Altars.: With an introduction by Edmund White.
by MAPPLETHORPE, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, , 1995. First edition, first printing, of this fabulous selection of works from all periods of Mapplethorpe's career. Quarto. Original black cloth, titles to front cover in blind and to spine in red, black endpapers. With dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Full page photographs throughout in colour and monochrome. Fine in fine slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171431
- Title
- Altars.
- Author
- MAPPLETHORPE, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Random House,
- Date Published
- 1995
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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