Paris: Edition 7L, 2004. Pictorial boards. A pristine copy of Book 1 (The Covers), published in an edition of 2,000 copies. Featuring the covers of only the first 10 years, from the 1969 maiden issue (with a nude James Rado and Viva on the cover) to the December 1979 issue... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Cloth. #284 OF AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF THE "LIMITED AUTOGRAPHED LOUISIANA EDITION". SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN at the limitaton AND INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S PRINTED SLIPCASE. A tight, impressive copy to boot of the 1948 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A'... More
Long Island City, NY: Many Voices Press, 1983. Original wraps. SIGNED BY EUGENE RICHARDS on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1983 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark wrappers. And in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing along the front flap-fold. Quarto... More
Beverly Hills, CA: Hanson Galleries, 1989. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PETER MAX on the first blank endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the 1989 exhibition at Hanson Galleries of Beverly Hills. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light rubbing... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Original wraps. A presentable, perfectly serviceable copy of the 1955 stated 1st paperback edition, published simultaneously with the hardback edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling to the front panel and one tiny closed tear --and a bit of... More
New York: Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1991. Original wraps. A near-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the 1991 exhibition at New York's Susan Sheehan Gallery. Crisp and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. More
Rochester, NY: George Eastman House and Horizon Press, 1961 and 1966. Cloth. The correct 1st editions, published in 1961 and 1966 and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their light-brown cloth. And, both volumes in bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjackets, with very light, forgiveable soiling... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1947. A startlingly clean, well-preserved example of the 1947 true 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, easily Near Fine dustjacket, which shows a brightness and sheen this bookseller has not seen before in this title. Just the slightest touch of light... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. Boards. Wonderful 1922 collection of Alvin Langdon Coburn portraits of some of the leading literary and artistic figures of the day. 33 tipped-in portraits in all, each with its accompanying original tissue-guard, each in Near Fine to Fine condition. Solid, tight and VG to... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. Boards. A crisp, tight copy of the 1974 1st edition of this gritty autobiography of jazz pianist Hampton Hawes. Solid and VG+ (light foxing at the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing to the rear panel. Octavo, co-written... More
New York: Perspective Publications, 1966. Cardboard covers. The 1966 2nd printing (following the 1960 1st printing) of this uncommon photography book, which resembles a handmade book created by one lover for another more than anything and feels very much of the 60s. Bound in printed cardboard covers (with a red... More
Los Angeles: St. Ann's Press, 2002. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2002 1st edition, limited to 4,500 copies. Tight and Fine in its dark cloth, with photographic onlay to the front panel. Square quarto, crisp, first-rate black-and-white reproductions thruout. More
Princeton University Press, 1976. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with one very light, small stain along the front panel/spine. Quarto, 519 pgs. plus Bibliography and Index. More
New York: Marlborough Gallery, 1983. Original wraps. SIGNED BY ALEX KATZ on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-April 1983 exhibition at New York's Marlborough Gallery. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. More
New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1934. Cloth. The 1934 1st edition. Tight and VG (offseting at the panels, fading along the spine) in a crisp, VG- dustjacket, with chipping at the spine crown (about 1") and light chipping to the tips and along the rear panel's top-edge. Still though, a presentable... More
New York: Grove Press, 1960. Cloth. The much less common 1st issue of the 1960 stated 1st American printing, with the die-cut dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact example of the 1st issue jacket. Quarto, translated from the original French by Simon Watson Taylor. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. Edwin Rosskam. Cloth. A tight, very solid copy of the 1946 stated 3rd printing, IN AN UNUSUALLY CRISP, ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($3.50), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of bleeding at the... More
Danbury, New Hampshire: Addison House, 1978. Cloth. The 1978 signed/limited, #31 of an unspecified number of copies signed by Duane Michals at the limitation. A very sharp copy to boot. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the light-brown parchment dustjacket. Octavo, "ten poems by Constantine Cavafy... More
Ann arbor, MI and ismo Beach, CA: Roger Jackson & Wm. E. Ashley, 1993 and 1994. Cloth. One of 805 copies of the 1st American trade edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their wine-red cloth. And in clean, Near Fine acetate dustjackets. Thick octavos... More
New York: Essential Books, 1945. Cloth. The 1945 2nd printing, with the smooth oatmeal cloth and with the photos to the front endsheet and pastedown. Solid, tight and Near Fine. And in a serviceable copy of the elusive dustjacket, which states 2nd printing at the top of the front flap... More
Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, 1956. Original wraps. A very attractive copy of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial card wrappers. Small school stamp ("Ecole Des Hautes Etudes") and 2 tiny ink numbers on the title page, otherwise sharp as could be. And in an exceptionally... More
Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc., 1978. Cloth. A near-pristine copy of this enlarged 1978 re-issue of Robert Frank's classic. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny scuff along the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, crisp, first-rate black-and-white reproductions thruout. More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1984 reprint. Clean and Near Fine (spotting at the top-edge and, much less so, along the bottom-edge) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 609 pgs. More
Munich: Bruder Auer Verlag, 1955. Cloth. The 1955 1st edition of this 2nd volume of "Subjektive Fotografie". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine ends and the top-edges. Tall quarto, crisp, first-rate gravures and other black-and-white photographs thruout. (A Martin Parr-Garry Badger selection). More
Marseilles, France: Musees de Marseille, 1991. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the July-September 1991 exhibition at France's Musee Cantini Marseille. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Thick, tall quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. More
