and close-up studies of nature
It relies on extensive photojournalism to capture the atmosphere of the city
elusive nature of modern historical documentation
the book functions primarily as a monumental visual anthology and exhibition catalog
Francis Frith
Swann Auction Catalog. 19th & 20th Century Photographic Literature. February 29, 1996. Sale 1717. Signed book and close-up studies of natureWraps, fine. 350 lots, selectively illustrated. Prices realized laid in. High lot, $9,200 for maquette for the unpublished journal, Western Photography, May 1946, Vol. 1, No. 1, with photographs by Man Ray, et al. Rare Photobooks. Photographers: Berenice Abbott; Ansel Adams; Eugene Atget; Ruth Bernhard; Karl Blossfeldt; Margaret Bourke White; Bill Brandt; Brassai; Manuel Alvarez Bravo; Harry Callahan; Julia Margaret Cameron; Henri Cartier Bresson;