The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography - Completely Revised in Two Volumes [subtitle from slipcase] - Fully Revised Edition [subtitle from copyright page] - Volume 1, Volume 2 [two vols boxed, complete set, the pair in fine condition ]

xlviii, 816, viii, 817-1699, two volumes in 9.5x7 inch matching dark blue cloth boards titled in gilt and red, each part 2.5 inches thick, enclosed in an exceptionally thick cardstock box. Plates of course, b&w reproductions on glazed inserted stock, a few in color, nice paperstock throughout the text, faintest edgewear to casings, no soil whatsoever, no markings of any sort, perfectly sound, the closest we see to a flaw is a very faint fade to spine panels (of volumes exposed to sun where facing out of box). The box itself does have slight damage: outer seams of both bottom and top margins are split, so exposing layered papers that had held components super-securely; box still holds its contents secure but is no longer aesthetically perfect. Otherwise, this is an excellent set of what appears to be the most substantial of "Focal Encyclopedia's" publications.