Focus On Art.
by Homolka, Florence
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Ivan Oblensky, (1962). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, grey cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 116pp. Foreword by Aldous Huxley. A compendium of the many of the most famous artists, writers and performers of the middle of the twentieth century. A really remarkable gathering of celebrities from Thomas Mann to Judy Garland. The book is primarily a series of photographs in black and white, most full page. A fine volume in a dust jacket with short closed edge tear, lightly sunned spine and superficial rubbing. A very clean and fine volume in a very good or better dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02185
- Title
- Focus On Art.
- Author
- Homolka, Florence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- NY: Ivan Oblensky, (1962).
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPHER, HUXLEY, ALDOUS HOMOLKA, CELEBRITY, ARTIST, WRITER, PHOTOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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