Opis: Supervising editor: Paul C. Johnson, Editor oj Sunset Books Sunset Magazine editors: Norman S. Gordon, Art Director Richard Dawson, Art Editor • Martin Litton, Travel Editor Lane Books • Menlo Park, California Lane Books • Menlo Park, California 1963, str.320 stan db+ (podniszczona obwoluta, dedykacja na str przed tyt) ISBN If you have ever travelled in California even for short trips, you know that there is more to this state than the swirling blue waters of the Pacific around Monterey, the Golden Gate Bridge, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite's Canyons, or the other much-publicized attractions— however exciting these areas may be. You know that California is a land of infinite, surprising variety and each new place has a fascination all its own. Here, for the first time, is the complete picture of California, presenting in outstanding photographs the many varied faces of the state. Each of seventeen distinctive regions of California is interpreted in words, maps, and pictures that give you an immediate knowledge of the visual beauty of the region. To do this, the editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine worked with their own staff photographers and with the best independent photographers of the state over a period of many, many months —finally choosing 304 magnificent photographs from a total of more than 5,000 exceptional pictures that were submitted. Fifty-five of the best Western photographers are represented in this book —artists of the camera whose work has thrilled museum-goers, visitors to one-man exhibitions and art gallery showings, and collectors of fine, limited-edition photographic books. How were these pictures chosen? Selections were based on pictorial excellence— artistry, contrast, composition, crisp-ness, beauty. But the photographs also had to represent accurately the "feel" and the "look" of the area, as you would view it if you had the time to go to the exact spot, at the best time of the dav, during its most attractive season. But... a published photograph is only as good as its reproduction. For this reason, no effort has been spared to bring you pictures of framing quality by means of the finest reproduction processes. The faithful and brilliant color plates in this volume are the result of careful and exact four-color printing of photographs, utilizing the new Kodak color methods, fine paper, and expert supervision of the actual press runs. The dramatic black-and-white plates have been printed twice, each time in a different value of black, to attain an exceptionally fine degree of contrast and tone. Here is the result: Outstanding photographs, outstandingly reproduced — to give you, your family, and your guests a rare insight into the beauty of each individual region of California — all in one distinctively bound volume that will keep its original attractiveness for years and years. Język angielski
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