RARE 1939 BERENICE ABBOTT CHANGING NEW YORK CITY WPA PHOTOGRAPH BOOK 1st EDITION For Sale

NOW OFFERED IS THIS RARE AND MUCH SOUGHT AFTER WPA PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF NEW YORK CITY FROM 1939;
CHANGING NEW YORK. PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBOTT. TEXT BY ELIZABETH McCAUSLAND.
A PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL ART PROJECT OF THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE GUILDS’ COMMITTEE FOR FEDERAL WRITERS’ PUBLICATIONS, INC.
NEW YORK - E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, INC. - MCMXXXIX, FIRST EDITION.
LIGHT BLUE CLOTH, WITH TITLE IN DARK BLUE TO COVER AND SPINE AND FEDERAL ART PROJECT EAGLE AND PALETTE LOGO TO FRONT COVER, 11 1/2” x 8 7/8”, 206 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED WITH A PHOTO FRONTISPIECE AND 97 OTHER FULL-PAGE PHOTOS BY ABBOTT.
BOOK IS IN THE FOLLOWING CONDITION: CLOTH BINDING IS GOOD AND TIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODERATE DEFECTS. SOME DISCOLORATION TO THE EDGES OF THE FRONT BOARD, FADE DISCOLORATION TO THE SPINE, WITH VERY SLIGHT SPILTTING TO THE CLOTH ALONG THE BACK OUTER HINGE AND SPINE AND LIGHTBWEAR TO SPINE TIPS AND CORNERS. INTERIOR PAGES OF BOOK ARE IN FINE, CLEAN AND BRIGHT CONDITION, WITH NO MARKED, TORN OR MISSING PAGES. FINALLY, THE ORIGINAL OWNERS NAME AND DATE (1941) ARE WRITTEN IN SMALL LETTERS ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.