PENN, Irving (photographs; essays); Alexander Liberman (introduction); Rosemary Blackmon (text and captions)

Moments Preserved [Inscribed to Harlan Kleiman]

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1960. First Edition. Enveloped A.L.s. by photographer to Harlan Kleiman laid in. Quarto (33.5cm); white cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-183,[1]pp; black-and-white photographic (halftones) and illustrations throughout. Inscribed by photographer on front endpaper: "For Harlan Kleiman / Irving Penn". Enveloped autographed letter printed, with Irving Penn Studios blind embossed header: "The things you showed me made my mind race. / IP". A Fine copy. Dustwrapper, lightly tanned, with shelf-soil, 5" vertical tear to spine panel (with 1" horizontal tears), 0.5" tear to front panel, and creases, tiny chips, and tears to spine ends and extremities; Good. Publisher's pictorial slipcase with shelf-wear and soil; Very Good.

Inscribed to Harlan Phillip Kleiman, screenwriter, Broadway producer, and co-founder of New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. Penn, a fashion and still life photographer, with works published in Vogue magazine shares this photograph collection. Includes photographs of Maurice de Vlaminck, Evelyn Waugh, Carson McCullers, and children. [84980].

Price: $800.00

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