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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. First print. It's a preowned item in almost perfect condition. It has no visible cosmetic imperfections. May come without any shrink wrap; pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

First thus edition in publisher's original colour illustrated white card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 79 pp with monochrome illustrations by the Author throughout. A few small surface marks to the front cover and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

Later printing of the classic collaboration between Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes. Small octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Acknowledged as the most influential black writer of his generation, and as one of the greatest American poets of all time here composed a fictional story to accompany DeCaravaâs images, creating a lyrical tale about imaginary characters to go with photographs of real people" (Roth, 138). Hailed as "an important step forward" in the history of photobooks, Sweet Flypaper of Life proved especially significant in its "design, featuring a pacy, cinematic style. It is also a book that had more impact in its cheaper paperback edition, since, radically, Hughesâ text begins on the cover" (Parr & Badger II:242). "The book won two awards, received critical acclaim in The New York Times Book Review sold out its first edition, and was reprinted many times. It is one of the most successful collaborations between a great writer and a great photographer ever published" (Roth, 138).

First edition of this expressive celebration of jazz with essays by his wife Sherry Turner DeCarava and American literary historian Radiclani Clytus. Folio, original cloth, illustrated with impressive full-size black and white photographs throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. One of the 20th century's most important photographers, Roy DeCarava practiced photography for almost six decades, spearheading the genre of black and white fine art photography with his affection for the individual creative process. DeCarava's work draws focus to the real lives of black Americans without a serious documentary-style politicization of the experience. While these portraits oftentime model the mundane aspects of daily life, they capture exactly what it means to be human in modern society.

Technic: Lithography, colorit: coloredcondition: Some stains, size (in cm): 22,5 x 15 cm; - A portrait of Arthur Görgei ( 1818 - 1916 , Budapest) a hungarian general and politician. He was a Hungarian military leader renowned for being one of the greatest generals of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. Görgei's relationship and conflicts with Lajos Kossuth, the foremost politician and president-governor of Hungary, influenced the course of the war of independence and his military career but also his post-revolutionary life until his death.