Portraits by Richard Avedon, farrar straus giroux (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black and white photographs throughout (six fold-out). First edition. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (age toned and rubbed), price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First edition. Large Quarto (12" x 9"). Unpaginated. Original dustjacket, spine lettered in gray over white cloth with black lettering on spine. Four frontispiece portraits or, if you will, four photo-illustrated "departmentalized" title pages. The essay by Harold Rosenberg is illustrated with photographs atop text. Extraordinary b/w full page photographs of a large, most illustrious group of celebrities framed by edges of film strips. Four of the photographic takes are fold-outs with Igor Stravinsky, The Chicago Seven, Andy Warhol and Factory Members, and the Mission Council. DJ sunned and discolored along edges and spine. Slight bumps at lower fore-corners, otherwise a fine copy.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features an essay by Harold Rosenberg. A collection of black and white photographs of various celebrities and the various people who posed for Avedon. Includes several gatefolds. A very good copy in cloth boards with slight foxing and in a near fine price clipped dust jacket dust jacket.

Hardcover. 4to. White cloth with grey spine lettering, dust jacket. Extensive full-page illustrations (3 foldouts). Very good/very good. Touch of foxing to top 1" of otherwise near fine binding and top page edges; jacket faintly age toned; tiny abrasion to one image (only). A tight and nice first edition of this portrait collection by the controversial portrait and fashion photographer.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with dustjacket, DJ chipped at bottom of spine, Includes essay "A Meditation on Likeness" by Rosenberg.

Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Avedon, Richard (illustrator). Introduction by Harold Rosenberg. Illustrated with 50 plates, 6 folding. Slim 4to, white cloth, d.w. (spine somewhat sunned). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features an essay by Harold Rosenberg. A collection of black and white photographs of various celebrities and the various people who posed for Avedon. Includes several gatefolds. A clean and tight very near fine copy in white cloth boards in a clean near fine dust jacket with some very slight toning to the spine. A nicer than usual copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Inscribed and signed by Avedon on the front flyleaf.

Condition: Very Good. SIGNED! NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1976. Stated 1st edition. Hardcover 4to unpaginated. B/w plates, some fold-out. Signed by Avedon on bottom of front endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Top corners bumped. Top edge of covers toned and foxed and slight foxing at bottom edge. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket toned and lightly soiled. 3 pgs from Newsweek 1978 of Avedon photos laid in with part of an article about Avedon. (Portrait Photography) Inquire if you need further information.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Avedon, Richard (illustrator). First Edition. Dust Jacket: Fine. Unpaginated, Portraits: A Meditation on Likeness by Harold Rosenberg; The b&w Plates. First Edition, 1976. Signed 'Avedon' and dated 1980 on ffep. "Photographs have a dual nature, a fact noted on one way or another by most people who comment on photography. A photo is a picture, and only that -- an entity in iteslf, independent of its subject. But it evokes the aura of an external reality, even when no such reality exists. To look at a photo is to see a picture and imagine the pictured." from A Meditation on Likeness. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. White cloth with grey lettering to spine. Size: 4to. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light foxing on top/side text block edges. ; 12.0 X 9.2 X 0.8 inches; 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. White cloth; dust jacket; 4to; with numerous b/w photographic portraits, some folding. Inscribed by Avedon on the FFEP. Spine tips and corners gently bumped, otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket faintly rubbed and scratched; tiny chip at top edge of rear panel; VG+ in mylar, not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Inscribed and signed by Avedon to artist Peter Voulkos on the front flyleaf. Jacket has light edgewear.

Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Moderate foxing to boards, jacket verso, and first few and final pages, very good in near fine, lightly toned dust jacket, in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Cream cloth, cream dust jacket; [141 pp.], profuse bw plates, 4 fold-outs. Collection of portraits rendered by American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004). With an essay by Harold Rosenberg. G+ (Still in shrinkwrap -- though the plastic itself has aged and may have transferred some age and soiling to the dj; pages are presumed to be fresh and clear.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A superb monograph by the great Richard Avedon, with a brilliant essay by Harold Rosenberg; wonderfully printed in b&w, including gate-folds, many of the portraits are iconic and the final images of the photographer's dying father are profoundly moving; this copy is Fine in a Near Fine DJ with a bit of fraying to top edge of spine portion and one cat scratch, otherwise bright and unmarked, not price-clipped and under a Mylar cover; scarce as described.

first edition, 1976. this book presents a curated selection of photographs from the extensive career of richard avedon, capturing the essence of his six-decade journey. the collection features striking portraits of notable figures such as dwight eisenhower, truman capote, rose mary woods, and andy warhol, showcasing avedon's talent for revealing the true identity and presence of his subjects without the use of illusionistic effects. as an innovative artist, avedon redefined the concept of portraiture, portraying his subjects against a minimalist white backdrop to eliminate distractions and highlight their unique characteristics. with a keen interest in the personalities he photographed, avedon's work includes iconic figures as well as ordinary americans. new york: farrar, straus and giroux. hardcover. book condition: fine +. jacket condition: slight scratch on back. price unclipped: $25, jacket cover slightly creased inside. fine +.

Broché. Condition: Très bon. Avedon (illustrator). Edition originale. Second triage. Préface d¿Harold Rosenberg. 84 portraits de célébrités et d¿artistes par Richard Avedon, dont quatre sur pages dépliantes. > ENVOI autographe signé et daté 1979 du photographe, dont le portrait extrait d¿un journal est monté face à la dédicace. Signé par l'auteur.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in white linen cloth, in a Fine glossy white dustwrapper, not price-clipped, just perceptibly mellowed along spine panel. Black and white photographic portraits in the contact sheet format, with an introductory essay buy Harold Rosenberg. Unpaginated. Q19953.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Second Printing, 1977. A Fine copy in stiff glossy white wrappers. Some minor toning of the spine panel. SIGNED by Avedon on the first blank leaf, and dated 1980. Unpaginated. With an introductory essay by Harold Rosenberg. Q07653.

First Edition. Avedon, Richard. First Edition. Full page black and white portrait photographs, including 4 fold-outs, by Richard Avedon. 1 vols. Folio. White cloth. About Fine, in Fine dust jacket Full page black and white portrait photographs, including 4 fold-outs, by Richard Avedon. 1 vols. Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in off-white linen cloth, in a Fine white dustwrapper lettered in grey, not price-clipped. A collection of full-page black and white photo-portraits of various celebrities--writers, artists, etc.--presented in the un-cropped contact print format. Unusually nice copy of this fragile book. Q15206.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. SIGNED BY RICHARD AVEDON IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION along the front free endpaper. A solid, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting along the edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light soilig to the rear panel. Tall quarto, Introductory essay ("Portraits: a Meditation on Likeness") by Harold Rosenberg. Avedon's remarkable portraits, in crisp black-and-white, throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in white cloth, white and silver-grey dustwrapper, not price-clipped. SIGNED and dated 1980 by Avedon on the free front endpaper. 70 full page plates (at the 8x10" format, plus three multi-frame group portrait gate-fold-outs, with a preliminary essay "Portraits: A Meditation on Likeness" by Harold Rosenberg Q15593.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Richard Avedon and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's white cloth with spine lettered in gray. Fine, in Fine dust jacket, with faint wear. A fantastic copy. An oversized item, international shipping charged may be extra.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. AVEDON, Richard Inscribed on FFEP: Jacob. 11.10.79 The Noonday Press/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1977 Second Printing 12" x 9" In a collection of austere portraits of personalities including Dwight Eisenhower, Truman Capote, Rose Mary Woods, and Andy Warhol, Avedon demonstrates his aim to retain the sitter's identity and solidity of being without using illusionistic effects. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed: For Didi (famous NYC socialite) & Johnny (Ryan) from Dick & dated 10.1.76 AVEDON, Richard Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1976 12" x 9 1/4" In a collection of austere portraits of personalities including Dwight Eisenhower, Truman Capote, Rose Mary Woods, and Andy Warhol, Avedon demonstrates his aim to retain the sitter's identity and solidity of being without using illusionistic effects.

Second Printing. Large softcover, very good with slight toning and owner name. Boldly INSCRIBED by Avedon on endpaper. Book.