Fan Ho - Hong Kong Yesterday - 2017

Management Number: BOOK-260318-01

Title: Hong Kong Yesterday
Photographer: Fan Ho
Publisher: Modernbook Editions
Country: United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-9778828-3-0
ISBN-10: 0977882837
Language: English
Binding: Cloth-bound hardcover
Edition / Printing: Not confirmed
Pages: 112
Dimensions: approximately 27.9 x 24.8 x 1.9 cm
Number of Books: 1
Category: Art & Photography books

Hong Kong Yesterday is a photographic study of Hong Kong by Fan Ho, focusing on the city and its inhabitants during the 1950s and 1960s. The book presents black-and-white street photography of everyday urban life, including streets, markets, alleys, workers, families, crowds, and waterfront scenes.

The volume contains approximately 70 duo-tone photographic plates. It forms the first part of Fan Ho's Hong Kong trilogy, followed by The Living Theatre and A Hong Kong Memoir.

Fan Ho (1931-2016) was a photographer and filmmaker known for his images of mid-century Hong Kong. According to the Fan Ho Trust and Estate, he produced much of his major photographic work during his teens and twenties and received close to 300 local and international photographic awards and titles. His work is represented in public collections including M+, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Bibliographic note:
The ISBN 978-0-9778828-3-0 was used for several printings of Hong Kong Yesterday. A matching 2017 bibliographic listing is associated with the sixth printing, but the exact printing of this sealed copy has not been directly verified. Sources for the sixth-printing version list 112 pages, while some bibliographic records list 111 pages.

Condition: Fine

Cover: Dark cloth-bound hardcover with a mounted photographic image and silver title lettering. The boards remain clean overall with no major visible damage.
Spine / Binding: Not fully inspected because the book remains wrapped.
Corners / Edges: Well preserved overall, with no major crushing visible.
Pages: Not internally inspected because the book remains wrapped.
Dust Jacket: None present.
Extras: None confirmed.
Signature: None confirmed.
Outer Wrap: Clear shrink wrapping remains around the book. The wrapping has light wrinkles, surface marks, and handling creases.
Factory Seal: Not confirmed.

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