About this title: In this profound and disturbing book, noted photo historian Michael Lesy is in search of a man who left a strange archive of sixty thousand images to the Library of Congress. We learn that he was Angelo Rizzuto, but he called himself "the little Angel". He lived in a single room in a run-down hotel. We learn that every day he left at 2.00pm to photograph New York City obsessively, from above and on the streets. We see the cityscapes he took, compassionate photographs of children and confrontational pictures of angry women. We see his anguished self-portrait taken almost every day. These are ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: "First Edition" stated, first printing (number line with "1")
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061116ISBN:0393061116
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. As new copy F/F in mylar protective wrap. First edition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 28 x 22 cm. 128 p. illustrated with b/w photos. Remarkable and disturbing photos by a reclusive New Yorker who obsessively recorded the life and look of his city in the 1950s and 1960s. "Angel's" legacy of some 60, 000 images is now in the Library of Congress. Noted photo historian Lesy ("Wisconsin Death Trap") adds fascinating background notes. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780393061116ISBN:0393061116
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780393061116ISBN:0393061116
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches; Fine in publisher's cloth in like dust jacket. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061116ISBN:0393061116
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. DJ in archival mylar cover. 1 on the number line. read more
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Description: Like New. Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
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