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New York: Gallion Press, c. 1937 2021-08-20. Paperback. Good. Spiral-bound, c. 1937, unpaginated, 4 pages of text with 37 plates (missing one). Missing rear wrap and the Dr. Arnold Genthe plate, worn front wrap, light bumping to edges of copy. Well packaged, ships with tracking.

New York: The Galleon Press, 1937. First edition. Spiral_bound. g+ to vg-. Folio. 14x11". Unpaginated. [5] + 37 plates. Spiral-bound illustrated stiff wrappers, with red and white lettering on the front cover. Illustrated title page. The work is a fine produced collection of 37 mostly b/w photographic reproductions (many in photogravure) of work by a variety of acclaimed photographers of the first half of the 20th century, including Margaret Bourke-White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Arnold Genthe, Laura Gilpin, Rockwell Kent, Victor Keppler, and George Platt Lynes. Works include landscapes, portraits, fashion and advertising photography, street scenes, and fine art photography. As stated by Heywoth Campbell, the editor, in the introduction, "...four different processes of reproduction have been employed: Gravure, Letterpress, Aquatone and Four Color Process Printing. A variety of papers and inks has been used throughout, to make a total of thirteen variables in the manufacture of this single collection."… Read More

NY: The Galleon Press. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Oversized box containing 37 full size loose photographic reproductions, with an intro by Cambell and preliminary pages. The box is lightly toned/soiled and some of the prints have minor foxing; else they are about fine. Circa 1935 or 1937. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

New York: The Galleon Press. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. There are 37 loose prints, as per Contents page, contained in a box and an introduction by Heyworth Campbell as well as the Contents page. Th prints are in alphabetical order of the photographer, whose name is listed at the back of the photo, as well as the title. Two prints are coloured. The photographers are European and American. The box, though shelf soiled and very lightly knocked, is in very good condition and still retains the original flap which allows the lifting of the prints from the box. The prints themselves are immaculate. There is a neat ownership signature on the inside of the box dated 1937. However I was unable to determine whether this was the 1935 or 1937 edition, as no listing included the quantity of prints or photographers represented , only the publication data. This portfolio.includes Edward Alenius, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Dr. Adolf Fasbender. Pictorialism is the name given to an international style and… Read More

Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. New York: The Gallion Press, 1935. Boxed Portfolio, as published. 8 pages of text, title sheet, etc., plus 37 loose full page plates, two in color, two monochrome. Photographs by Rockwell Kent, George Platt Lynes, Laura Gilpin, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Arnold Genthe, Margaret Bourke-White and others. Titled Box solid but a bit soiled with a few small glue adhesions, plates and text lightly toned, etc., but no markings, etc., NOT EX-LIBRARY. (pc)