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An Autobiography
by AVEDON, Richard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0679409211
- ISBN 13
- 9780679409212
- Seller
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Wadsworth, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1993. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A massive retrospective monograph with 284 photographs from his Avedon's long career. A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated boards in a very near fine printed acetate jacket.. A clean and tight copy of one the best books on Avedon. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.
Synopsis
RICHARD AVEDON (b. 1923) was the editor, with his classmate James Baldwin, of The Magpie , the literary magazine at De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx. In 1942 he joined the photography department of the U.S. merchant marine. He was a staff photographer at I>Harper's Bazaar (1951-1965) and Vogue (1966-1988), and he collaborated with James Baldwin on Nothing Personal (1964), a book about the civil rights movement. In 1992 he became the first staff photographer at The New Yorker .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191104
- Title
- An Autobiography
- Author
- AVEDON, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0679409211
- ISBN 13
- 9780679409212
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Photography
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About the Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2008
Wadsworth, Illinois
About Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
We are members of ABAA, ILAB and Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We specialize in First Editions of 20th century photography, art, design, literature, drama, poetry, and signed books. We are not an open shop but always welcome inquiries.
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