Avedon, Richard

Observations [SIGNED - 1959 1ST EDITON WITH DUST JACKET & SLIPCASE - FINE COPY]

Simon and Schuster, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Book Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Hardcover in glassine dust jacket housed in cardboard slipcase. Folio Illustrated with photographs by Richard Avedon and text by Truman Capote. 152 pp., numerous black-and-white illustrations, 11x14º". Mostly portraits of famous people of the twentieth century. Boldly SIGNED and dated 1985 by Richard Avedon on the title page. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, bright, clean clean copy with a previous owners initials and date penned to inside upper corner of front cover; in a Near Fine glassine dust jacket with a small 1/4" closed tear to top left corner at spine/joint, a 1" closed tear to lower rear panel at heel of spine, a small triangular area of loss to lower rear corner and moderate creasing to inner front flap (looks fntastic in a clear mylar protective cover); housed in a Fine, bright, clean slipcase showing a hint of rubbing and wear to covers, edges and corners. Overall a very solid, tight, bright, clean, complete and highly collectible copy, especially so when SIGNED. Fine / near fine. Item #46
ISBN: B000I72OWM

Price: $3,750.00