The First Picture Book: Everyday Things for Babies [Signed Bookplate]
- SIGNED
- New York: Fotofolio / Whitney Museum of American Art, [1991]
New York: Fotofolio / Whitney Museum of American Art, [1991]. Octavo (22cm); blue-gray cloth spine over white paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 65pp; black-and-white photographic (halftone) illustations throughout. Bookplate signed by John Updike laid in. Tiny red mark to rear cover, with light rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear with light creases to extremities; Very Good.
Originally published in 1930, this edition was released with a dustwrapper the same year as the Limited Edition (released with slipcase). Author Mary Steichen Calderone was an advocate for sex education and reproductive rights, and the first female director of Planned Parenthood. Her father, Edward Steichen, primarily focused on fashion photography, and created photographs for this collection. This edition includes John Updike's afterword reflecting on Steichen's works. The Second Picture Book was published in 1931. [84935].
Originally published in 1930, this edition was released with a dustwrapper the same year as the Limited Edition (released with slipcase). Author Mary Steichen Calderone was an advocate for sex education and reproductive rights, and the first female director of Planned Parenthood. Her father, Edward Steichen, primarily focused on fashion photography, and created photographs for this collection. This edition includes John Updike's afterword reflecting on Steichen's works. The Second Picture Book was published in 1931. [84935].