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New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1970. Second printing. Hardcover. The now classic book of 34 photographs of prostitutes from New Orleans' Red-Light District. Edited by John Szarkowski. Features a preface by photographer Lee Friedlander who also was the printer of these images. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards with a small former owner signature ot the front free endpaper and in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the base of the front panel and some edge tears and other wear. Despite the litany of flaws this is still a solid copy of a terrific book.
Storyville Portraits, Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912 by E.J. Bellocq - 1970
by E.J. Bellocq
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Storyville Portraits, Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912
by E.J. Bellocq
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Good. BELLOCQ, E.J. Storyville Portraits, Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1970. Quarto, first edition, pp. 18, 33 single-sided plates, plus frontispiece photo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 34 duotone reprints made by Lee Friedlander with preface by Friedlander and a 10-page conversation among Friedlander and other experts. These are Bellocq's only surviving photos, as far as anybody knows. Dust jacket is first state with original $12.95 price, which was gradually increased for later states. Condition of this book: Jacket chipped at edges. Boards sunned at edges. Size: Quarto. 88. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is chipped, especially in the rear. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; United States; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54007. .
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- Edition First Edition
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- Publisher Museum of Modern Art
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1970
- Keywords BZDB17 New Orleans brothels prostitution Friedlander Szarkowski Photography; United States; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. E.J. Bellocq Storyville Portraits, Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, Circa 1912
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Storyville Portraits: Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, circa 1912
by BELLOCQ, E.J., John Szarkowski (editor) and Lee Friedlander
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Storyville Portraits: Photographs From the New Orleans Red-Light District, circa 1912
by BELLOCQ, E.J., John Szarkowski (editor) and Lee Friedlander
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New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1970. First edition and first printing. Softcover. The now classic book of 34 photographs of prostitutes from New Orleans' Red-Light District. Edited by John Szarkowski. Features a preface by photographer Lee Friedlander who also was the printer of these images. A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with a tiny former owner signature to the verso of the front cover and some other very minute wear.
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