1932 Men at Work Lewis Hine First Edition Hardcover w/ Original Dust Jacket

$7,500.00
​For your consideration is an exceptional and scarce cultural artifact: a First Edition, First Printing Hardcover of "Men at Work" by pioneering American photographer and sociologist Lewis W. Hine, published in New York by The Macmillan Company in September 1932.

​Copies of this landmark photographic book are scarce on their own, but finding one preserved with its original pictorial dust jacket is exceedingly rare.

​About the Book & Photographer:
​Lewis W. Hine (1874–1940) was a legendary documentary photographer whose powerful images exposed child labor and celebrated the dignity of American workingmen. Men at Work is his masterwork tribute to the industrial age—featuring iconic, vertigo-inducing photographic studies taken during the construction of the Empire State Building and major machinery plants. It captures the raw strength, architectural scale, and human courage of the workers who built modern America, suspended high above the bustling streets of New York City.

​Condition Report:
​Dust Jacket: The rare original dust jacket is intact, showing light to moderate edge wear, minor creasing, and shelf wear consistent with age, preserved safely under a protective covering (as shown in photos). The original publisher's price of $1.75 remains crisp on the front flap. Tear located in the upper left hand of front cover.
​Binding & Cover: The green cloth hardcover boards are clean, vibrant, and structurally crisp with sharp lettering.
​Textblock & Pages: Interior pages and photographic plates are exceptionally clean with strong contrast. The inner hinges are solid and stable.

​A museum-worthy centerpiece for any collection of photography, 20th-century history, or Americana.

Additional condition photos, scans, or video are happily available upon request.
​For your consideration is an exceptional and scarce cultural artifact: a First Edition, First Printing Hardcover of "Men at Work" by pioneering American photographer and sociologist Lewis W. Hine, published in New York by The Macmillan Company in September 1932.

​Copies of this landmark photographic book are scarce on their own, but finding one preserved with its original pictorial dust jacket is exceedingly rare.

​About the Book & Photographer:
​Lewis W. Hine (1874–1940) was a legendary documentary photographer whose powerful images exposed child labor and celebrated the dignity of American workingmen. Men at Work is his masterwork tribute to the industrial age—featuring iconic, vertigo-inducing photographic studies taken during the construction of the Empire State Building and major machinery plants. It captures the raw strength, architectural scale, and human courage of the workers who built modern America, suspended high above the bustling streets of New York City.

​Condition Report:
​Dust Jacket: The rare original dust jacket is intact, showing light to moderate edge wear, minor creasing, and shelf wear consistent with age, preserved safely under a protective covering (as shown in photos). The original publisher's price of $1.75 remains crisp on the front flap. Tear located in the upper left hand of front cover.
​Binding & Cover: The green cloth hardcover boards are clean, vibrant, and structurally crisp with sharp lettering.
​Textblock & Pages: Interior pages and photographic plates are exceptionally clean with strong contrast. The inner hinges are solid and stable.

​A museum-worthy centerpiece for any collection of photography, 20th-century history, or Americana.

Additional condition photos, scans, or video are happily available upon request.