Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age Hardcover – Illustrated, October 15, 2013
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Description
Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture—both highbrow and low—in this collection of images that graced the pages of magazine, and some published for the very first time. "A stunning artifact." (New York Times Book Review) From its inception in 1913, through the Jazz Age and the Depression, to its reincarnation in the boom-boom Reagan years, to the image-saturated Information Age, Vanity Fair has presented the modern era as it has unfolded, using wit, imagination, peerless literary narrative, and bold, groundbreaking imagery from the greatest photographers, artists, and illustrators of the day. Edited by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, this sumptuous book takes a decade-by-decade look at the world as seen by the magazine, stopping to describe the incomparable editor Frank Crowninshield and the birth of the Jazz Age Vanity Fair, the magazine’s controversial rebirth in 1983, and the history of the glamorous Vanity Fair Oscar Party. A gorgeous coffee table book to enjoy, gift, and display. “The book is a stunning artifact that begets staring, less for the words and publishing industry than as an exercise in visual storytelling reflected through the prism of society and celebrity. The best photographers, the best designers, the best illustrators all came together over Vanity Fair ’s contents, and the book unfolds in page after page of stunningly rendered images, some iconic and some that never even ran.” —New York Times Book Review Read more
Details
Product details Publisher : Harry N. Abrams Publication date : October 15, 2013 Edition : Illustrated Language : English Print length : 456 pages ISBN-10 : 1419708635 ISBN-13 : 978-1419708633 Item Weight : 8.44 pounds Dimensions : 14.25 x 11 x 1.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #15,259 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Photo Essays (Books) #8 in Fashion Photography (Books) #14 in Fashion History Customer Reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (971)
Customer reviews
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Mesmerizing...
I've had it for a few weeks only and am still in the '50s, just soaking up every word... Extremely well written (as Vanity Fair always is), it's a an American history chronicle as well as the iconic magazine's evolution through time. Reads like a novel and feels like a "behind the scenes" at the Oscars at every point in time, with all the celebrity tidbits... so much more than a coffee table book! If you enjoy the magazine, you'll love this compilation so masterfully (and lovingly) put together by Mr. Carter and his collaborators.
I've had it for a few weeks only and am still in the '50s, just soaking up every word... Extremely well written (as Vanity Fair always is), it's a an American history chronicle as well as the iconic magazine's evolution through time. Reads like a novel and feels like a "behind the scenes" at the Oscars at every point in time, with all the celebrity tidbits... so much more than a coffee table book! If you enjoy the magazine, you'll love this compilation so masterfully (and lovingly) put together by Mr. Carter and his collaborators.
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The best $6 I've ever spent!!
This is an absolutely STUNNING book. I know a few people complained in previous reviews about their books having defects, but my book came in flawless condition. The book is huge and the pictures are absolutely beautiful! For under $6, you will not find a better coffee table book anywhere. I ordered 3 more to save for gifts at the holidays. This book retails for $80, and looks like an $80 book, so grab one for yourself and another as a gift.
This is an absolutely STUNNING book. I know a few people complained in previous reviews about their books having defects, but my book came in flawless condition. The book is huge and the pictures are absolutely beautiful! For under $6, you will not find a better coffee table book anywhere. I ordered 3 more to save for gifts at the holidays. This book retails for $80, and looks like an $80 book, so grab one for yourself and another as a gift.
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Chic & timeless
Gorgeous coffee table book—chic, timeless, and perfectly curated. Vanity Fair: 100 Years looks stunning on my marble living room table. I love the matte background with the glossy font; it feels elevated and modern. A perfect blend of style, culture, and design
Gorgeous coffee table book—chic, timeless, and perfectly curated. Vanity Fair: 100 Years looks stunning on my marble living room table. I love the matte background with the glossy font; it feels elevated and modern. A perfect blend of style, culture, and design
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Fantastic book - beautiful content.
Fantastic book! Worth the price. The content is fantastic. Beautiful pictures depicting important & historic periods in photography in one book. Awesomeness! Was delivered w/front wrapping torn. Returned seamlessly - reordered - 2nd try was delivered perfect.
Fantastic book! Worth the price. The content is fantastic. Beautiful pictures depicting important & historic periods in photography in one book. Awesomeness! Was delivered w/front wrapping torn. Returned seamlessly - reordered - 2nd try was delivered perfect.
