LIVES OF THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS (First edition - hardcover issue - clean ex-library copy)

Juliet Hacking

ISBN 10: 0500544441 / ISBN 13: 9780500544440

Edité par Thames & Hudson, London, 2015

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First impression of the true first edition - published in medium-format hardcover in 2015. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards. with white titles to the flat spine and front board. The boards are beautifully clean and unmarked. No creases or bumps. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good, with the following library marks: Lincolnshire County Council lending sheet and barcode on front free endpaper. Sticker on the rear pastedown. Rubbing to surface of front pastedown where a label has been removed. No other obvious library marks. Although the lending sheet is dated 10 Dec 2015 (around the time of publication) the book doesn't appear to have been lent out! No foxing to the interior pages. Pages clean and bright. No creases or tears. Published on high-quality photographic paper. ***In a near fine monochrome illustrated dustwrapper, which has a £28.00 price barcode on the back panel. The dustwrapper shows no discernible faults, with no creases or tears and no fading - just a hint of creasing at the top of the spine. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***253mm x 194mm. 304 pages including a detailed section of Notes and an Index at the back of the book. ***'Juliet Hacking presents brief biographies of 38 major figures in the history of photography, arranged alphabetically from Ansel Adams to Madame Yevonde, the art and portrait photographer celebrated for her early use of colour. Each profile is illustrated by a portrait or self-portrait of the subject and one or two examples of his or her work.' ***A clean ex-library first printing of the true first edition, published in 2015. A lavishly produced book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. ***PLEASE NOTE this is a HEAVY BOOK (1.4kgs), and we may need to charge EXTRA SHIPPING for a sale outside of the UK.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: LIVES OF THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS (First edition - hardcover issue - clean ex-library copy)
• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson, London
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0500544441
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780500544440
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: First Impression
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Illustrated
  • Arts

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Synopsis

While certain photographs have become world-famous images indelibly printed on the cultural consciousness, the stories on the other side of the lens have been all too often distorted, obfuscated or overlooked, the social and political environments misunderstood or forgotten. By evoking the lives and backgrounds of nearly forty great photographers, Juliet Hacking also brings new light to their work, forging a greater understanding of each photographic pioneer. In addition, many rarely seen portraits and self-portraits are brought to light. Seen together, these entries form a holistic examination that, while drawing attention to the contributions of each individual, adroitly guides the reader through the major innovations, movements and developments in the history of photography with authority, dexterity and zeal. Bound in a single compact and portable volume, Lives of the Great Photographers is one of those rare examples where engaging reading meets beau livre.

À propos de l?auteur

Juliet Hacking has been Programme Director of the MA in Photography (contemporary and historical) at Sotheby’s Institute of Art since 2006. Before that she was for three years Head of the Photographs Department of Sotheby’s in London. Juliet has worked as a visiting lecturer at the Universities of Derby and Reading and at the Courtauld Institute, and curated the exhibition ‘Princes of Victorian Bohemia: Photographs by David Wilkie Wynfield’ for the National Portrait Gallery, London.