In the American West by Richard Avedon (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES EXHIBITION CATALOG - NOT A BOOK: Very good copy with clean pages. Lightly creased. 4to. Published in Fort Worth, 1985. Anon Carter Museum Commissioned Richard Avedon to produce a new body of work focusing on the AMERICAN WEST. This exhibition catalog is a result of that, unlike the trade Abrams coffee table book of the same title by Avedon. This is the decidedly uncommon exhibition catalog only distributed at the gallery when the exhibition first opened. A Collector's item suitable for framing and exhibition on its own CONTAINING 9 PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Paperback Edition; Third Printing. Paperback cover has modest scuffing but bright and in very good+ condition. Book is slightly warped from improper storage. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First pb edition, 1st prntg. large format b/w illus pb cover, clean & bright, bndg firm, no creases or tears, exc unread, gift cond; interior unmarked, full pg b/w portrait photographs, names & dated, unpaginated, (172 pp.) 11"x 14". 3lbs 6oz.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Tight, bright, clean copy with no markings inside or out. A beautiful example, protected by its original clear, acetate jacket which shows light-to-mild shelf wear, including a few mild scratches on back. (Photo upon request.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Richard Avedon (illustrator). Large quarto. Unpaginated. Uncompromising photographic portraits of people whom the photographer chose while traveling in the West: coal miners; ranchers; oil field workers; waitresses; drifters; truckers; prisoners etc. SIGNED "AVEDON" ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Cloth boards with photograph paste-on both front and back. Inner front hinge cracked; faint stain to top edge of text block; spine title rubbed. No jacket. No ownership or other markings. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The 120 full-page photographs in this book depict people at country fairs, rodeos, mining camps, drilling sites, and even a slaughterhouse - men and women of the American West who work at hard, everyday jobs. Richard Avedon introduces the volume with an essay on his working method and portrait philosophy, and Laura Wilson, who accompanied Avedon and his team, provides a journal of their travels, between 1979 and 1984. 11x17 inches, soft cover in nice condition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VeryGood. Second printing. Inscribed copy. 14" x 11". [86] leaves, one folding.Full-page, black-and-white reproductions of Avedon's portraitsthroughout. Essays by Avedon and Laura Wilson. On original tan cloth withblack-and-white portraits inset to upper and lower boards, titles stampedin black to boards and spine, textured endpapers. Spine and edges lightlysunned, a few faint scratches to covers, minor shelfewear to bottomedges; in original acetate wrapper with some rubbing and dulling. Boldlyinscribed and signed ("Avedon 1987") on ffep. A Very Good or better copyin VG jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book Condition: Light wear to extremities, end papers foxed otherwise near fine. Dust Jacket Condition; clear jacket with old price label on back cover.

Hardcover. First edition. Folio. Regarded as a project in photographic history and an expression of the power of photographic art, this book was first published by Thames & Hudson in 1985. In the American West was a landmark in the career of New York photographer Richard Avedon and in the history of photography. It consisted of a series of larger-than-life black-and-white portraits of men and women living in rural America, posing in front of an immaculate white background and gazing intently at the camera. Instead of playing to the traditional myth of the openness and grandeur of the West as the title might imply, Avedon had focused his camera on people who were the antithesis of that myth: miners, housewives, farmers, and drifters. The large prints were mounted onto aluminum and exhibited without glazing, which intensified the gaze of the sitters. Unveiled in 1985 at the Amon Carter Museum, which had commissioned the project, the work was acclaimed and criticized with equal fervor. This paper focuses on the materials employed and the aesthetic choices made by the artist for the printing, mounting, and display of the photographs, and their impact on the long-term preservation of the work. A near fine copy in photo illustrated cloth in the original glassine jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Avedon traveled the American West for five years under a commission from the Amon Carter Museum. Against a stark white background, he photographed people living in rural areas and fresh from hard, industrial work. The result is a powerful portrait of the unromantic West-slaughterhouse workers, hardscrabble farmers, migrant farmworkers, coal miners, and even prisoners. With an essay by Laura Wilson at the back of the book. Not paginated, but approximately 180 pages plus one fold-out image. 11-1/4 by 14-1/4 inches. This is the hardcover issue; the book was issued simultaneously in paperback with a different cover design. First edition (first printing with no additional printings noted). A near fine, slightly spine-faded copy in a fine, unprinted acetate dust jacket.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 129 pages. A fascinating look at the making of Avedon's landmark book "In The American West." Features a foreword by Larry McMurtry and text by Laura Wilson. Includes numerous images. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by both Avedon and Wilson on the front free endpaper and uncommon as such.

