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Berenice Abbott - Eugène Atget
by WORSWICK, Clark; ABBOTT, Berenice
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1892041634
- ISBN 13
- 9781892041630
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Arena Editions. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1892041634 . Stated first edition. Photographer Eugène Atget took photographs of people and scenes in and around Paris from 1898 to 1927. Much of his work was collected and popularized by Berenice Abbott, herself a noted American photographer who often exhibited with the likes of Man Ray and André Kertész. This work is a collection of Atget's photos, many from previously-unpublished negatives acquired by Ms. Abbott after the death of Atget. The photos provide a glimpse of Paris as it was at the turn of the 20th century. Also with a biographic piece "Abbott & Atget" by Clark Worswick and another "The World of Ataget" by Berenice Abbott. --- In full cream cloth-covered boards with titling in blind to cover and spine. Jacket bears examples of Atget's work on front and back panels. --- An about Fine copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Unpriced, unclipped jacket also in great shape. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 163 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84524
- Title
- Berenice Abbott - Eugène Atget
- Author
- WORSWICK, Clark; ABBOTT, Berenice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1892041634
- ISBN 13
- 9781892041630
- Publisher
- Arena Editions
- Place of Publication
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 1892041634
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir;
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Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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