L. Moholy-Nagy. 60 Photos
Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1930. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 60 (5)pp. Original photo-illustrated warps with black and yellow lettering on cover, black lettering on spine. Fototek 1. Moholy-Nagy played a decisive role in the history of the so-called "New Photography." He believed that the camera was the tool to satisfy the 'hunger for the object.' First monograph of Moholy-Nagy photographs. Cover and book design by Jan Tschichold. With a contribution entitled "Moholy-Nagy and New Photography" by Franz Roh in German, English and French. Illustrated with sixty full page reproductions of Moholy-Nagy photographs, photomontages, photograms and negatives, with captions in three languages. Four pages of advertisements at rear, including Fototek titles one through eight and publications by Franz Roh, Jan Tschichold , Ferdinand Mainzer and the title "photo-eye, 76 photos of the period," edited by Roh and Tschichold. Wraps with very light wear along edges and lightly rubbed. Wraps in very good+, photo reproductions in fine condition. Very good+ to fine condition. Item #48213
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