Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $34.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Cat Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sag Harbor, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Graystone Books.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Minor wear to board edges. Dust jacket shows minor wear, otherwise very good. [ Oversize. Contact for overseas shipping quote. ]
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $44.95, like new condition, Sold by Michael Patrick McCarty, Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Castle, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Graystone Books.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Size: 11x0x14; The dustjacket has a short tear and some edgewear. This first edition was limited to 5000 copies. Glamour, anyone? In this new collection, 30 images from the limited-edition portfolios of renowned Hollywood photographer Hurrell portray a "fabulous bestiary" of movie stars of the Thirties and Forties--Crawford, Gable, Garbo, and Dietrich, for a start. Hurrell's strongly composed portraits gave a distinctive look to many a star and thereafter affected many a career. Though mere commercial work in their day, his photographs, whose hallmarks are intimacy and atmosphere, have come to be considered art. Taken in the depth of the Great Depression, these newly available images of instantly recognizable faces may well have helped Americans through a trying time in their history by providing an escape from their travails as well as the inspiration that life can be swell if you just keep it up. As such, Hurrell's faces have been called "the gods and goddesses of modern democracy." Born on June 1, 1904 in Covington, KY, he grew up in Cincinnati, OH, developing an interest in painting and photography as a child. Hurrell went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and initially used photography as a way to document his paintings. While living at a painting colony in California during the mid-1920s, photography had started to become his preferred medium. After having made some seductive photos for the actress Norma Shearer, Hurrell was hired on as the head of MGM studios photography department. While working at MGM, he was put in charge taking headshots of the Hollywood stars for each new film. Hurrell served in World War II, and afterward lived in New York as a fashion photographer. Though he returned to Hollywood in the mid-1950s, he found his portraits no longer appealed to studios, though he continued to work as a still photographer on film sets. The artist died on May 17, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA. Today, his works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., among others."
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $49.00, very good condition, Sold by Bison Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from winnipeg, MB, CANADA, published 1991 by Graystone Books.
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Unpaginated. Folio. Bound in white cloth with black lettering to spine. Black and white photographs. Corners very slightly bumped, previous owner's sticker to front pastedown; very good-in lightly shelfworn, very good-dustjacket.
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $49.95, good condition, Sold by Last Exit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Charlottesville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by University of New Mexico Press.
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Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Graystone Books, Santa Monica, CA. 1991. 96 pgs. Illustrated throughout. Tipped in photo of Actor/Hurrell Photography dealer Allan Rich present to the reverse of the dedication page. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in white cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Glamour, anyone? In this new collection, 30 images from the limited-edition portfolios of renowned Hollywood photographer Hurrell portray a "fabulous bestiary" of movie stars of the Thirties and Forties--Crawford, Gable, Garbo, and Dietrich, for a start. Hurrell's strongly composed portraits gave a distinctive look to many a star and thereafter affected many a career. Though mere commercial work in their day, his photographs, whose hallmarks are intimacy and atmosphere, have come to be considered art. Taken in the depth of the Great Depression, these newly available images of instantly recognizable faces may well have helped Americans through a trying time in their history by providing an escape from their travails as well as the inspiration that life can be swell if you just keep it up. As such, Hurrell's faces have been called "the gods and goddesses of modern democracy." The only flaw in this otherwise peerless volume is the misspelling of Katharine Hepburn's first name. EB; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $49.99, very good condition, Sold by FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Huntington Beach, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by University of New Mexico Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 37 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Cover has edgewear and lite fading due to it's age--inside pages are clean clear and unmarked
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $76.23, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Graystone Books.
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $85.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Cat Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sag Harbor, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Graystone Books.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Hard bound with dust jacket. Limited edition, one of 5000 printed copies. Missing publishers slipcase. Illustrated with images taken in the 1930s and 40s. J. Crawford, G. Cooper, Dietrich, Garbo, B. Davis, K. Hepburn, C. Gable, J. Cagney, J. Barrymore and others. All portraits are full page and printed one side of individual sheets. Some minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good. Interior clean and binding sound. [Large and Heavy-Please contact for overseas shipping quote]
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $134.11, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Graystone Books.
Add this copy of The Portfolios of George Hurrell to cart. $149.95, very good condition, Sold by AJA Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Venice, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by University of New Mexico Press.
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Signed by author with inscription to previous owner. Excellent condition inside and out. No damage to the book. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
