Item #57613 The face of Minnesota. John Szarkowski.

The face of Minnesota

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1958. First edition, small 4to, pp. viii, 302, [2]; photographic illustrations, some in color, throughout; original black pictorial boards, dust jacket with shallow at extremities, some edge wear, all else very good. The illustrations are grouped into 4 sections, portraying the setting of the Minnesota story, the settlement and life on the land, the social institutions, and the ways in which the people of the state earn their living and provide for others. The text contains excerpts from the writing of others including a French voyageurs' canoeing song, T.S. Eliot, and various pioneers as well as the author's own explanatory comments. Item #57613

Price: $45.00

See all items by