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On photography
by Susan Sontag
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374226261
- ISBN 13
- 9780374226268
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Sontag, Susan. On photography. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1977, first edition, second print, 207 pp.
Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good hardcover in dark gray cloth with silver gilt title on spine. The binding is tight and the book is unmarked. Very good dust jacket with minor edge wear: some small (less than 1 cm) tears. Both the jacket and book show some signs of sun wear - the book at the edges, the jacket on the inside flaps.
Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good hardcover in dark gray cloth with silver gilt title on spine. The binding is tight and the book is unmarked. Very good dust jacket with minor edge wear: some small (less than 1 cm) tears. Both the jacket and book show some signs of sun wear - the book at the edges, the jacket on the inside flaps.
Synopsis
Essays explore the aesthetic and moral problems raised by the presence of the photographic image in modern-day life; consider the relation of photography to art, conscience, and knowledge; and examine the works of major photographers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9996
- Title
- On photography
- Author
- Susan Sontag
- Format/Binding
- Bound in dark gray cloth with silver gilt titles on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374226261
- ISBN 13
- 9780374226268
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 14.5 X 21.5 cm
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About the Seller
Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
Biblio member since 2019
Portland, Oregon
About Backstory Books & Yarn, CBA
Backstory is a general used book store in Portland, Oregon. We do specialize in African American, nautical, and craft/textile books. And we buy and sell yarn in our IRL shop. Proud member of the Cascade Booksellers Association.
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