A biographical sketch of this distinguished twentieth-century Black photographer prefaces over one hundred photographs furnishing a record of life in Harlem
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Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 159 pages, 4to. Shelfwear to DJ: scuffing along edges and covers, heavy tanning. DJ in mylar. Previous owner's name opposite title page. Tight binding. Volume is in Very Good condition. Seller Inventory # 066770
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Tear from bottom edge of back jacket flap. Bottom of jacket is creased around tear, and along edge of front flap. Bottom corners of cover boards are lightly bumped, but binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 109485
Seller: Paradou Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, with mylar-covered dust jacket. Near fine+ with very light edge wear, in price-clipped dj. Seller Inventory # ABE-1755122393435
Seller: Antiquariat Stefan Krüger, Essen, NRW, Germany
159 S. Opp. OU 4° (Umschlag etwas bestossen). KMEX Fotografie. Seller Inventory # 69502
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Mild bumping and egewear to boards, slight foxing. Unclipped DJ, mild edgewear, mild rubbing and foxing. Lightly shaken binding and clean text. Light foxing to interior and page edges. Small sticker upper corner of half title page. Remainder mark lower edges of pages. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 159 pages. Seller Inventory # 12199
Seller: PSBooks, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book is clean, intact with no markings. Spine is tilted and has rendered a wave in the pages when viewed from the bottom edge. No evidence of moisture damage, probable cause improper storage. A very rare copy of this comprehensive survey of Afro-American life in Harlem during the period when that community was the undisputed cultural capital of Black America. DJ with crease on inside leaf, minimal wear. 9x10.75 inches. Seller Inventory # 002477
Seller: Zephyr Books LLC, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Top edge lightly bumped, otherwise very good in a good plus toned dust jacket with with edgewear and a scuff on the spine. 4to. 159 pp. Hardcover, burgundy cloth, silver titles. Seller Inventory # 288946
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-torn and dust-stained dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. First page corner cut. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 159 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm. Contents; Lenox, Virginia, New York 1906-1915 -- Personalities, Groups and Others -- The Studio -- Chronology. Subjects; Van Der Zee, James (1886-1983) Photographs. Photography, Artistic. African Americans Portraits. Portrait photography United States 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs 20th century Pictorial works. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 451203
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. An early monograph on this important African American photographer. Edited by Liliane De Cook and Reginald McGhee. Introduction by Reginia A. Perry. Includes over 100 black and white images. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards with some very faint scattered foxing to the page edges and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight color shift along the top edge. Seller Inventory # 196988
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-torn and dust-stained dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. First page corner cut. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 159 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm. Contents; Lenox, Virginia, New York 1906-1915 -- Personalities, Groups and Others -- The Studio -- Chronology. Subjects; Van Der Zee, James (1886-1983) Photographs. Photography, Artistic. African Americans Portraits. Portrait photography United States 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs 20th century Pictorial works. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 451203