NEW YORK/ NEW YORK: Masterworks of a Street Peddler George Forss Presented by David Douglas Duncan

Duncan, David Douglas (introduction); George Forss

ISBN 10: 0070182086 / ISBN 13: 9780070182080

Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1984

About this Item

Hardcover. Quarto. 136pp. INSCRIBED in 1985 by DUNCAN, " For Jane and Paul." Profusely illustrated from George Forss' photographs of New York City. Design, production and text by David Douglas Duncan. Red cloth stamped in gold. Lacking dust jacket. "To those who rushed past Mr. Forss on Midtown Manhattan sidewalks, he was just another street peddler. But that all changed in 1980, when the renowned photojournalist David Douglas Duncan encountered him near Grand Central Terminal and was riveted by his work. A former staff photographer for Life magazine, Mr. Duncan decided to use his influence to promote Mr. Forss. Mr. Duncan published a photography book, "New York/New York: Masterworks of a Street Peddler," through McGraw-Hill in 1984, and it made Mr. Forss a sensation."-nyt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NEW YORK/ NEW YORK: Masterworks of a Street Peddler George Forss Presented by David Douglas Duncan
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070182086
• ISBN 13: 9780070182080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

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Synopsis

This wonderful book is about George Forss, a New York Street Peddler from the South Bronx who cares for his invalid mother by selling photographs of New York on the sidewalks. Some of Forss best lends and cameras were found in pawnshops. This is the first book of his photographs which have been printed by Imprimeries Reunites Of Lausanne, Switzerland.