California and The West. A U.S. Camera Book with Ninety-Six Photographs (SIGNED by Edward & Charis Weston)
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1940. First Edition. SIGNED by Edward & Charis Weston. 4to. 127 pp. Black & white photographic prints by Edward Weston with commentary by Charis Weston. Black cloth with silver lettering. Some wear to extremities and minor spotting to covers; a very good copy in good dustjacket (wear & short closed tears along edges & corners; small loss at spine end; tape repair to lower front cover). Weston's photographic masterpiece is uncommon with signatures by both Edward and Charis. Item #21691
From 1937 to 1939, through the generosity of the Guggenheim Foundation, Edward & Charis Weston traveled the county with Edward creating 96 stunning photographs of the American scene and Charis providing commentary through diaries she kept along the way.
Price: $1,200.00