John Deakin: Photographs Tapa dura - 1997

New York: Vendome Press, 1996. Hardcover. Good (Ex-Library with small white sticker on lower DJ spine and on last page; DJ is edgeworn/toned/scuffed/smudged; boards are dampstained a bit at the lower-left corner but does not follow through interior; boards are bumped and lightly scuffed/smudged; interior is clean with the occasional smudge; binding is solid.). B&W photo-illustrated DJ with white and red lettering; black boards with black lettering; 141 pp.; richly illustrated; ephemera laid-in. John Deakin (1912-1972), whose portraits are among the most significant (and amongst the most overlooked) in the history of twentieth-century photography, was a natural successor to August Sander and precursor of Diane Arbus - a true poete maudit. His clarity of vision had a merciless, often brutal directness and a psychological intensity, both fascinating and shocking in equal measure. Whether he was photographing writers, artists, fashion models, or Hollywood stars for British Vogue in the late 1940s and… Leer más

New York: The Vendome Press, 1996. American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 141pp. Folio [32 cm] Black paper over boards. Photographically illustrated pastedowns. The boards are a hair cocked, the front board is lightly rubbed and soiled, and the spine ends are gently bumped. In a dust jacket, with general light scratching to the surface. May require extra postage due to weight. With 111 duotones and 7 color plates. Many of the photographs in this volume are previously unseen.

New York: The Vendome Press, 1996. Hard covers in bright condition with a very good dust jacket, contents clean, first edition . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 4to.

New York: The Vendome Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Black hardcover with title in darker black on spine. Condiition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. 144pp. 111 duotones and 7 colour plates. The photographer John Deakin (1912-1972) was a natural successor to August Sander and precursor of Diane Arbus. His work is often merciless and direct in its gaze. In this book the author, Robin Muir, a former picture editor of British Vogue has brought together a comprehensive collection of Deakins most important photographs, published to accompany the exhibition of Deakin's work held at the National Portrait Gallery, London in April 1996. .

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.