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Avedon/Baldwin: Nothing Personal (Signed by Richard Avedon)

$1,500
£1,129.36
€1,312.17
CA$2,112.02
A$2,352.94
CHF 1,234.39
MX$28,738.76
NOK 15,629.70
SEK 14,646.32
DKK 9,794.28

About the Item

First edition of Richard Avedon’s provocative second book, a collaboration with the writer James Baldwin (a friend and former classmate) who provided the text accompanying Avedon’s iconic portraits of figures from politics, society, fashion, literature and the arts, juxtaposed with the institutionalized and marginalized, mostly drawn from his (Avedon’s) work for Harper’s Bazaar and other magazines from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Published in 1964 by Atheneum. Small folio (14.5” x 11”), silver gilt debossed boards, 84 unnumbered pages, over 60 b/w gravure illustrations. Book design by Marvin Israel. In its original slipcase. Signed by Avedon in blue pen on the title page.
  • Creator:
    James Baldwin (Author),Richard Avedon (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1964
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Light bumping and rubbing to extremities. Front joint split at top. Some bumping and soiling to slipcase, with closed tear to rear joint.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU828546277542

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