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(DAVIDSON, BRUCE). Davidson, Bruce. Introduction by Henry Geldzahler. New York: Agrinde Publications, 1978. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 168pp, profusely illustrated in black and white. The first major survey of the compelling photo essays of noted Magnum member Bruce Davidson, this well-illustrated monograph includes work from the "Widow of Montmartre", "The Dwarf", "Brooklyn Gang", "England and Scotland", "Sicily", "Black Americans", "The Bridge", "Los Angeles", "The New Jersey Meadows / A Trip West / Topless Restaurant", "Welsh Miners", "East 100th Street", and "The Cafeteria" series. A bright white, most handsome copy of the 1978 Agrinde first hardbound edition (cited on page 222 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné") additionally bearing the SIGNED PRESENTATION "To - / Cousin John / it's the genes! / Bruce Davidson / 79' " in black ink on the title page alongside the non-authorial inscription "For John / Love, Uncle Cork / '79". 0-671-40067-3 Inventory Number: 025638