LIFE: 70 Years of Extraordinary Photography Platinum Anniversary Collection

Product Description

For seven decades, LIFE has been showcasing the most vivid, exciting photography available anywhere in the world. This is an enviable track record for any publication, but the wonder is that LIFE is a master of so many different areas, from nature to sports, Hollywood to politics, fashion to science. With this volume, the editors of LIFE have compiled a collection of classic images that not only defined photojournalism, but also yield a treasure trove of beauty, innocence, heartbreak and humor. The magazine’s unrivaled photographers have provided a dazzling breadth of style and textures that make the Platinum Anniversary Collection a book for the ages. There is also a fascinating bonus, a gathering of every LIFE cover that has ever appeared. You can trace the history of our culture as it wends its way through the years. This is truly a collector’s edition to cherish for generations.

Also includes separate 8″ x 10″ print of the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt V–J Day photograph of the sailor kissing the nurse.(&quotThe Kiss&quot)

Product Details

Hardcover book; 304 pages; New

By: Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. (editor)

Publisher: LIFE Books; 2006

Dimensions: 13.3 x 10.8 x 0.8 inches

$179.95

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Pg… 6 Introduction: To See the World Pg… 10 Forward: The Power of Life by Richard B. Stolley Pg… 14 The Presidency Pg… 40 The Photo Essays Pg… 74 In Hollywood Pg… 110 At War Pg… 144 Science and Nature Pg… 176 Sport Pg… 198 Our Culture Our World Pg… 242 Just for Fun Pg… 254 The Covers Pg… 304 In Parting

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Weight4.9 lbs
Dimensions12.5 × 10.5 × 0.5 in