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THE PORTFOLIOS OF ANSEL ADAMS
by ADAMS, Ansel and John Szarkowski
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good + jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0821207237
- ISBN 13
- 9780821207239
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Near fine in a very good + jacket.. Reproductions of seven portfolios of photographs made from 1936 to 1976, originally issued as limited editions. 90 plates, with a general preface by Adams and an introduction by John Szarkowski. Includes individual portfolio introductions by Adams, Nancy Newhall, and Barrett Newhall. Hardcover. 4to. Pale grey cloth boards in white dust jacket. Minor edgewear; spine and top edges sunned. INSCRIBED by Adams on title page. Near fine in very good plus jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43966
- Title
- THE PORTFOLIOS OF ANSEL ADAMS
- Author
- ADAMS, Ansel and John Szarkowski
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good + jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0821207237
- ISBN 13
- 9780821207239
- Publisher
- New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1977
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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