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Greyhounds

Greyhounds Tight - 2008

by Barbara Karant

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first

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White cloth hardcover boards with glossy white printing of Author/photographer name and title, Glossy white lettering on spine. Photos of Greyhounds on front and back endpapers.Binding tight, clean text. DJ in good condition, not price clipped, one closed tear on front cover repaired with tape. "The fluid lines and quiet grace of the retired racing greyhound were the inspiration for this body of work. But these photos have an agenda that goes beyond capturing the unassuming elegance of this breed. It is my hope that the work presented will bring about greater public awareness of these dogs and the unique challenges they face after their racing careers have ended". Barbara Karant.Mylar protected.
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  • Title Greyhounds
  • Author Barbara Karant
  • Illustrator Barbara Karant, photographer
  • Binding Tight
  • Edition First Edition, First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages unpaginated
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, New York
  • Date 2008-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 12-17-2022-01
  • ISBN 9781584797357 / 1584797355
  • Weight 2.4 lbs (1.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.5 x 10.25 x 0.75 in (29.21 x 26.04 x 1.91 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Photography of dogs, Greyhounds
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008924220
  • Dewey Decimal Code 636.753

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About the author

Photographer Barbara Karant is nationally known in the design, art, and architecture communities. Her dog photographs stem from her devotion to greyhounds, whose cause she champions as president of the rescue group Greyhounds Only. Karant lives in Chicago.

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