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Twelvetrees Press. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0942642325 . One of 3,000 copies. Navy blue cloth with slight soil and bumping. Jacket in archival plastic protector has slight wear only. Binding sound, interior clean and slightly toned along margins. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

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Altadena, California : Twelvetrees Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm. Notes; Edition limited to three thousand copies. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; V. 1. Memorial photography in America -- v. 2. Grief, bereavement, and the family in memorial photography : American and European traditions. Subjects; Parr (Martin) Collection. Postmortem photography United States. Death United States ; Pictorial works. Photography United States History ; Chronology. Dead ; Portraits.Portrait photography. Memorial rites and ceremonies. Death. Photography history. Photographie de morts États-Unis. Mort. deaths. Postmortem photography. Dood. Gedachtenis. Dodenbezorging.

Altadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1990. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a slightly darkened area to the front board as if exposed to moisture resulting in loss of gilt to bottom of two letters, no other indications, in a Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and a tiny tear at the spine. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A chronological presentation of postmortem American photography from 1840 to 1930. "What emerges is a vivid visual history of the changes in American customs. We can see the change in death concepts and funerary practices, from the image of death as a stark Puritan journey for a sinner to the late Victorian beautification of death and its interpretation as a restful sleep for a redeemed soul." Edited with text by Stanley B. Burns. SIGNED BY BURNS on the title page; no inscription. 140 pages; 76 color reproductions… Read More