First edition, first printing. 48 pp. with 30 four-color and duotone plates. 5 1/2 x 7 inches. Hardcover. Dos-a-dos binding, paper-covered boards bound back-to-back (one with accompanying English text, the other with German text), in paper slipcase. This first edition was limited to 2000 copies. Out of print. From the publisher: "Considered by many to be the most beautiful of Sommer's books, All Children are Ambassadors has been widely praised for its unique approach to the combining of words and images. This stunning publication brings together previously unpublished color collages with selected photographs, drawings, and cliches-verres, documenting some forty years of work by one of photography's great creative forces. An artists' book of superb originality, All Children are Ambassadors is included in some of the finest public and private book collections in the country."
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Seller: Atlantic Bookshop, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, boards, unpaginated, 30 b/w plates. Two books of poetry, one in English, the other ("All Kinder sind Botschafter") in German, with 30 plates across the two. Bound dos-a-dos and housed in a card stock slipcase. VG+/VG: a clean and sound book in a lightly soiled and worn slipcase with a nick to the head. Seller Inventory # ATLFSACAAAKB
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Sommer, Frederick (illustrator). 24mo. Fold out book in slipcase. Limited to 2000 copies. Very nice copy. Unpaginated, 30 photographs, most duodone. German and English text. near fine in near fine slipcase. Seller Inventory # 33941
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Cardboard boards, unpaginated, 30 BW and color illus.; held in cream paper slipcase with embossment on one side; a turn-around book. Text is in German and English. A unique turn-around book featuring writing and artwork by Italian-born artist Frederick Sommer (1905-1999). Good (Ex-Library from Visual Studies Workshop with stickers on slipcase; slipcase is edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; boards are lightly edgeworn/toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.). Seller Inventory # 199949
Seller: Green Apple Books and Music, San francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. very good condition, in a nice sharp slipcase Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost. Seller Inventory # mon0000006823
Seller: True North Books, Trinidad, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is divided in half, opens in front in back, English & German texts. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. Imagery is black and white, printed to match Sommer's original tones. A very fine copy in a very near fine cardstock slipcase. Another of Nazraeli's impressive publications. Seller Inventory # 000069
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. Bound dos a dos with text in English and German. Includes color and black and white images. A fine copy in a very near fine cardstock slipcase that is slightly soiled. A very attractive production. Seller Inventory # 176815
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover without dustjacket as issued; in printed paper slipcase; book bound dos-a-dos with English and German sides; 30 illustrations; very good condition except 1-inch square abrasion to German side cover from removed sticker; paper slipcase has some scuffs and light edgewear; no internal marks. Seller Inventory # AlSoNa75
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-3923922086
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # SL-3923922086
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. In Very Good slipcase. 7"w x 5 1/2"h. Dos-a-dos with cardboard covers. A bilingual German and English monograph presenting photographs by the avant-garde American photographer Frederick Sommer, including his Arizona desert landscapes, surrealist arrangements of found objects and animal parts, and abstract photographic experiments. Keywords: Arizona Desert, Surrealist Photography, Found Objects, Chicken Parts, Landscape Abstraction, Nazraeli Press, Bilingual Edition, Dadaism Photography, Avant Garde, Max Ernst, Chance Operations, Abstract Photographs. Seller Inventory # 180360