ABBOTT, Berenice.
Changing New York.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company , 1939.
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First Edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York
First edition stated on copyright page; first issue with blue topstain of Abbott's landmark work on New York. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with 97 halftone plates that display "the historical importance of the documentary mode… its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger). Text by Elizabeth McCausland. In excellent condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
"Changing New York not only fulfills Abbott's criterion for the historical importance of the documentary mode, but also demonstrates its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger I:141), providing "a distinctive interpretation of New York as well as a priceless document thereof" (Icons of Photography, 104).
Changing New York.
$600.00
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