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Nissan N. Perez
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- Author
- Nissan N. Perez
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with The Domino Press Ltd., Jerusalem, and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Year
- 1988
- Edition
- Single 1988 publication statement; no edition or printing number visible
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Good
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 0810909243
About this copy
This is the 1988 Abrams edition, copyright The Domino Press Ltd., Jerusalem. The copyright page shows no earlier printing statement, and no first edition notice is visible in the photographed pages. Illustrated with 275 photographs reproduced in duotone, with biographies of more than 250 photographers working in the region in the 19th century, a chronology, glossary and bibliography.
ISBN 0-8109-0924-3. The original dust jacket is present, with front panel image of Maison Bonfils, Fishing-Boat on the Lake of Tiberias (1880s). The jacket shows scuffing and a small nick at the top corner.
The printed jacket price is not legible in the photographs.
Condition
- Book
- Good – Sound hardcover with general shelf wear to the boards and cloth. Pencil annotations are present on the title-page area. Text block appears clean.
- Dust jacket
- Good – Present and apparently original. Scuffing and light wear to the front panel and spine, small nick at the top corner. Printed price not visible.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Large-format illustrated reference on early photography in the Near East.
- Published 1988 by Harry N. Abrams, New York.
- Not a first edition on the evidence shown; the copyright page gives a single 1988 publication statement.
- Illustrator not applicable; photographs are by 19th-century photographers, many discussed in the biographical section.
- Dust jacket present; printed price not confirmed from the photographs.
This is a reference copy of a standard trade edition.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
