DOWN HOME, CAMDEN, ALABAMA. [Wilcox County, Alabama history - photography.]
Adelman, Bob [Robert Melvin Adelman], 1930-2016 (photographer). Susan Hall (text editor). Ralph Ellison, 1914-1994 (dust jacket summary).
ISBN 10: 0070003505 ISBN 13: 9780070003507
Published by New York et al: A Prairie House Book - McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972., 1972
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First edition (as stated upon copyright page). 168 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 28.5cm. White dust jacket soiled and rubbed; slight toning to panels and spine in comparison to flaps; a few nicks at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. White cloth with brown lettering on front board and spine. Ink ownership inscription and personal blind-stamp on front free endpaper; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good- good dust jacket. Features numerous b/w photographs by Bob Adelman with text edited by Susan Hall. The dj's rear panel quotes four paragraphs from a review of the book by novelist and critic Ralph Ellison. The book's stirring photographic images, all shot between 1965 and 1970, chronicle the modest wealth and absolute poverty of the local white and African American residents of Wilcox County, Alabama. The text, most easily characterized as edited ramblings from assorted interviews, demonstrates the racism of the white community and the suspicion and fear of local African Americans. Bob Adelman (1930-2016) is best known for is role as photographer for the Congress of Racial Equality - aka CORE - during the 1960s which permitted access to leaders of the civil rights movement and led to memorable portrait photos of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin, among others. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {AL-Shelf #4} ISBN 0070003505. Seller Inventory # PXZP-19121
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Social portrait of rural Wilcox County, Alabama, particularly its county seat, Camden, in the heart of black-belt Alabama.
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Title: DOWN HOME, CAMDEN, ALABAMA. [Wilcox County, ...
Publisher: New York et al: A Prairie House Book - McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972.
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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Down Home: Camden, Alabama (A Prairie House Book)
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ISBN 10: 0070003505
ISBN 13: 9780070003507
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. withTear at spine and half inch chip missing at base of spine. 1st Edition. Foreword by photographer Bob Adelman: "Down Home is a social portrait of rural Wilcox County, and particularly its county seat, Camden, which is 40 miles south of Selma and 70 miles southwest of Montgomery in the heart of black-belt Alabama. The photographs were taken over a five year period. The text is in the residents' own words. As I photographed the people in the book, I tried to render them as vividly and precisely as possible. Now they seem like characters caught in a dream -- part pleasurable fantasy of revered traditions, ante-bellum homes and plantations; and part the nightmare of racism and poverty (in 1960, Wilcox was one of the ten poorest counties in the nation). At the insistence of the machine and demands for equality, the dream begins to dissolve." Stated first edition. No stated publishing history so presumed first printing thus. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. DJ shows edge wear with minor soiling to the white background and is not price clipped. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square with no fading on boards. Corners lightly bumped. An excellent reading copy. Note that oversized or heavier books may require additional postage. Seller Inventory # 007331
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Down Home: Camden, Alabama
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Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. Features text by Susan Hall. A collection of black and white images by Adelman all taken in Camden, Alabama. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with a tear to the top of the spine and some other minor wear. A pleasing copy of an interesting body of work from this underappreciated photographer. Seller Inventory # 211148
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Down Home: Camden, Alabama (A Prairie House Book)
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ISBN 10: 0070003505
ISBN 13: 9780070003507
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Foreword by photographer Bob Adelman: "Down Home is a social portrait of rural Wilcox County, and particularly its county seat, Camden, which is 40 miles south of Selma and 70 miles southwest of Montgomery in the heart of black-belt Alabama. The photographs were taken over a five year period. The text is in the residents' own words. As I photographed the people in the book, I tried to render them as vividly and precisely as possible. Now they seem like characters caught in a dream -- part pleasurable fantasy of revered traditions, ante-bellum homes and plantations; and part the nightmare of racism and poverty (in 1960, Wilcox was one of the ten poorest counties in the nation). At the insistence of the machine and demands for equality, the dream begins to dissolve." Stated first edition. No stated publishing history so presumed first printing thus. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. DJ shows edge wear with minor soiling to the white background and is not price clipped. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square with no fading on boards. Corners lightly bumped. An excellent reading copy. Note that oversized or heavier books may require additional postage. Seller Inventory # M0680
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Down Home: Camden, Alabama (A Prairie House Book) Adelman, Bob
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Condition: Collectible; Good. SIGNED 1st Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. Hardcover in dust jacket. Oblong boards bound in off-white cloth. INSCRIBED BY ADELMAN TO COLLABORATER ANDY NORMAN. Boards toned at top edge, protected jacket a bit soiled, minor foxing to a few pages, else very good overall condition. NOT EX-LIBRARY. (pc). Seller Inventory # 00-3GGH-0FD6