Harlem; | The Artist’s Annotations on a City Revisited in Two Classic Photographic Essays | Introduction & Interview by Michael Torosian.
[Toronto]: Lumiere Press, 1997. Octavo, 23.6 x 16 cm. Cased in quarter natural linen and grey-beige Canson paper over boards; printed paper label to the spine and Gordon Parks’ monogram device printed in dark grey to the lower outer corner of the upper cover. pp. [9] 10-49, [7]. A fine copy. The text was set in Linotype Bodoni Book, with Metro and Futura Black used for display; printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. The tipped-in frontispiece photograph was printed by gelatin-silver process from a copy negative. Also tipped-in are two duotones made from copy negatives; and sewn-in is a duotone spread reproduced from Life Magazine; all are varnished. From a total edition of 200 copies, the present copy being number 89; a further 41 copies, comprising lettered and roman numeral states, were retained by the printer. Inscribed by Torosian in ink on the verso of the first blank. Item #271
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