Naked City Author: Weegee [pseud. of Arthur Feilig] Place Published: New York Publisher: Essential Books Date Published: [1945] Description: 246 pp. Profusely illustrated with screen gravures from photographs. 23.5x16.5 cm (9¼x6½"), cloth lettered in black, pictorial endpapers. First Edition. Weegee's first book. The photographer is best known for his stark black and white street photography. He worked in the Lower East Side of New York City as a press photographer during the 1930s and '40s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting the immediate aftermath of lurid crimescenes; he gained his nickname "Weegee" for having the seemingly psychic ability to always be the first to the crime scene, sometimes even beating police. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and murder. Condition: Top corners bumped, slight soiling to rear cloth; previous owner blindstamp to title, minor toning; near fine. Item#: 358361 Headline: Naked City by Weegee, 1st Ed.
Naked City Author: Weegee [pseud. of Arthur Feilig] Place Published: New York Publisher: Essential Books Date Published: [1945] Description: 246 pp. Profusely illustrated with screen gravures from photographs. 23.5x16.5 cm (9¼x6½"), cloth lettered in black, pictorial endpapers. First Edition. Weegee's first book. The photographer is best known for his stark black and white street photography. He worked in the Lower East Side of New York City as a press photographer during the 1930s and '40s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting the immediate aftermath of lurid crimescenes; he gained his nickname "Weegee" for having the seemingly psychic ability to always be the first to the crime scene, sometimes even beating police. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and murder. Condition: Top corners bumped, slight soiling to rear cloth; previous owner blindstamp to title, minor toning; near fine. Item#: 358361 Headline: Naked City by Weegee, 1st Ed.
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