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A WAY OF SEEING: PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEW YORK BY HELEN LEVITT WITH AN ESSAY BY JAMES AGEE
(LEVITT, HELEN). Levitt, Helen & James Agee. New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First Hardbound Edition. Oblong 8vo. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. np, 51 b&w illustrations. Designed by Nicolas Ducrot and Christopher Harris. "A Way of Seeing" is the late Helen Levitt's classic presentation of New York street photography accompanied by an incisive essay by the influential journalist, novelist, poet, screenwriter, and film critic James Agee. An internally bright, most handsome example of the 1965 Viking first hardbound printing (cited on pages 252-253 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 214-215 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 178-179 of "The Book of 101 Books") published simultaneously with the Museum of Modern Art softbound version showing some light overall wear and handling to its neatly price-clipped dust jacket. LC 65-15718 Inventory Number: 025643