No. 89024919
Robert Capa - Work and War in Spain (Guerra y Trabajo de Espana) - 1938
No. 89024919
Robert Capa - Work and War in Spain (Guerra y Trabajo de Espana) - 1938
EXTREM SCARCE PUBLICATION from 1938 - with photos by Robert Capa.
Mentioned here:
- Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, The Photobook, Volume 3, page 19
- Manuel Borja-Villel, Rosario Peiró, Photobooks Spain 1905-1977, page 32
- Michel Lefebvre-Peña, Espagne 1936-1939, Guerra Grafica, Photographs, artistes et
ecrivains en guerre
A TREMENDOUS DOCUMENT OF REPUBLICAN ADVOCACY AND ENGAGED PHOTOJOURNALISM.
The Press Department of the Spanish Embassy in London, London. 1938.
First and only edition, first and only printing.
Photo-illustrated paperback (as issued). 240 x 320 mm. 78 pages. 124 photos in black and white. Photographs by: Keystone Press Agency, Wide World Photos, Associated Press Photos, Planeta News and Altavoz del Frente. Foreword and compiled by: A.R.O. = Antonio Ramos Oliveira (Keystone Press Agency). Text and notes in Spanish, English.
Condition:
Inside fresh and clean with no marks and with no foxing; trace of use. Outside yellowed, light bump at the bottom right corner of the front cover (also of the pages); highly sensitive spine with missing parts at the top and at the bottom (what is often the case), but strong binding. Overall very good condition.
Important, very fragile Robert Capa publication - very hard to find in any condition.
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