Portraits of Greatness (signed copy) lumky 86 pages of text and

86 pages of text and 54 plates

which is rubbed and darkened

signed underneath by Dickens

He later became a fine and noted art photograhher and examples of his work now reside in major collections including the Getty Museum in Los Angeles

in green rexine boards with green morocco spine

Portraits of Greatness (signed copy) lumky 86 pages of text andFirst Edition, first printing, with a hand written card indicating this to be a presentation copy from the author, with the following inscription, "This volume of portraits is inscribed with the good wishes of Yousuf Karsh". Quarto. pp 204, [2]. With the excellent dust jacket (with original glassine, browned) short nick at base of spine. Contains around 100 b w portraits of celebrities from the first half of the 20th century, ie. Sir Thomas Beecham,