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Death in the Making
[SPANISH CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY] CAPA, Robert and Gerda TARO; text translated by Jay Allen
Published by Covici-Friede, New York, 1938
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto (28cm); taupe cloth, blocked and titled in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; unpaginated [96]pp; photographically illustrated. Gently spine-sunned, lightly shelfworn, with foxing to spine, joints, board edges, and upper edge of textblock; pronounced offsetting to gutters at end…papers from binder's glue, though text and illustrations are mostly clean; triangular loss to upper right corner of p.50-51 (3.5" x 3.25" x 1 5/8", with the torn corner loosely laid in); just Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), spine-sunned, showing moderate wear, several chips, tears, and attendant creases, with a half-dozen or so tears archivally reinforced on verso; Good or better. One of the definitive photobooks of the 20th century and an essential title in any collection of books on the Spanish Civil War. The untitled jacket image, capturing the moment of death of a militiaman on the Cordoba front, established Capa's reputation as one of the great battlefield photographers of all time and remains one of the most recognizable photographs of the Twentieth Century. PARR-BADGER I:139. 81496.