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(KERTESZ, ANDRE). Kertesz, Andre. Nicole Ducrot, Editor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1976. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good. 192pp, 193 b&w illustrations. Illustrated in lush gravure, "Of New York..." is Andre Kertesz' lovely hardbound compilation of nearly two hundred black and white images taken over four decades of his adopted home of New York City. A handsome example of the 1976 first Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "To Helene / Dec 3 1979 / A. Kertesz" in blue ink on the title page showing some light soiling along the top edge of the textblock whose dust jacket bears a one and a half inch closed tear at the top of the spine along with a tiny missing chip at the bottom edge of the rear panel. Helene Webb - from whom we acquired this directly - was the owner of Kertesz' local bookstore of choice in New York's Washington Square. 0-394-40511-0 Inventory Number: 025771