War: The Camera's Battlefield View of Man's Most Terrible Adventure, from the First Photographer in the Crimea to Vietnam by Leventhal, Albert R - 1973

Chicago, Illinois : Ridge Press/Playboy Press, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Riveting, sobering look at war & its impact, "the first photographic history of mankind's most exciting and horrifying occupation." Covers the Crimean Was (1854-1856) through Vietnam (1946-1973), from an international perspective. Stark black-and-white images on nearly every page by all the great photographers drawn from military archives & museum/historical collections, complemented with text by Leventhal. A FIRST EDITION, with statement, from 1973, this oversized hardcover has nubby beige linen-covered boards with black title to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: marred only by discoloration caused by foxing to upper & lower edges of both covers, & some foxed spots to title page. Very slight tanning to all page edges. Otherwise, completely clean, binding strong & straight, NO writing, highlighting, or underlining, NOT ex-lib, NOT BCE. Unclipped DJ is VG, with a small chip at bottom outer corner of front cover & some light wrinkling along both edges. Please see our photos: they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without substantial (at least double) postage increase!