New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1978 First Edition Stated. Tall quarto, (14.75" x 11"). With an Essay by Harold Brodkey. Published in conjunction with the retrospective show of Avedon's work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A stunning collection of black and white photographs of the fashionable and the famous. In Avedon's inimitable bold style which set the tone for fashion photography in this era. Mostly full page edge-to-edge photographs and many double page. Includes photographs of (inter alia) Lauren Bacall, Renata Adler, Joan Baez, Brigitte Bardot, Cecil Beaton, Marisa Berenson, Gabrielle Chanel, Cyd Charisse, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn, Lena Horne, Anjelica Houston, John Houston, Lauren Hutton, Bianca Jagger, Janis Joplin, Sophia Loren, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, Jeanne Moreau, Mike Nichols, Suzy Parker, Yves Saint Laurent, Elizabeth Taylor, Tina Turner, Twiggy, Gloria Vanderbilt, Veruschka, Diana Vreeland. This copy is in flawless condition. Very tight, clean, bright, unmarked and unblemished with glossy photographic boards in the original printed, clean, clear, unclipped acetate dust jacket with distinctive "Avedon" boldly in red script across front panel. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A great copy!. First Edition. Photoillustrated Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 09352
Title: Avedon Photographs 1947-1977
Author: Avedon, Richard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: AVEDON, PHOTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHER, AMERICAN, NEW YORK, FASHION, PORTRAIT, MONOGRAPH, MODERN, WOMEN, PORTRAITURE, CELEBRITY, SOCIETY, PHOTOGRAPHIC, ART, ARTIST, CAMERA, STUDIO, LAUREN BACALL, RENATA ADLER, JOAN BAEZ, BRIGITTE BARDOT, CECIL BEA
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