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Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2004. First edition. Number 140 of only 500 copies of this limited edition. A lovingly produced limited edition portfolio of four 6.8" x 4.6" black and white prints of images by Don James taken at Bluff Cove, San Onofre, and State Beach in California. Each print was printed using soy based inks on 100% cotton rag 290 GSM acid-free paper and mounted on 4-ply acid free board and in a glassine sleeve. All elements in fine condition and in a very near fine cardboard box. An attractive production and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
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AT THE END OF THE LEAN YEARS OF THE DEPRESSION AND BEFORE WE ENTERED WWII, DON JAMES AND A SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS LIVED A CHARMED LIFE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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- Title Don James Pre-War Surfing Photographs
- Author Don James
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition 1
- Publisher T. Adler Books, Santa Barbara, CA
- Date June 15, 2004
- ISBN 9781890481124
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Don James: Portfolio 3 Pre-War Surfing Photographs
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PREWAR SURFING PHOTOGRAPHS: DON JAMES - PORTFOLIO 3
by (JAMES, DON). James, Don
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(JAMES, DON). James, Don. PREWAR SURFING PHOTOGRAPHS: DON JAMES - PORTFOLIO 3. Santa Barbara, CA: T. Adler Books, 2004. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Loose Plates in a Portfolio. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. Four individual 4 ½ x 6 ¾" black and white photographic reproductions hinged on archival mat board, housed in a box with a pastedown. Designed by Tom Adler. Published as a labor of love by noted graphic designer Tom Adler, this is the beautifully produced third portfolio (of five) of pioneering waterman and photographer Don James' nostalgic views of the apparent paradise that was Southern California surf culture in the thirties. It reproduces a series of shots of Bluff Cove surf riders taken by James over the summer of 1937 from a Brownie camera set up in the sand to the rather narrow focal point of the breaking waves. Limited to five hundred copies only, each of the five deluxe editions contains four different archival prints reproduced from the…
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