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STEICHEN, Edward. Steichen. The Photographer. Text by Carl Sandburg. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1929. 4° (312 x 240 mm). 49 full-page sepia photographs. (Edges lightly browned and lightly spotted.) Original black cloth, spine and covers lettered and ruled in gilt (some soiling on the cloth).
FIRST EDITION. Number 511 of 925 copies signed by Steichen and Sandburg. A sumptuous book which 'includes a broad and cleverly sequenced array of Steichen's work... When the book was published Steichen was probably the most famous and best paid photographer in America' (101 Books). 101 Books, pp.54-7; Auer, p.143; The Open Book, pp.86-7; Regards à travers le livre 4 ('magnificent photographs').
FIRST EDITION. Number 511 of 925 copies signed by Steichen and Sandburg. A sumptuous book which 'includes a broad and cleverly sequenced array of Steichen's work... When the book was published Steichen was probably the most famous and best paid photographer in America' (101 Books). 101 Books, pp.54-7; Auer, p.143; The Open Book, pp.86-7; Regards à travers le livre 4 ('magnificent photographs').