The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski is a twentieth-century classic--an indispensable introduction to the visual language of photography. Based on a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in 1964, and originally published in 1966, the book has long been out of print. It is now available again to a new generation of photographers and lovers of photography in this duotone printing that closely follows the original. Szarkowski's compact text eloquently complements skillfully selected and sequenced groupings of ...
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The Photographer's Eye by John Szarkowski is a twentieth-century classic--an indispensable introduction to the visual language of photography. Based on a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in 1964, and originally published in 1966, the book has long been out of print. It is now available again to a new generation of photographers and lovers of photography in this duotone printing that closely follows the original. Szarkowski's compact text eloquently complements skillfully selected and sequenced groupings of 172 photographs drawn from the entire history and range of the medium. Celebrated works by such masters as Cartier-Bresson, Evans, Steichen, Strand, and Weston are juxtaposed with vernacular documents and even amateur snapshots to analyze the fundamental challenges and opportunities that all photographers have faced. Szarkowski, the legendary curator who worked at the Museum from 1962 to 1991, has published many influential books. But none more radically and succinctly demonstrates why--as U.S. News & World Report put it in 1990--"whether Americans know it or not," his thinking about photography "has become our thinking about photography."
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Seller's Description:
Good in Poor jacket. Photography. Square 8vo. First edition (1966. ) Hardcover with dust jacket. Square 8vo with 156 pages. The book is in good condition with some very slight toning to endpapers and a very faint stain to the title page. Otherwise the interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in poor condition with rubbing to edges and covers some chipping/small tear to two corners. Profusely illustrated Black & White Photography. Pictures available upon request. "Celebrated works by such masters as Cartier-Bresson, Evans, Steichen, Strand, and Weston are juxtaposed with vernacular documents and even amateur snapshots...Szarkowski, a leading light in promoting photography as an art, edited and collated this excellent book full of fascinating early images, opinions and historical facts in the first half of the twentieth century." White spine/Black text. #033241.
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-1. 1966 First Edition, first printing with no additional printings noted. The pages are clean and crisp, in near fine condition, with no bent corners. Boards are near fine, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a good deal of wear, with several tears, and chipping at the edges. The dust jacket is also clipped. Otherwise a very nice copy of the book with no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked interior text. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Binding tape applied to rear interior hinge along pastedown. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding remains structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Very Good. Size: 9x8x0; First Edition, Second Printing of 1980 Secker and Warburg hardcover edition. Unclipped dustjacket is wrinkled at edges and spine, but looks great in archival mylar sleeve.
