Product Description
SIGNED and INSCRIBED by him on FFEP 'For Ralph and Stathis.
' Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including Stephen Spender.
He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.
' Spender collaborated with them in the publication of Graham Greene's *Weed Among Flowers* and *Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece*.
First American Edition.
199pp.
Red buckram gilt spine lettering.
Some toning to edges, trivial rubbing to extremities, otherwise clean and crisp.
Dust jacket is a bit sunned to spine, two small tears to head of rear cover, some light shelf wear.
Now in mylar.
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