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Passage; a work record
by Penn, Irving
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679404910
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404910
- Seller
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Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Item Price
NZ$357.01NZ$303.46
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About This Item
New York: Calloway Edition/Alfred A.Knopf, 1991. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 300pp. 11" x 12 3/4" x 1 1/8". Gray cloth over boards, stamped spine. French wraps with color photo of Ginko leaves on front and Three Asaro Mudman on verso. Book is in pristine condition with no noticeable shelf wear. Book is tight, bright, unclipped, unmarked, and straight. Richard Benson did eleven impressions of the black and white photos at Franklin Graphics in Providence, RI. There are color photos, too. Introduction is by Alexander Liberman, Penn's mentor. Book starts with photos from 1938 (Antique Shop, Philadelphia and ends in 1991. Still lifes, portraits, fashion, nudes; work chronology in rear. A beautiful retrospective of Penn's career up to 1991. Gift quality book. Heavy book, extra postage required.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002915
- Title
- Passage; a work record
- Author
- Penn, Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0679404910
- ISBN 13
- 9780679404910
- Publisher
- Calloway Edition/Alfred A.Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2007
Port St. Lucie, Florida
About Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Specializing in modern mystery, fantasy/science fiction, general fiction, Subterranean Press books, and photography books. Many of these are signed by the authors.
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