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Published by Twelvetrees Pr, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing. A very good hardcover in a very good dust jacket. No markings. Light shelf wear only to dust jacket which is now in a protective mylar wrapper. Light age toning to pages at the edges only. Corners not bumped, binding is square and tight.
Published by Twelvetrees Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. One of 3,000 copies. Navy blue cloth with slight soil and bumping. Jacket in archival plastic protector has slight wear only. Binding sound, interior clean and slightly toned along margins. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages.
Published by Burns Archive Press, New York, 2002
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. One of 5,000 copies. Black cloth with slight soil and bumping. Jacket in archival plastic protector has slight wear only. Binding sound, interior clean and slightly toned along margins. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages.
Published by twelve trees press, altadena, california, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
first edition, second printing, 1990. utilized during mourning periods, postmortem photography represented an intimately somber practice. loved ones' bodies were often arranged to appear lifelike, either in portraits or within a coffin. this poignant tradition has faded from western society, coinciding with a broader cultural shift away from confronting and openly acknowledging death. this collection of postmortem photographs is selected from the burns archive, which stands as one of the most extensive collections of early medical photographs. altadena, california: twelve trees press. ISBN: 0942642325. hardcover. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: shelfwear throughout. very good.
Published by Burns Archive Press, New York, 2002
Seller: W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. Folio. [186] pp., including numerous black-and-white and color photographic illustrations. In English and French. Black cloth, stamped in silver, in matching black dust jacket. Signed by Stanley B. Burns on the title page and inscribed to Johnny Fox and Valeria Duarte on facing page, "Presented To Johnny & Val & The Freakatorium fellow affectionatos of the Macabre Stanley B. Burns at N.A.C. Lecture Nov 21, 2002." Light toning at edges of outer leaves. Dust jacket rubbed and lightly nicked. Near fine in a very good to fine dust jacket. The second book of the Burns Archive's SLEEPING BEAUTY series, documenting the its collection of bereavement photography, from 19th-century daguerreotypes of port-mortem portraits to walls of missing persons fliers in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. This copy was inscribed to Johnny Fox and his wife at the time, Valeria Duarte, in the year of publication. Johnny Fox (1953-2017) was a celebrated American sword swallower, sleight-of-hand artist, and proprietor of the Freakatorium / El Museo Loco, the first dime museum to appear in New York since the closing of Hubert's Museum in 1969. Located in a Lower East Side storefront from 1999 to 2005, the Freakatorium housed a collection of oddities, relics, photographs, and ephemera largely relating to human anomalies and sideshow performers, as well as a small reference library, of which this volume was a part.
Published by Twelvetrees Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: Bedlam Book Cafe, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, one of three thousand copies. Near fine in hardcover. Clean, sharp, an excellent copy of this unique collection of vintage memorial photographs.
Published by Altadena, California : Twelvetrees Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm. Notes; Edition limited to three thousand copies. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; V. 1. Memorial photography in America -- v. 2. Grief, bereavement, and the family in memorial photography : American and European traditions. Subjects; Parr (Martin) Collection. Postmortem photography United States. Death United States ; Pictorial works. Photography United States History ; Chronology. Dead ; Portraits.Portrait photography. Memorial rites and ceremonies. Death. Photography history. Photographie de morts États-Unis. Mort. deaths. Postmortem photography. Dood. Gedachtenis. Dodenbezorging. 1 Kg.
Published by Altadena, California : Twelvetrees Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Book First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm. Notes; Edition limited to three thousand copies. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; V. 1. Memorial photography in America -- v. 2. Grief, bereavement, and the family in memorial photography : American and European traditions. Subjects; Parr (Martin) Collection. Postmortem photography United States. Death United States ; Pictorial works. Photography United States History ; Chronology. Dead ; Portraits.Portrait photography. Memorial rites and ceremonies. Death. Photography history. Photographie de morts États-Unis. Mort. deaths. Postmortem photography. Dood. Gedachtenis. Dodenbezorging. 1 Kg.
Published by Twelvetrees Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: Before Your Quiet Eyes, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a stated First Edition with a limitation of three thousand copies. The book contains a preface by Dr. Burns, 76 images, followed pages of "Captions" for the photographs, "Death in America: A Chronology" which has a bibliography following the text, "Memorial Photograph Identification By Era," a "Selected Biography," "Photo Credits," and the the Acknowledgments and Colophon.The book is about 9 1/4 by 12 1/4 inches, has dark blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering on the front board and spine. The spine ends are stiff, the corners sharp, and the cloth covers bright and clean. The interior of the book is also bright and clean. There are, however, two small faint spots to the fore edge. The dust wrapper is black with silver lettering on the front and spine. It shows a bit of wear at the spine ends and along the edges-it is now protected by a clear removable cover- two inch long scrapes/creases/cuts about half-way down the cover. The original Barnes and Noble sticker remains affixed to the back cover. Please ask questions about this item prior to making a purchase, thank you.
Published by Twelvetrees Press, Altadena, California, 1990
ISBN 10: 0942642325ISBN 13: 9780942642322
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine cloth, with dust jacket. Edited by Stanley B. Burns, M.D. Includes a preface, bibliography, captions and texts including 'Death in America: A Chronology,' and 'Memorial Photograph Identification by Era,' by Stanley B. Burns, M.D. 140 pp. with 76 four-color plates on uncoated paper. 12-3/8 x 9-3/8 inches. This first edition was limited to 4000 hardbound copies. Out of print. Very Scarce. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear else Fine). Selection of postmortem photographs from the "Burns Archive," which contains over 700,000 vintage prints including the world's largest collection of early medical photographs.