Karsh Portfolio

Book Description

Camden, NJ: Thomas Nelson, 1967. Signed presentation copy from Yousuf Karsh, inscribed to composer and conductor Nelson Riddle and his wife: “To Nelson and Naomi Riddle, with the good wishes of Yosuf Karsh. 1983.” A magnificent collection of photographic portraits of leading literary, theatrical, political, artistic, and historical personalities of our time including those of Albert Camus, Pablo Casals, John Steinbeck, Albert Schweitzer, Georgia O’Keeffe, Ernest Hemingway, William Somerset Maugham, and many more. An oversize coffee table-size book. Fine clean copy in an about fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny edge nicks and very minor rubbing to the folds.

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