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MAN RAY. Photographs by Man Ray, Paris, 1920-1934. Hartford, Conn.: James Thrall Soby, (1934). "Second edition," identical to the first except for the addition of an extra preliminary leaf, see below. Publisher's plastic spiral binding and thick card covers illustrated with a color photograph by Man Ray. 12 1/4 inches (31 cm). [9], 104 pp., plus colophon. Complete with all halftone illustrations. Bookplate affixed to inside front cover. Rubbing and small crease to covers, cracking at head of spine, overall a very presentable copy; * Together with a copy of Formes nues. Paris: Forme, 1935. Publisher's metal spiral binding with a photographic cover by Man Ray. 12 1/4 inches (31 cm). 11 ff. [front matter and preface], 96 pp. (lacking leaf 85-86), plus index. Front cover detached from binding, general soiling and edgewear.
Photographs by Man Ray has the rare cancel title bearing the statement that it is the "second edition." This is fictitious. According to 101 Books, pp. 80-81, the publisher "attempted to generate demand where none existed by suggesting the edition had sold out."