
August Sander - PEOPLE OF THE 20th CENTURY - COMPLETE SET OF 7 VOLS w/ SLIPCASE
Book Details + Condition: Harry N. Abrams, Inc (New York). First Edition, 2002. Complete 7-volume set published to celebrate the 125th anniversary of photographer August Sander's birth. Includes text in English, French and German, with full-page black-and-white photographic plates. All seven volumes remain in excellent condition, in their original dust jackets and slipcase. Books do not appear to have been read, let alone opened. Minor shelf wear to slipcase, which shows some old staining / darkening, chips, and retains the original price on the bottom. The set includes:- The Farmer- The Skilled Tradesman- The Woman- Classes and Professions- The Artists- The City- The Last PeopleA landmark in the history of modern art, People of the 20th Century presents the fullest expression of the German photographer August Sander’s lifelong work: a monumental endeavor to amass an archive of twentieth-century humanity through a cross section of German culture. Sander photographed subjects from all w