Brassai; The Eye of Paris by Tucker, Anne Wilkes with Richard Harris & Avis Berman. \(mint condition\) - 2000

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Texas: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover Folio without dust jacket as issued. 367 pages. The book is in good condition some shelf wear, bumping to edges, and minor rubbing on covers. No DJ as issued. Interior is clean and tight. Black spine with silver text.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ as Issued. Folio. Hardcover.

Harry N. Abrams/ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Fine+ with no dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. LG Hardcover, photos. 0810963809 . Book VERY Fine. NO notes. No names or ANY markings (not remaindered) Printed decorated boards without a DJ as issued by Abrams. ; Ships in a box, USA ; Folio; 367 pages .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +. 10 x 13 in. Cloth and pictoral paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; the text body is starting to pull away inside, at the upper inch or two. The binding is otherwise strong. Edges a bit worn, covers rubbed. Text unmarked. Photo. Stax.

Houston: Harry N. Abrams distributor, for Museum of Fine Arts. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0810963809 . Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, distributed by Harry N. Abrams, (1999). First Edition. 13.25" x 10". 368pp, Index. Quarter black cloth & photo-illustrated paper boards, spine letters silver, near fine condition (tiny nick to lower corner of front board), no dj as issued. Generously illustrated first retrospective of Brassai's photographs. ISBN 0810963809; 13.25 x 10 inches; 368 pages .

Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts & Abrams, 1999. Hardcover. 367p., 10x13.25 inches, foreword, essays and appreciations, interview with Brassai, notes, portfolio, catalogue of the exhibition, history, bibliography. index, some bleeding of adhesive at front hinge of paste-down endpaper and mild fading to tail of spine otherwise very good first edition monograph accompanying the exhibition in black pictorial boards with black cloth backstrip and silver foil titles.

NY: Abrams, 1999. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 367 pages. Brassaï: The Eye of Paris is both the catalog of an exhibition of Brassaï's photographs organized by the Houston Fine Arts Museum and a valuable biography of the artist. In 1932, only three years after he purchased his first camera (a Leica), Brassaï published a portfolio of 64 photos titled Paris by Night that caused an immediate sensation. His lively eye (seen in an enigmatic photograph at the beginning of the book) captured fresh, unique images of the city and its citizens. Fascinated by the underworld, he moved easily among gangsters and prostitutes in bars and bordellos; he was equally at home among the fashionable and wealthy, and just as devastating in his depiction of them. He used magnesium flares for low-contrast shadows, catching his subjects in natural poses at significant moments. The wide range of Brassaï's work is suggested by his formal nudes, which have an affinity with Edward Weston's, and his informal portraits,… Read More

(BRASSAI). Tucker, Anne Wilkes, Richard Howard & Avis Berman. BRASSAI: THE EYE OF PARIS. Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1999. First Edition. Small Folio. 1/4 Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 368pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. This is the comprehensive, beautifully illustrated hardbound catalogue published in conjunction with the 1999 Houston Museum exhibition that was the largest American retrospective to date of the work of the respected Hungarian born, Parisian based photographer Brassai (né Gyula Halazs). A most handsome copy of the uncommon first printing in stiff (rather than flexible) boards still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 0-81096-380-9 Inventory Number: 022196

Houston, Texas: The Museum of fine Arts, Houston, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 368 pages, Folio. Out of Print. No DJ as issued. Book designed by Anita Meyer, Kristin Hughes, and Vivian Law. 13,000 copies were printed on Gmund Havanna Cohiba 91lb text, Gilbert Clearfold White heavy, and Consolidated Reflections Gloss 90lb text by W.E. Andrews Company. Bound with binders board and Champion Kromekote C1S 6pt cover by The Riverside Group. Shelfwear: light rubbing along edges and covers, light spine fade, some light tanning along edges of back cover. Light tanning along page edges. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

Harry N. Abrams, 1999-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!