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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. Pair of Photo Books Featuring Urban Scenes, Plus a Print. [V.p., 1936-1956].

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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. Pair of Photo Books Featuring Urban Scenes, Plus a Print. [V.p., 1936-1956]. Including: [BRANDT, Bill, photographer]. The English at Home. London: Batsford, [1936]. Small 4to. Illustrated with photos of English people throughout England. Publisher's pictorial boards. 

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Heavily worn, soiled, boards nearly detached, text toned, creased. Fair. [And:] [SZARKOWSKI, John, photographer]. The Idea of Louis Sullivan. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [1956]. Folio. Illustrated with architectural photos. Publisher's pictorial boards. Worn, soiled, endleaves toned with tape residue and sticker residue, hinges starting, text toned with a few embossed library stamps throughout. Fair. BOTH VOLUMES PRESUMED FIRST EDITIONS.

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[With:] [SZARKOWSKI, John, photographer]. ["Chicago Auditorium, Masonry, Congress Street"]. [ca. 1954, though probably later]. Black and white print. Approximately 10 x 8". Minor marginal toning, rubbing, several inkstamps and ink markings on verso. Very good.

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