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Valentine Lawford. Horst : his work and his world. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 396 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color). Publisher's cloth-covered binding sturdy, corners sharp, edges mildly faded; contents fine, images bright and fresh. The unclipped ($55.00) dust jacket is worn at edges, with a few short tears, and with fraying at its spine. 2480 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 396 pages. Features text by Valentine Lawford. An illustrated biography of one of the more important fashion photographers of the twentieth century. Includes 299 color and black and white photographs. A tight very near fine copy in black cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with a few small tears and some other light wear. Still one of the better books on Horst. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Lawford, Valentine. Horst: His Work And His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$54.00 + shipping
Description: Ex-Library copy; with typical markings. Lower board edges and corners are worn. Soiling to lower page edges. Else pages clean, but for library markings. DJ spine head is bumped with 3/4" Library label on front DJ and on DJ spine tail. Tape on DJ flap folds. ; Photographs; PHH17C; 11.75" x 10"; 396 pages; Ex-Library
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Lawford, Valentine. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$63.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 396 pages, hardcover. No dust jacket. Biography of famed fashion photographer. With black-and-white and color photographs throughout. Remainder mark to text block top edge as well as some mild age spotting. Light bumping to boards. Small crease to rear flyleaf. Bright and clean; a tight copy. Record # 951602
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Lawford, Valentine. HORST: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 400 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ faint sunning to edges. Light foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. DJ has wear and several short tears to edges. Illust. w/ 299 photographs in color and b/w, including 15 by George Hoyningen-Huene, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn, and others. Contents nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
LAWFORD Valentine.. Horst, his work and his world.. Ed. Alfred A. Knopf., New York., 1984.
Price: US$82.68 + shipping
Description: In-4°, legatura in tutta tela e sovracopereta editoriale, pp.396(4). Con molte fotografie intercalate nel testo e fuori testo. Piccoli strappetti ai margini della sovracoperta senza perdite.
Seller: DARIS SAS, Lucca, LU, Italy
Lawford, Valentine. Horst. His Work and his World. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$82.68 + shipping
Description: 4to. 7 Blatt, 396 S. Mit zahlreichen, teilweise farbigen Abbildungen. Orig.-Leinwand mit Schutzumschlag Texte in englischer Sprache. 2429 g Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Buchblock etwas verzogen, sonst gut erhalten
Seller: Lichterfelder Antiquariat, Wildberg, D, Germany
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Near mint copy in price clipped dust jacket protected by archival mylar. Extra shipping may be charged at cost based on size and weight of book.
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Horst P. Horst, Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1984). 4to. 1st edition. Lacking dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Horst. Gift inscription on rear pastedown with offsetting on rear end paper. Slight darkening to edges of leaves and textblock with faint soiling to top edge. Slight fading to edges of pastedowns and end papers. Wear and fading to edges of rubbed and spotted cloth covered boards with bumping to spine ends and forecorners. Exposure to bottom forecorners. VG/--.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Unused clean, tight, bright and square copy bound in black cloth with silver title on spine. Red 3/4" marker on top page edge near spine, else fine. Dust jacket is unclipped, has 1/2" closed tear on front cover near head of spine, and three closed tears 1/4". Jacket is protected in mylar. The inner circles of wealth, aristocracy, fashion, theatre, and art viewed through the lens of a photographer who was part of them. Paris of the 1930's, New York of the 1940's, and everywhere (via jet) from the 1950's on. Yet Horst was not a diletante, but a gifted photographer. 396 pages include 299 photos in color and B&W. Due to size and weight of this item, additional postage may be required for non-domestic shipping.
Seller: AFTER WORDS OF ANN ARBOR, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
HORST.- LAWFORD, Valentine. Horst. His Work and his World.. New York (Knopf), 1984., 1984.
