Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer's View, Janna Ireland, SIGNED, 1st Printing, Fine

Ireland, Janna. Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer's View (Los Angeles: Angel City Press, 2020).

English, First Printing, SIGNED, Fine, HC, 4to, 12 1/4" x 9 1/4," 223pp., including illustrations.

ISBN: 9781626400818

First Printing: "printer's key beginning with "10" and ending in "1" on back copyright page. SIGNED. Fine black paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on front, yellow lettering on spine. Covers have light rubbing and slight wear to edges and tips, else pristine and intact, binding tight. Pages pristine and intact. Principally black-and-white printed photographs of architecture by Paul R. Williams. Author's SIGNED initials and date in black ink on half-title: "J. I., 9/14/20." Beautiful photo catalogue of the architecture designed by Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980), an African-American architect based in Los Angeles. Williams was the first African-American member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the first African-American architect to be certified west of the Mississippi. Includes an introductory essay by Janna Ireland and another essay by Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter.