual barricades: the nineteenth century in France -- Nature improved I: pictorialism in Europe -- Nature improved II: pictorialism in America -- Class and conscience I: Europe -- Class and conscience II: America -- Class and conscience III: America into the thirties and beyond -- Class and conscience IV: America now -- Inside or outside I: the studio portrait in the twentieth century -- Inside or outside II: circle of the famous -- Inside or outside III: intimate… Read More

New York Graphic Society, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. clean pages, tight binding, clea/Illustrated dust jacket over clo. 12x9x2. clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket, Illustrated dust jacket over cloth boards

New York Graphic Society, 1977. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3050grams, ISBN:0821207032

Little Brown & Company, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12x9x2. Hardcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Binding is strong and all leaves are in place. Text is free of markings and highlighting; no dog-ears. Dust jacket has very light wear and is now in plastic. Interior has light age-toning. 540 pp., illustrated. A quite heavy volume. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price.

LIKE NEW OVERSIZE HC, some chipping at extremities of the spine, extra postage may be needed to offset the heft and weight of the volume

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1977. Large hardback in near fine condition with near fine condition dust jacket. Dust jacket is in mylar sleeve.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1977. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. 540 pages. Massive book with 380 black and white illustrations. A clean and tight near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a lightly rubbed near fine dust jacket. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

New York Graphic Society, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. fine/fine. Quarto. 540pp. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper.

Brand: New York Graphic Society, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Little Brown & Company. 540pp. Black cloth hard cover with silver titles and matching dustjacket. Monotone photography throughout. Shipping will cost more due to the weight. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. P3 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1977.