First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth-covered boards with title stamped in gold on cover and spine, with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Photographs by Edward Steichen. Text by Dennis Longwell. Includes a catalog of the plates, an essay on Steichen's printing techniques, a selected bibliography and an index to the plates. Designed by James M. Eng and Stevan A. Baron. 180 pp., with 67 black and white plates and 6 four-color plates and additional illustrations, finely printed by the Meriden Gravure Co., Connecticut. 11-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches. Condition: Minor scuffs and scratches on the edges of the jacket.
