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Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork [Two Volumes]

Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork [Two Volumes]

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Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork [Two Volumes]

by Matthiesson, Peter

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New York: The Rock Foundation, 1986. First edition; numbered 83 of 500 deluxe edition copies in oversize oblong clothbound volumes. Volume I, [xi] 229 pp. [8]; Vol. II [Photographs], [v] [3] 167 pp. [2]; both volumes lavishly illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 2 vols. Oblong quatros. Both volumes in gray cloth boards with black titles on spines, black and white photograhic platesPhoto/NYC tipped in on front boards, signed by the author on title page, lacking the slipcase as issued. Carpentier, Ralph. First edition; numbered 83 of 500 deluxe edition copies in oversize oblong clothbound volumes. Volume I, [xi] 229 pp. [8]; Vol. II [Photographs], [v] [3] 167 pp. [2]; both volumes lavishly illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 2 vols. Oblong quatros. Signed and numbered.

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Title
Men's Lives: The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork [Two Volumes]
Author
Matthiesson, Peter
Format/Binding
Volume I, [xi] 229 pp. [8]; Vol. II [Photographs], [v] [3] 167 pp. [2]; both volumes lavishly illustrated with black and white p
Book Condition
Used - Both volumes in gray cloth boards with black titles on spines, black and white photograhic platesPhoto/NYC tipped in on front bo
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Edition
First edition; numbered 83 of 500 deluxe edition copies in overs
Publisher
The Rock Foundation
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1986
Keywords
New York City | Photography | Labor
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Americana; Illustrated Books; Social Thought;
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