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Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James (PHT); Billops, Camille; Dodson, Owen (CON); Holloway, Karla Fc (AFT)
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James (PHT); Billops, Camille; Dodson, Owen (CON); Holloway, Karla Fc (AFT)
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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THE HARLEM BOOK OF THE DEAD
JAMES VAN DER ZEE, OWEN DODSON, CAMILLE ILLOPS, TONY MORRISON, KARLA FC HOLLOWAY
- Softcover
Seller: 246 Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.246 Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. THE HARLEM BOOK OF THE DEAD with text and photographs by JAMES VAN DER ZEE, OWEN DODSON, CAMILLE ILLOPS, TONY MORRISON, KARLA FC HOLLOWAY. The publication is the most complete record of Van Der Zee's funerary photographs, featuring over three dozen portraits by the artist, who meticulously composed the… setting and subjects before using his renowned dark room and retouching skills to superimpose celestial figures, poetry, biblical scenes, or portraits onto the images to compensate for lack of adornments, such as flowers, or to fulfill the requests of his subjects or their families. Billops recognized the singular value in these portraits and collected them for the first time here, choosing to pair them with Dodson's words to replicate a pairing of "death's oldest companionsthe portrait artist and the poet." Further, her introduction and interview provide a valuable service in detailing the history of Van Der Zee's life and work, his compositional decisions in the portraits, and the lives of his subjects and the circumstances of their passing.During his lifetime, Van Der Zee was primarily known as a studio photographer, with an active portrait practice dating from 1916 to his death in 1983. His work took off between the World Wars and he is largely responsible for providing a visual record of the emergent Black middle class in the early twentieth century, capturing weddings, funerals, parades, sports clubs, community groups, and infantrymen (such as the Harlem Hellfighters). Over the years, understanding of Van Der Zee's workwhich was imbued from the start with creative technical masteryhas evolved and he is no longer seen as a mere documentarian but rather a visionary artist who amplified the beauty of the life and community around him. (Publishers desdcription) 108 pages, paper with stiff cover. 9" x 10 1/2". New, in publishers shrink wrap.
Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James (PHT); Billops, Camille; Dodson, Owen (CON); Holloway, Karla Fc (AFT)
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James (PHT); Billops, Camille; Dodson, Owen (CON); Holloway, Karla Fc (AFT)
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
- Hardcover
Seller: Arbor Scout, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.Arbor Scout
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Condition: Used: Very Good. VG+ book/VG jacket. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United KingdomBetter World Books Ltd
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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
- Hardcover
Seller: Marbus Farm Books, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Marbus Farm Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Light wear to covers. Foxing to endpapers, heavy to some pages. Contents show evidence of clear damp stain at top edge. 85 pages, b&w photos. Introduction by Toni Morrison. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
The Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James; Owen Dodson & Camille Billops & Profusely Illustrated
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Boards & Wraps, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Boards & Wraps
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Softcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Clean edition. Some age staining along cover edges. Some light bending of paper cover. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 85 pages. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
- Softcover
Seller: Antiquariat Hans Hammerstein, München, GermanyAntiquariat Hans Hammerstein
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Original-Broschur, 4°, 85 Seiten. With a Foreword by Toni Morrison Umschlag gebräunt und etwas fleckig, Kanten bestossen, sonst gut. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
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- First Edition
Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.MODLITBOOKS
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, the issue in oversized illustrated wrappers. Richly illustrated throughout. A clean tight copy with no markings, some edgewear and light creasing to covers. Some bottom margin edges with creasing or short closed tears, a few with neat tape repair. Profusely Illustrate…d (illustrator).
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Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.Panoply Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illlustrated wraps are mostly clean, with sepia text and photo illustration. Wraps show some edgewear, a scratch to the back cover. Corners are softened. See photos. Spine has sepia text and is bright with bumped ends. Binding is secure. End papers show little sign of age or wear. I…llustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges are foxed. See photos.** PS2025.0702** 85 pages. 9 x 10.5 inches** A Very Good copy of this now uncommon book that records death and the rituals surrounding it. Photo-illustrated wraps printed in sepia are very good, with a scratch visible to the back cover. The interior is a little toned, with generously sized photographs and very readable text.** The photographs by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983), together with poetry by Owen Dodson and the conversational text captured by Camille Billops, "reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values." The setting is Harlem, but stress is laid on the universality of human experience.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010263"**. James Van Der Zee (illustrator).
