In Defense of Beauty, Tom Bianchi, SIGNED, 1st Ed., 1995, Fine w/DJ

Bianchi, Tom. In Defense of Beauty (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995).

English, SIGNED, First Edition, a Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, HC, 8vo?, 6 1/2" x 4 1/2," 61 pp., including illustrations.

ISBN: 0517702231

Maroon paper-covered boards in a black, white, and maroon paper dust jacket. White lettering on black and maroon dust jacket spine. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket has slight wear to extremities and a tiny closed tear on front flap, else clean and intact, not price-clipped. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Pages pristine and intact. Includes black-and-white printed photographs. SIGNED by Tom Bianchi in black ink on his personal bookplate tipped in on front free endpaper. This book contains Bianchi's thoughts on beauty and a compilation of his black-and-white photos of male nudes. Tom Bianchi (b. 1945) is renowned American author, photographer, and AIDS activist. Widely considered to be a central figure in LGBTQ rights, Bianchi's 50 year career as a fine art photographer celebrating the gay experience has earned him international recognition.