Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, NY, 1978, VG

Mauriber, Saul. New York. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1978.

English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, Quarto 12 ¼” X 9”, 174 pp. 

ISBN:0672524279

Near Fine, black paper over board. Near Fine, black dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and sunning to dust jacket, now in Mylar. 174 pp. replete with black-and-white reproductions of Carl Van Vechten’s portrait photography. Carl Van Vechten uses his stunning and provocative photography to tell the history of famous people throughout the century. This beautiful collection was selected and compiled by close friend and fellow photographer, Saul Mauriber.