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The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (signed By Adams)
by Adams, Ansel
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1981. Quarto. First printing with laser-scanned separations and with a new design, Signed by Adams on the half-title and with a color Kodak photograph of Adams along with news clippings of his death laid in. The introduction is by John Szarkowski. A beautiful copy bound in black cloth stamped with Ansel Adams name in blind, spine lettering gilt, in fine bright unclipped pictorial dust jacket.
Synopsis
Ninety prints from the seven limited-edition portfolios of the noted photographer testify to Adams's sustained talent and continuing
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021389
- Title
- The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (signed By Adams)
- Author
- Adams, Ansel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York Graphic Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Photographs Photography Signed Jaohn Szarkowski
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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