Price: US$110.24 + shipping
Description: 4°. 396 S. mit 299 teils farb. Bildtafeln darunter 15 von George Hoyningen-Huene, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn u.a. OLn mit OUmschl. leicht bestaubt, sonst feines Ex. EA. "Mode ist ein Ausdruck seiner Zeit. Eleganz ist etwas anderes", soll Horst P. Horst gesagt haben. Nach diesem flüchtigen Anderen hat er sein Leben lang gesucht. Der aus Weißenfels an der Saale stammende Fotograf ging 1930 nach einem Architekturstudium nach Paris, um bei Le Corbusier zu arbeiten. Dort begegnete er dem "Vogue"-Fotografen George Hoyningen-Huene, der ihn hinter die Kamera brachte. Wo er blieb. Er wurde einer der wichtigsten Modefotografen des letzten Jahrhunderts. (Wikipedia)
Seller: Antiquariat Bebuquin (Alexander Zimmeck), Pegau OT Werben, Germany
Valentine Lawford. HORST: HIS WORK AND HIS WORLD. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$128.23 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 5.3
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$130.44 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$131.60 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$131.74 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$132.34 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$137.80 + shipping
Description: New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1984. 4°. 396 (4) pages. Original Cloth with dust jacket. Ganzleinenausgabe mit Schutzumschlag. Kleiner Besitzvermerk mit Datum auf Vorsatzblatt, Buch verlagsfrisch, Umschlag nahezu verlagsfrisch. Sprache: Deutsch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact me always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***
Seller: Antiquariat CoBrA, Oberrohrbach, Austria
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A stunning first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; Lawford's stunning portrait of German American photographer Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann (August 14, 1906 November 18, 1999) , more commonly known as just "Horst". The work and the world of a great photographer of society, women, and fashion taken while working for Vogue magazine; B & W and Color Photographs; 4to; [xii], 396, [6] pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
LAWFORD, Valentine & HORST. Horst: His Work and His World. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 299 photographs in color and in black & white including 15 by George Hayningen, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn and others. Tall 4to, black cloth (dust wrapper lightly worn & with small chips). New York: Alfred Knopf, 1984. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, inscribed on the half-title by Horst.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
LAWFORD, VALENTINE. Horst: His Work and His World. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$188.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound in black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Grey endpages. Photographic reproductions throughout, mostly in black and white, some in full colour. Some slight fading to upper and lower edges of boards and spine. Some age darkening to pages and to outer page edges. Dustjacket shows some light wear to the head of spine panel.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Valentine Lawford. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$207.64 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st Printing. Signed. 400 pages. Published in 1984. Massive Biography-Cum-Monograph. The single most important book on the photographic art of Horst. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Horst and Susan Eisenman: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Horst. Text by Valentine Lawford. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents "Horst: His Work And His World". Which are, in his case, inseparable and mutually beneficial. Here are the photographer's finest and most representative work over a lifetime of indefatigable work, immense success, and international fame, as told by his close friend, the eminent writer Valentine Lawford. The most brilliant disciple of Hoyningen-Huene, himself the single most important and influential lifestyle and fashion photographer of the 20th century, Horst quickly became world-famous as the man who created, refined, and perfected the Vogue Look. Horst was a restless photographer who tried his hand at everything: Fashion, still life, male and female nudes, portrait, travel, lifestyle, even landscape and architecture. Among the portraits he took, the list is staggering, and owes in part to the fact that he was himself a very handsome man of the world: Coco Chanel, Lisa Fonssagrives, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Ginger Rogers, Luchino Visconti, Barbara Hutton, Noel Coward, Henri Cartier-Bresson (a rare and lovely portrait of the reclusive photographer), Salvador Dali, Gertrude Stein, Jose Clemente Orozco, Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Princess Lee Radziwill (a stunning duo portrait of the legendary sisters), Paloma Picasso, Brooke Shields, Robert Wilson, Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, Duran Duran, Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, Diana Vreeland, Bruce Weber, Karl Lagerfeld, Calvin Klein, and Yves Saint Laurent, among others: A remarkable confluence of the leading figures in the arts, literature, fashion, photography, high society, and celebrity culture. Horst had few rivals among great photographers of the nude, and he is believed to have taken the only full-frontal nude of Steve McQueen, the Hollywood sex symbol/star, that the latter (and now his estate) have never allowed to be published. An absolute "must-have" title for Horst collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated, and inscribed in black ink-pen on the half-title page by the photographer and author: "For Anthony Buonfiglio, Horst Valentine Lawford 1988". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient is an accomplished photographer in his own right. Horst and Lawford signed an unspecified number of presentation copies (such as this) to recipients they knew personally. This title is a great photography book. This is one of very few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and despite its imperfection (price-clipped and slight wear on DJ) is still in fine condition overall: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. The boards are sharp, no bumping at all. It is priced accordingly. Please note: Copies available online command as much as $550. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. 229 plates. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER HORST TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0394521714.
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Lawford, Valentine. Horst His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a very good hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with just light cover wear. SIGNED by both Horst and Lawford, in ink on the half title-page just beneath the title. Not inscribed to anyone just signed. Stated first edition. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and some color with photographs by Horst. 12" high X 10" wide, 396 pages. Scarce signed. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Seller: Design Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
LAWFORD, Valentine & HORST. Horst: His Work and His World. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 299 photographs in color and in black & white including 15 by George Hayningen, Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Irving Penn and others. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1984. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed on the half-title by both Horst and Lawford.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Signed by Photographer and Author. From the library of noted Hollywood film producer, Ross Hunter (MADAME X, PILLOW TALK, FLOWER DRUM SONG, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, AIRPORT, etc.) and associate producer Jacque Mapes. This copy bears a gift inscription to them both on the front free endpaper. On the half-title page, the book inscribed to them by author Valentine Lawford, and additionally signed by photographer HORST. The book is in FINE condition. The dust jacket is price-clipped and has a tiny nick along front flap fold, but is otherwise FINE as well, with NO chips and NO tears. A beautiful book of photography, featuring many stunning celebrity portraits.
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
LAWFORD, Valentine. Horst: His Work and His World. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a crease in the rear flap fold. Signed by Horst and Valentine Lawford.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Lawford, Valentine. Horst: His Work and His World (Signed). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: Black cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine. 396 pp. Hundreds of BW illustrations, 24 color plates. grey dust jacket with white lettering and BW illustration, large color illustration on back. Title page inscribed and signed by both Horst and the author, Valentine Lawford. Also includes an envelope with a typed and signed letter on Horst's personal stationary. Both the book inscription and letter are addressed to Tom Lacy, a noted Broadway actor. Pages clean & bright with occasional smudges or ink ghosting from opposing pages. VG. scuffs & scratches to covers. light rubbing to corners. spine ends rubbed & creased. shelf-wear/black scuffing to lower text-block edges. dustjacket has edge-wear, scratches & light pen mark.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.