THIS IS A COMPLETE WRITTEN PROOF FROM REID STEWART AUSTIN FOR HIS LAST BOOK THAT HE COMPLETED BEFORE HIS PASSING. "ALBERTO VARGAS – WORKS FROM THE MAX VARGAS COLLECTION". IT INCLUDES THE COLOR DUSTCOVER FRONT, BACK & INSIDE TURN’S PLUS A SMALLER COPY AS WELL. THERE ARE 3 COLOR FINAL 2nd PROOF’S OF THE TITLE PAGE AND OF THE 2 CONTENTS PAGE’S. AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE’S BELOW, REID USED THIS PROOF TO MAKE HIS LAST HAND WRITTEN CORRECTION’S TO ANY OF THE TYPED CONTENT AND PICTURES BEFORE IT WENT TO THE PRINTERS. THERE ARE MANY MORE OF HIS HAND WRITTEN CORRECTION'S THAN WHAT IS SHOWN IN MY PICTURES. THIS IS TRULY A ONE OF IT’S KIND COLLECTION. $600.00 IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY OF THE ORIGINAL PRINTERS 1st, 2nd, & A FEW 3rd PHOTO PROOF’S FROM THIS VERY SAME BOOK, PLEASE SEE BELOW THIS COLLECTION. NOTICE ON THE BELOW PIC. THAT, WHAT REID WROTE IN, IT WAS NOT PRINTED IN THE BOOK I HAVE FIVE COPIES OF THIS BOOK BY REID STEWART AUSTIN, "ALBERTO VARGAS – WORKS FROM THE MAX VARGAS COLLECTION". THE 5 BOOK'S SELL FOR $45.00 EACH. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE WITH THIS BOOK ANY OF THE PICTURE’S THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE BOOK. THEY ARE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PRINTERS 1st, 2nd & A FEW 3rd PHOTO PROOF’S, THESE ARE THE PROOF’S THAT WERE APPROVED BY REID STEWART AUSTIN & USED IN THE PRINTING OF THIS BOOK. THE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE (8X10" OR SMALLER) PICTURES ARE PRICED AT $10.00 EACH. THE PROOF’S THAT MEASURE 11" X 18" & 15" X 21 ½" ARE PRICED AT $20.00 EACH. MANY OF THESE PROOF’S ARE VERY SUITABLE FOR FRAMING!!!!! IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS BOOK YOU CAN PURCHASE ANY PROOF YOU WOULD LIKE, THERE WILL BE A MINIUM PURCHASE OF 3 PICTURES REQUIRED. SOME OF THESE PICTURES WILL HAVE OVERLAPS        ( 9 printers proofs sold ) WHEN YOU SEE 2-3 OF THE SAME PHOTO, THIS WILL BE THE 1st, 2nd & 3rd PROOF, UNTIL THEY GOT THE COLOR RIGHT PETTY – A PORTFOLIO FROM ESQUIRE. THIS IS A COPY, FROM THE ORIGINAL LATE 1930’s ESQUIRE PUBLICATIONS OF THE BEST WORK’S OF GEORGE PETTY. YOU WILL SEE A LETTER FROM A FRIEND OF REID STEWART AUSTIN, THAT THOUGHT HE MIGHT LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD COLOR COPY OF THIS PORTFOLIO. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 22 COLOR REPRODUCTIONS (REID HAD THE OTHER 2 FRAMED). THE COLOR PICTURES ALL MEASURE 10 ¼" WIDE BY 14 1/2" IN HEIGHT. THE BOTTOM OF THE TITLE PAGE READS: COPYRIGHT 1933, 1934, 1935 & 1936 BY ESQUIRE INC. REPRODUCTION OR USE, WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. MANY OF THE PICTURES ARE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING. $125.00