Portraits of Greatness (signed copy) lumky 496 pp with text aligned

496 pp with text aligned in double columns

He later became a fine and noted art photograhher and examples of his work now reside in major collections including the Getty Museum in Los Angeles

Image on front panel touch rubbed but still a Fine copy with no inscriptions or other internal markings

86 pages of text and 54 plates

Portraits of Greatness (signed copy) lumky 496 pp with text alignedFirst Edition, first printing, with a hand written card indicating this to be a presentation copy from the author, with the following inscription, "This volume of portraits is inscribed with the good wishes of Yousuf Karsh". Quarto. pp 204, [2]. With the excellent dust jacket (with original glassine, browned) short nick at base of spine. Contains around 100 b w portraits of celebrities from the first half of the 20th century, ie. Sir Thomas Beecham,