Secure the Shadow: Death and Photography in America by Ruby, Jay - 1995

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Small quarto, cloth in dust jacket, owner's name & phone on flyleaf, slightest wear, near fine. 220 pp, illustrated.

MIT Press (MA), 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and tear to dust jacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0262181649 .

Cambridge, M.A.: The MIT Press, 1995. First edition, first printing hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. From the collection of Christopher Pinney, Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at University College London, whose name is penned to FEP. Jacket is scuffed and edges are creased. Board corners and spine ends are slightly rubbed. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

MIT Press (MA), 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

MIT Press (MA), 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

MIT Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

The MIT Press, 1995. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. New. STORED NEW PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth title-blocked copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes : Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index. Contents : Introduction: Seeing Death. A Reflexive Interlude. A Social Approach to Photography. Looking at Death. I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy -- 1. Precursors: Mortuary and Posthumous Paintings. Mortuary Portraits. Posthumous Mourning Paintings -- 2. One Last Image: Postmortem and Funeral Photography. False Conceptions and Misperceptions. The Openness of the Nineteenth Century. Styles of Photographically Representing the Dead. Babies, Pets, and Loss. Family Funeral Photographs and Narrative Scenes of Grief. Mourning Portraits and Jewelry -- 3. Memorial Photography. Public Memorial Representations. Memorial Photographs. Memorial and Funeral Cards. Floral &… Read More

Very fine copy as new in hardcover and dust jacket