Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2000grams, ISBN:
hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Some wear, chips missing to spine. Clean, unmarked pages. 151 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 37 cm. No slip case. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959
Seller: Black Gull Books (P.B.F.A.), St Leonard's on Sea, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Corners of covers browned, bumped.
Language: English
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clean tight and unmarked large chip to rear panel of acetate jacket, very light soil to slipcase. Tight seams on slipcase tight spine to book. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1959
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Original white boards. First Edition. Notable photographs by Avedon and interesting text by Capote. Photographs of celebrities such as Alfred Hitchcock, Humphrey Bogart, Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, T. S. Eliot, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton. From the library of photographer and filmmaker Sedat Pakay, whose work can be found in New Yorks Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian Museum. The book has no indication of his ownership, though. Slight corner wear, Very Good, in Fair Glassine Dust Jacket with one-third of the bottom missing, in Good Slipcase with one tape mark and some separation along edges.
Language: English
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: Desert General, Twentynine Palms, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition of this iconic collaboration between photographer Richard Avedon and writer Truman Capote, designed by legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch. Observations features bold full-page black-and-white portraits of 20th-century cultural iconsMarilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, Mae West, and othersaccompanied by Capote's sharp, reflective commentary. A landmark in photographic and book design history. This copy retains the original clear acetate dust jacket, though it is ripped at the bottom with a section of the rear panel missing; the jacket also has visible ink staining on the spine (on the plastic only, not the book itself). The original cardboard slipcase is present, showing moderate to heavy edgewear and red ink staining, but remains structurally sound. The book itself is in very good condition: crisp, clean pages, square binding, with notable wear to spine ends and corners. An increasingly scarce first edition of a foundational photobook, showing external signs of age but internally well preservedideal for collectors of mid-century photography and design.
Language: English
Published by SIMON AND SCHUSTER
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FROM DIANE KEATON'S LIBRARY WITH HER BOOKPLATE A FINE FIRST EDITION IN ACETATE DUSTJACKET SLIPCASE IS VERY DOO GIVEN TO HER BY LARRY MCMURTRY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE ALSO.
Language: English
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: Weinberg Modern Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition of this landmark photography book by Richard Avedon with text by Truman Capote, featuring portraits of cultural figures such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, alongside Capote's literary sketches and an introductory essay on Avedon's work. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch, the book is known for its bold design, full-bleed black-and-white images, and its status as Avedon's first book. Published in 1959 by Simon and Schuster. Folio (11" x 14.5"), hardcover with original clear acetate dust jacket, 152 pages, b/w photogravures throughout. In its original printed slipcase. Inscribed by Avedon on the half-title page to New York City graphic designer David Leigh. Some rippling to textblock. Damp staining to spine head, not affecting interior. Small closed tears to spine ends, with 0.25" open tear to spine tail. Limited scraping to bottom edge of front board. Open tears to edges of clear plastic dj. Some chipping and soiling to rubbed slipcase, with 2.5" closed tear at bottom edge. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).
Published by Simon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover with printed slipcase; condition of slipcase is poor: it is still sturdy but has heavy stains and abrasions; the condition of the book is good: light brown spotting to boards and outer page edges and the upper left corner of many internal pages: the spine is still very tight, Overall better than it sounds for this book; an as is reference copy. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Published by Simon and Schuster, Inc
Condition: Good. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Folio hardcover in slipcase. 151pp. B/W portraits. Good book. Fair slipcase. Slipcase has heavy shelfwear, is slightly dampstained, and is torn along the top edge. Two ink gifter's inscriptions on the front endpage. Light to moderate soiling to pages. In polypropylene bag. (Portrait Photography, Artistic Photography, Richard Avedon, Truman Capote) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1959
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Paper-covered boards, in acetate jacket and slipcase. Reproduces Avedon's b/w photographic portraits on nearly every page. Boards lightly rubbed and dust-soiled; small scattered chips along joints and at spine tips. Acetate dust jacket chipped and torn. In rubbed slipcase with a few spots of soiling; tape repair along top edge. An excellent reading copy -- tight, bright and internally clean.
Published by (Simon & Schuster), (New York), 1959
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: Fine. Richard Avedon (illustrator). Folio. Pp. 151. Illustrated throughout with black & white photography by Richard Avedon. Index. Bound in cream paper-covered boards, cover and spine lettered in grey. Clean and fresh throughout. In the slipcase, which shows rubbed edges and minor soiling. A bright, well preserved copy.
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1959
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Richard Avedon (illustrator). First Edition. 151p, folio. A very good + copy in publisher's slipcase. 3 tiny nicks to the back panel in a fine glassine dust jacket (provided). Scattered foxing throughout. Enclosed in a very good slipcase dinged at the crown.
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1950
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Publisher's white paper-covered boards, in original acetate jacket and slipcase. An exceptionally bright copy, unusual to find this. Slipcase worn along edges, but difficult to find a copy of this easily prone to wear book in better condition.
Published by Sinmon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. spine of book is somewhat worn with a split at upper end, slipcase chipped at one edge with minor losses, title page has small area of damp staining, otherwise clean internally, inscribed in 1959 by the photographer Richard Avedon to a studio assistant Earl Steinbicker with the year below his name. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).
Published by New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959
Seller: BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, Germany
Hardcover. Condition: gut. 1959. A must-have time capsule of an era passed An absolutely extraordinary vintage book in good condition. What a delight for the eyes and for the mind! First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Avedon's landmark first book, a collaboration with Capote who supplies the text. A striking collection of full-bleed black and white images Über den Autor: RICHARD AVEDON (b. 1923) was the editor, with his classmate James Baldwin, of The Magpie, the literary magazine at De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx. In 1942 he joined the photography department of the U.S. merchant marine. He was a staff photographer at I>Harper's Bazaar (1951-1965) and Vogue (1966-1988), and he collaborated with James Baldwin on Nothing Personal (1964), a book about the civil rights movement. In 1992 he became the first staff photographer at The New Yorker. Richard Avedon Observations - mit einem Text von Truman Capote Richard Avedon (Autor) In englischer Sprache. pages.
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1959
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 151, [1] pp. Illustrated with gravure reproductions from photographs taken by Richard Avedon, throughout. (Folio) 36x27 cm (14x10½"), original printed white boards, publisher's original slipcase. First Edition. Signed on verso of front free endpaper by Richard Avedon. Classic collaboration of Richard Avedon portraits and witty write-ups by Capote. Images include noted celebrities of art, music, film, stage and literature, such as: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, T.S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, Louis Armstrong, Humphrey Bogart, Isak Dinesen, et al. Signed by Author(s).