The Art and Technique of Color Photography by Alexander Liberman

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951.  The great coffee-table book showcasing the Conde Nast stable of photographers (who worked for Vogue, House & Garden & Glamour) in 1951.  A large chapter of full-page, beautiful color photographs for each of the following photographers : Irving Penn, Horst, Andre Kertesz, Cecil Beaton, William Grigsby, Clifford Coffin, Constantin Joffe, Norman Parkinson, Haanel Cassidy, Richard Rutledge, Serge Balkin, Gjon Mili, John Rawlings, Herbert Matter, Anthony Denney, Frances McLaughlin, Erwin Blumenfeld.  195 plates in all. With technical notes at back.  Dust jacket has some rubbing and wear, some discoloration, loss and creasing at extremities (now protected in a plastic sleeve).