- Hardcover
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United KingdomMispah books
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). book.
The Harlem Book of the Dead
Van Der Zee, James; Owen Dodson, Camille Billops & Toni Morrison (Foreword)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mainly Books, Silverdale, PA, U.S.A.Mainly Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Paperback Edition. Large paperback, some very mild edge-tanning and a moderate curl to the corners of the front cover, no other remarkable flaws, the binding is clean, bright and tight and the contents are fine, includes photographs, poems and text, "reveal (s) the history of a time in Harle…m, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values" ; 85 pages. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Morgan & Morgan, Dobbs Ferry, New York 1978
- Softcover
Seller: White Raven Books, Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.White Raven Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Foreword by Toni Morrison; Shiny white wraps with sepia titles & borders with photo to each cover; A very good paperback copy witwh small curl to front cover; 9"x10.5"; 85 pages.
Published by Morgan and Morgan, NY 1978
- Softcover
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.Andre Strong Bookseller
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Paperback. Condition: Very good. 9 x 11 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, minor wear to corners and spine ends. Binding tight, text spotless. Phot. RGR.
Published by Morgan & Morgan, New York 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: november-books, london, , United Kingdomnovember-books
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. First Edition. 4to, 86pp. Printed wraps. Numerous sepia plates. Text in English. Funeral rites and photographs from Harlem during the first half of the twentieth century. From the inside flap- "The Harlem Book of the Dead with its photographs, poems and text are more than representational reflections o…f mourning rites. They reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, in the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values. There is a purging of sorrow in the very pageantry of funerals. Carelessness about death might reflect carelessness about life. The examples of ritual as presented in this volume are as universal as death - and there are Harlem's everywhere.".
Published by Morgan & Morgan 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Book Alley
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Good first ediiton softcover. Some age toning to covers. Back cover is lightly curled at edge. Top corner is lightly bent at text block. Light edge and spinewear. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. An exciting and well preserved historical document. Pasadena's finest independent n…ew and used bookstore since 1992.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, United KingdomMaggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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First edition in paperback, issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition. Photographs by James Van Der Zee. 4to. Original printed card wrappers. New York, Morgan & Morgan. Book of funerary photographs by the renowned photographer James Van Der Zee who is best-known for documenting the ?Harlem Renaissance? with his stylised p…ortraits, using unique retouching techniques and staging which echoed Victorian and Edwardian traditions. His funerary photos of the people of Harlem are accompanied here with writing by Camille Billops and poetry by Owen Dodson. Toni Morrison provided a foreword to the book and a story behind one of the photographs in the collection was influence for Morrison?s novel Jazz (1992). A near fine copy, a little browning and rubbing to the extremities.
More imagesThe Harlem Book of the Dead
Van der Zee, James [Photography]; Owen Dodson [Poetry]; Camille Billops [Text]; Toni Morrison [Foreword]
Published by Morgan & Morgan, Inc, Dobbs Ferry, NY 1978
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerLimited Edition. First edition, first printing. Number 42 of 60 copies, signed by James Van der Zee, Owen Dodson and Camille Billops on the front pastedown dated 11/12/78. [viii], 85 pp. Bound in publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear at spine ends and corners, small ink stain at right edge of front…free endpaper, and light toning to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears to edges, crease and spot of age staining at bottom corner of front flap, and miniscule stain to base of spine at verso. Throughout his legendary career as a Harlem Renaissance portrait photographer, James Van Der Zee documented life and, in these instances, death. A unique and poignant monograph of funerary portraits that draw the viewer into a sorrowful pageantry of loved ones lost. Each portrait is seamlessly paired with an allegorical persona poem written in a fictitious voice of the dead. Rare in the signed limited hardcover edition.
