(PHOTOGRAPHS--ECUADOR) Haven
(Quito, Ecuador): (Imprenta Gutenberg) 1940. First Edition. [1]-16, 21-100 pages. Pagination not continuous but complete (see note below). The first edition, second issue. Folio (10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches). Brown leather binding with cloth tie at the spine. Embossed and in blind decoration with wrapped edges. 45 tipped in silver prints (photographs). Several have come loose but are present. Opposite each photograph is letterpress text in red and black describing the image. Bright and clean internally, with all but a few photographs with excellent contrast. The pages are crinkled where the photographs were tipped in. Very Good. Leather bound. [24271]
A stated edition of four hundred copies of which three hundred have text in English, and 100 have a comprehensive index in Spanish. This copy contains only the English text.
The first edition, second state. A printed note at base of page 100 indicates "the negatives of the enlargements which were on pages 19 and 21 have been accidently [sic] destroyed. These pictures and text have been replaced by the enlargements found on pages 97 and 99)." We've been able to confirm that the replacement images are different than those in the First edition, first issue. The replacement page text is also printed in only black.
A beautifully rendered album documenting scenes of Ecuador with images of people, industry, landscapes, and architecture. Genuinely scarce, with no examples in OCLC/Worldcat as of this listing.
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