A Book of Photographs from the Collection of Sam Wagstaff

E-210: Gray Press. Very Good. 1978. Paperback. Trade PB. 4to. Gray Press, New York, 1978. 144 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The last page states, "This book is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art." The illustrations are full-page and most are browntone. Large format selection from the photography collection of American curator, collector and arts patron Sam Wagstaff. Over 125 full page black-and-white reproductions spanning the 19th and 20th century history of the medium. No text other than captions and contents list. An important photography catalogue documenting the collection of the mentor and benefactor of Robert Mapplethorpe. E-210; 11.1 X 11.1 X 0.6 inches; 144 pages .