Description:
Apparition, 1999. hardcover. fine/near fine. 21 black-and-white plates, 4to, cloth, d.w.; minor soiling to rear cover. N.P.: Apparition, (1999). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Drawings made 1939-1942, text written 1997.<br/><br/>
The Astronomers Plan a Voyage to Earth by Penn, Irving - 1999
by Penn, Irving
Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
The Astronomers Plan a Voyage to Earth
by Penn, Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
np: Apparition, 1999. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine linen-bound hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket with a couple of light smudges. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Irving Penn, though well-known as one of the 20th-century's master photographers, was originally trained as a painter. In 1997 he unearthed a series of his own abstract, mechanistic drawings made between 1939 and 1942, before he began to take photographs. Tying them together with a narrative about travelers to earth, The Astronomers Plan a Voyage to Earth is a lavishly produced artist's book--a children's story, written for adults." SIGNED BY PENN on the title page and inscribed. Unpaginated [36 pages]; 21 b&w illustrations; 11 x 12.75 inches.
-
Bookseller
Independent bookstores
(US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- ISBN 10 0966548019
- ISBN 13 9780966548013
- Publisher Apparition
- Place of Publication np
- Date Published 1999
- Keywords Photography; Signed
We have 2 copies available starting at £60.70.
The Astronomers plan a Voyage to Earth
by PENN, Irving
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
£60.70
Show Details
Item Price
£60.70
The Astronomers Plan a Voyage to Earth.
by PENN, Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
£1,500.00
Show Details
Description:
N.p.: Apparition., 1999.. Original publisher's tan cloth, title to spine in black, original white pictorial dust-jacket with a reproduction of a drawing by Penn and titles to front cover and spine in black. 4to. (324 x 279 mm).. With 21 black and white plates. An excellent presentation copy with a long and admiring letter to the Swedish critic who had been the only one to appreciate Penn's first book 'Moments Preserved'. Irving Penn's presentation, is in black ink to the front free endpaper: 'To Ulf Hård af Segerstad / with admiration / Irving Penn'. Also included, loosely inserted, is a remarkable and personal letter from Penn, dated 'N.Y. Feb 7, 2000', in black ink on the photographer's mailing card: 'Dear Good friend, I am the grateful recipient / of Alison Durehed's translation of your recent writing / in Svenska Dagbladet. Over the years you have / enriched my existence with your generous appraisals. / Your words allow me to think more kindly of what / I do, as I recall with pleasure our…
Read More Item Price
£1,500.00