Description: The dustcover is worn. The book is in very good condition. We are not experts or collectors. We are a children's home thrift store in Longmont, Colorado since 1960. We get many interesting and intriguing donations. As always, we ship free and fast! This is one of the most successful collections of Karsh photography. This is a large format, square-ish hardback which is designed to be used -- it isn't a mammoth "coffee table" book that ends up hurting your hands after ten minutes. The quality of the reproduction here is very good indeed with almost all of the images being full-page. The classic Karsh silvery highlights and deep blacks are shown to advantage. BOOK DETAILS -- hardback bound in soft red cloth with silver details; 190 pp of glossy stock; dustjacket; 3.5 pounds; mostly b&w with a few color images. ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY -- The term "iconic" gets tossed around a lot, but that is what this book consists of: iconic images. Whether you know it or not, Karsh is the photographyer who probably shaped your image of who Hemingway is, who Churchill is, who Einstein is, who Bogart is, and on, and on. The photographic school on display is classic, formal, and dramatic mid-century 20th century photography. It is quite grand in style while still revealing the human being behind the image. Karsh is a great craftsman who brings unabashed enthusiasm for the power of celebrity -- in these two ways, he has probably most influenced the history of photography.
Price: 39 USD
Location: Longmont, Colorado
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Picture Book
Item Height: 11 in
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original Language: English
Item Length: 11 in
Edition: First Edition
Item Width: 0.5 in
Item Weight: 3.3 lb
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Book Title: Karsh : a Fifty-Year Retrospective
Topic: Individual Photographers / General, Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies
Publication Year: 1983
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Photography
Author: Yousuf Karsh
Format: Hardcover
