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[New York: AMS Press, 1971]. Reprint. 8vo. pp. 135. illus. cloth. Fine copy. dola2648

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Original cloth. With frontispiece & plates after Margaret Bourke-White. Spot of soiling to front free endpaper. Hinge back cover slightly cracked at top, but binding still tight. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; "Eyes on Russia" by Margaret Bourke-White is a seminal photographic volume that captures the transformative period of the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Through her lens, Bourke-White documents the industrialization under Stalin's Five-Year Plans, providing a rare and visually compelling insight into Soviet society. Her photographs focus on the massive changes wrought by these plans, including the construction of huge factories and the radical shift in daily lives of Soviet citizens. Bourke-White’s work is notable for its juxtaposition of the monumental scale of industrial projects with intimate portraits of the workers involved, offering a… Leer más

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition,. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth with cover and spine stamped in brown. Minor soiling to spine. Author's first book. Nice copy.

New York: Simon and Schuster , 1931. Book. Illus. by Author . Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1931, Light brown cloth hardcover with black letters to the cover and spine, ( lacking dust jacket ), 135 page book. Illustrated with black & white images by Margaret Bourke-White . A rare look at Communist Russia in the 20's on the first five year plan. This copy was signed by her on the first blank page and inscribed to Louis H. Ackerman. Condition : Very Good , no damaged pages corners are not bent pictures are complete . .

Simon and Schuster, 1931-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Photographer. Inscribed by the photographer on the front endpaper "Whose charming home it was a pleasure to photograph." No dust jacket. The tan/mustard cloth boards are darkened on the spine and at lower spine corners, some rubbing at the extremities and a touch of soiling at the edges. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Margaret Bourke-White on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth with black stamping. Very Good. Toning to spine. Front inner hinge exposed and pages toned. The photographer's first book, a travelogue of a trip to the Soviet Union on behalf of Fortune magazine. This brought images of Stalinist Russia in its first five-year plan, a breakneck-pace race into industrialization, to Western readers for the first time.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1931. First edition. F/G+. Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket (unclipped). 29 cm. 135 pages. Monotone photographic illustrations throughout. This copy has been signed by Margaret Bourke-White directly on the front loose end page. The book is in fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers. Moderate edge wear/tear/chipping, rubbing, soiling to the dust jacket.

New York: Simon & Schuster,, 1931. The first Western professional photographer permitted into the Soviet Union First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Fred - one of the characters in this book. Without whom I might never have gotten into Russia at all, or succeeded in getting my films out again. Gratefully, Peggy". Frederick Kuh (1896-1978) was an American journalist who was instrumental to Bourke-White's entry into the Soviet Union, making her the first Western photographer to do so. Chapter III of Eyes on Russia recounts Bourke-White's experiences in Berlin waiting for a visa to enter the Soviet Union, six months after having applied for it. While awaiting word from Moscow, she writes of an (unnamed) American newspaper correspondent in Berlin, who can be identified as Frederick Kuh. Kuh's connections allowed Bourke-White to eventually obtain her Soviet visa. Considered one of America's most resourceful reporters during the Second World War, Kuh had a… Leer más