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[A PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK]
by Misrach, Richard (b.1949)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: Grapestake Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The rare deluxe issue, this is number 41 of 100 copies bound in cloth and signed by Richard Misrach. This copy is additionally inscribed by Misrach to acclaimed American photographer Ralph Gibson on the front flyleaf, with Gibson's ink stamp above the first photograph.
Quarto. 54 black and white photographs. Original white cloth, with a black and white photograph mounted on the front panel, and the spine printed in black. In the original acetate dust wrapper, slightly short as issued, with some light yellowing. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.
An excellent association copy of "his masterwork"; "many of Misrach's early negatives were destroyed in a fire in the late 1970s, which makes this book a valuable reference for the series as well as a compelling work" (The Photobook).
Quarto. 54 black and white photographs. Original white cloth, with a black and white photograph mounted on the front panel, and the spine printed in black. In the original acetate dust wrapper, slightly short as issued, with some light yellowing. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.
An excellent association copy of "his masterwork"; "many of Misrach's early negatives were destroyed in a fire in the late 1970s, which makes this book a valuable reference for the series as well as a compelling work" (The Photobook).
Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75528
- Title
- [A PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK]
- Author
- Misrach, Richard (b.1949)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grapestake Gallery
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Photography, Photobooks, Western Americana, Southwest, Landscape Photographs
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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