Editors of Life 1972 Larry Burrows Compassionate Photographer Vietnam War Photos

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Published by Time-Life Books, New York, 1972. Unpaginated (170 pgs). Illustrated throughout. Slipcased with color pastedown present to the slipcase. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Larry Burrows began working for Life Magazine in 1942 in London. In 1945 he started to photograph people like Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill. He didn't like being called a war photographer, but he spent much of his career on battlefields for the magazine covering conflicts in the Congo, the Middle East and Vietnam. He was a three time winner of the Robert Capa Gold Medal for still photography requiring exceptional courage and enterprise. He was named 1967 Magazine Photographer of the Year by the Pictures of the Year competition of the National Press Photographers Association This book has examples of his work in England, the Congo, Inida-China conflict in 1962 but for the most part it consists of the Vietnam war. On Feb. 6 1971, Larry Burrows photographed his last story -- the accidental U.S. bombing of a South Vietnamese positiion near Laos. Four days later, the helicopter carrying Burrows into Laos was lost and at age 44 he was dead. This book contains some of the best photography to come out of the Vietnam war. Editors of Life 1972 Larry Burrows Compassionate Photographer Vietnam War Photos Description Up For Sale Today is Larry Burrows Compassionate Photographer by The Editors of Life Hardcover. 4to. Published by Time-Life Books, New York, 1972. Unpaginated (170 pgs). Illustrated throughout. Slipcased with color pastedown present to the slipcase. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Larry Burrows began working for Life Magazine in 1942 in London. In 1945 he started to photograph people like Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill. He didn't like being called a war photographer, but he spent much of his career on battlefields for the magazine covering conflicts in the Congo, the Middle East and Vietnam. He was a three time winner of the Robert Capa Gold Medal for still photography requiring exceptional courage and enterprise. He was named 1967 Magazine Photographer of the Year by the Pictures of the Year competition of the National Press Photographers Association This book has examples of his work in England, the Congo, Inida-China conflict in 1962 but for the most part it consists of the Vietnam war. On Feb. 6 1971, Larry Burrows photographed his last story -- the accidental U.S. bombing of a South Vietnamese positiion near Laos. Four days later, the helicopter carrying Burrows into Laos was lost and at age 44 he was dead. This book contains some of the best photography to come out of the Vietnam war. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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