Leineneinband mit montierter Fotoabbildung auf dem Deckblatt. Durchsichtiger OSchutzumschlag. Ca. 174 nn Seiten mit über 100 Duotone-Tafeln. Eine ausklappbare Seite. Format 28,5 x 36,3 cm. Durchsichtiger OSchutzumschlag ein wenig berieben. Gutes Exemplar. Cloth with 174 pages, more than 100 duotone plates. Clear acetate dust jacket lightly rubbed. Good condition. Richard Avedon (1923 - 2004) besuchte Farmen, Kohlegruben, ölfelder, Schlachthöfe, Büros, Restaurants und andere Orte um die arbeitende Bevölkerung zu porträtieren. Entstanden sind ausdrucksvolle Porträts dieser Menschen. Siehe auch: The Photobook/Vol. II/Seite 38. Sprache: englisch. 1. Auflage, 2. Druck. Mit einer persönlichen, handschriftlichen Widmung und Signatur von Richard Avedon. First Edition, 2nd printing. In English language. With dedication by Richard Avedon.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Abrams, New York, 1985. Hardcover, unpaginated. 1st edition. One of the 20th century's great portrait albums from one of our greatest photographers. These works were first seen at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, which commissioned the project. In fine condition, an immaculate signed copy with its original clear acetate sleeve, and an enclosed softcover volume with additional background on this 5-year project. Signed by Avedon on the front free endpaper. See all photos. **Heavy or oversize Item. An extra shipping charge may apply, depending on destination.**. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition. Large quarto, unpaginated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's brown cloth with applied illustrations to the boards. Some light foxing to that cover illustration, and to the edges of the page block, but internally lovely. In the original clear dust jacket, gently rubbed; near fine. This copy SIGNED boldly by Avedon on the front free endpaper, and dated in the year of publication. One of the great photography books of the second half of the 20th century, rather uncommon signed.

First edition, first printing. In the American West was published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1985. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Folio. Original tan cloth, mounted photographic portraits to each board, boards and spine lettered in black. With the original acetate dust jacket. Illustrated in monochrome throughout. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Quarto. Black lettered beige cloth with photographic paper cover. Wrapped in original publisher's mylar. This copy inscribed by the artist "For David Livingstone - R Avedon" on the front endpaper. Livingstone was at one time the fashion editor at the Globe and Mail. A very nice copy with one bumped corner.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. One of Avedon's best and most cohesive book, a look at "regular" people. Avedon traveled extensively taking a portable studio with him to and photograph his subjects in front of a white background which resulted in stark and striped down images. Features background text by Laura Wilson. A very near fine copy in cloth boards with black and white plates affixed to the front and rear covers and in a fine acetate dust jacket. Signed by Avedon on the front free endpaper and in year of publication. A very fresh copy. (Parr & Badger v2, p38).

First UK edition, first impression, signed and dated in 1988 by the photographer. In the American West was first published in the US earlier the same year, in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Parr & Badger, vol. 2, p. 38. Folio. Original tan cloth lettered in black, mounted photographic portraits on each cover. With the original acetate dust jacket. Black and white photographs throughout. Trivial fingermarks to a few leaves; publisher's price sticker on rear panel of slightly marked jacket. Fine in near-fine jacket.

First edition, first printing, signed and dated '85 by the photographer. In the American West was first published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Parr & Badger, vol. 2, p. 38. Folio. Original tan cloth lettered in black, mounted photographic portraits on each cover. With the original acetate dust jacket. Black and white full page photographs throughout. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: new. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1985. Hardcover in clear acetate dust jacket. Unpaginated. Small folio. Cloth with photos affixed to front and rear of book. Has original acetate jacket,book still has the original brown paper (with publisher's printing to paper - as issued by the publisher - and also comes in the original publisher's shipping box. SIGNED by Avedon on the fep. Brown paper was opened once on one end to remove book for signature and another by us to take photos. BOOK CONDITION: New/Mint; still with both the original brown paper wrapping and housed in the original publisher's shipping box. A collector's dream copy!.