Avedon fashion, 1944-2000 (2009)

Avedon Fashion 1944-2000, Abrams hardcover, 2009 Richard Avedon's fashion career from 1944 to 2000 in one 372-page hardcover, about 10 by 12.7 inches and 5.7 pounds, published with the 2009 International Center of Photography exhibition. It runs from his early Harper's Bazaar pictures through his years at Vogue and later work for Egoiste and The New Yorker, with essays by Carol Squiers, Vince Aletti and Philippe Garner. The catch is availability: the publisher lists it as out of stock indefinitely, so this is a secondhand hunt. It is worth it for anyone who wants the movement and wit of his fashion pictures gathered in a single volume.