“WHEN I TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH, I MAKE A WISH”: URBAN ROMANTIC, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY GEORGE TICE
TICE, George. Urban Romantic. The Photographs of George Tice. Boston: David R. Godine, (1982). Small square folio, original half beige cloth, original dust jacket. $650.
Signed first trade edition of this visual catalogue of “symbols of urban and rootless civilization,” signed by Tice on the title page.
This retrospective features photographs made chiefly during the 1960’s and 70’s, and includes prints from Lancaster County, Seacoast Maine, Paterson, New Jersey and his famed photograph “From the Chrysler Building, New York, 1978.” Preceded by a signed limited edition the same year.
Book fine, dust jacket with tiny nick to rear panel, near-fine.