SANDLER (Martin W.). - Lot 266

SANDLER (Martin W.). America: A Century in Photographs. Foreword by Walter Cronkite. Photographs from the Getty Images collection. Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, [2000]. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A major photographic chronicle tracing more than 150 years of American history, from the earliest images of the 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century. Drawing on the prestigious Hulton Getty collection, this volume brings together more than 800 photographs covering all the major events that have shaped the United States: the conquest of the West, the Civil War, industrialization, immigration, the Great Depression, World War II, the space race, the civil rights movement, popular culture, politics, sports, cinema, and everyday life. Each decade is placed in context through texts by Martin W. Sandler, a historian of photography, while Walter Cronkite, an iconic figure in American journalism, provides the foreword. The exceptionally rich collection of images includes both major historical photographs and rarely reproduced shots from the greatest American photographers and agencies. Condition: very good copy. Dust jacket slightly creased with some minor signs of wear, no missing pages. Interior perfectly fresh and complete.