THE BRIGHT LIGHTS: A THEATRE LIFE

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Seldes on the front endpaper: “For Arnold and Augusta Newman with love from Gilbert’s daughter, Marian Seldes. October, 1981.” Arnold Newman [1918-2006] is acknowledged as the pioneer of the environmental portrait, he is also known for his still life and abstract photography, and he is considered as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century. Newman was on the board of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and founded its photography department in 1965. 8vo., black cloth in dustjacket; 280 pages. Illustrated.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. A nice copy! (Inventory #: 58460)