first edition
1966 · Boston
by [PHOTOGRAPHY] [NEW YORK] EVANS, Walker (photos); AGEE, James (introduction)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966. First Edition. First Printing, softcover issue. Octavo (21.25cm); original printed card wrappers; [xiv],178pp, with erratum slip tipped in following the dedication page; illus. Modest wear and rubbing to wrappers (particularly along the joints), base of spine gently bumped; contents clean; Very Good+.
A collection of photographs by Evans taken on the New York subway during the 1930s and 40s, with an introduction by James Agee. "...Evans concealed a Contax camera beneath his coat, so that he could snap subway passengers without their knowledge. Framing and focusing were left somewhat to chance, the only conscious decision being when to release the shutter" (PARR & BADGER, Vol.1, p.253). 84431. (Inventory #: 84431)
A collection of photographs by Evans taken on the New York subway during the 1930s and 40s, with an introduction by James Agee. "...Evans concealed a Contax camera beneath his coat, so that he could snap subway passengers without their knowledge. Framing and focusing were left somewhat to chance, the only conscious decision being when to release the shutter" (PARR & BADGER, Vol.1, p.253). 84431. (Inventory #: 84431)
(540) 665-0855
