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  First Edition of Berenice Abbott's Changing New York; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication

  ABBOTT, Berenice.

  Changing New York.

  New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1939.

  First edition stated on copyright page; first issue with blue topstain of Abbott's landmark work on New York. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with 97 halftone plates that display "the historical importance of the documentary mode… its power as a medium of personal expression" (Parr & Badger). Text by Elizabeth McCausland. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Susan Sherman With most cordial regards Berenice Abbott April 4, 1939." Some rubbing to the corners of the cloth, an excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Scarce and desirable, especially signed and inscribed in the year of publication.

  Price: $6,800.00     Item Number: 57048

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