Valencia, Spain: Sala Parpallo/Institucio Alfons El Magnanim, 1985. Original wraps. A clean, very sharp copy of this uncommon Robert Frank catalogue based on the March-April 1985 exhibition at Valencia's Sala Parpallo and Institucio Alfons El Magnanim. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white reproductions of some... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Virginia Kahl. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1958 1st edition (with the letter 'A' on the title page). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light offsetting at the panels. Quarto, nicely illustrated... More
Editions du Seuil, 1974. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY GISELE FREUND TO THE RENOWNED HUNGARIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST LUCIEN AIGNER on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocketsized (12mo), crisp black-and-white reproductions thruout. More
ArtsEdition, 2006. Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 2006 1st edition of this exhaustive biography of the Swiss clown Grock (1880-1959). Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, hundreds of wonderful black-and-white photos thruout. Also includes the publisher's CD (at the rear pastedown) and laid-in ephemera (a promotional... More
Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and Aldeasa, 1999. Boards. A mint copy of the 1999 1st edition, STILL IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. A tight and Fine quarto in its pictorial boards. More
Cincinnati: Zebra Picture Books, 1945. Original wraps. An unusually crisp, clean copy of the 1945 condensed 1st paperback edition. Tight and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with just the faintest hint of slight rubbing at the rear panel. 12mo, crisp reproductions of Weegee's inimitable black-and-white photographs. Truly a collector's copy. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Cloth. The 1979 1st edition of this important early work of photographer Mary Ellen Mark. Solid and Near Fine (small black remainder mark at the bottom-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, Mark's haunting black-and-white photographs thruout. Introduction by Milos Forman... More
Oak Park, MI: Book Beat Gallery, 1995. Original wraps. A near-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the April-May 1995 exhbition at Book Beat Galley of Oak Park, Michigan. Tight and Fine in its wonderful silver and dark pictorial wrappers. Quarto, artwork by Mike Kelley, Cary Loren, Niagara and Jim... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1990 1st edition of this deeply impressive monograph on the Viennese artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918). Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, crisp black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. "3,075 illustrations, including 94 plates in... More
Larkspur, CA: Ludwig (Lud) Toepfer, 1998. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the 1998 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, high-quality color photographs thruout. Edited by Michael Gold, photographs by Andrew Joseph Peri, written by Ludwig (Lud) Toepfer. More
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited, 1958. Cloth. A very solid example of the 1958 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and titling along the panels and spines, and no writing or markings of any kind internally... More
New York: Abelard-Schuman Ltd., 1972. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition of Stanley Kubrick's remarkable screenplay/photoplay of "A Clockwork Orange". Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of slight rubbing at the front panel) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine example of the iconic dustjacket... More
London: Christopher Johnson, 1952. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and light wear at its tips. 12mo, chapters include "Drugs and Dope", "Marijuana in... More
Athens: Pyli Editions, 1977. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ELPIS MITROPOULOU on the front pastedown. A solid, very clean copy to boot of the 1977 stated 2nd edition (stamped as such on the title page). Tight and Near Fine in its deep-red cloth, with crisp titling along the front panel... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1942 1st edition (with the "Farrar Rinehart" logo at the copyright page). Tight and easily Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$3.50"), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with none of the fading along the spine often associated... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Decorative Cloth. Very handsome facsimile of the 1844-1846 1st edition of this "dramatic story of the discovery of the negative-positive photographic process, written by the inventor of that method." Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, Introduction... More
San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A Mint copy of the 2004 1st edition, still in its orignal shrinkwrap. Oblong octavo, an accordion-styled fold-out. The books found--exactly intact--in Diane Arbus's apartment after her death. More
Privately Printed, 1960. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOHN REINHARD on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of this uncommon 1960 examination of Helen of Troy, limited to only 100 copies. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with crisp gilt-titling to the front panel. Light offsetting... More
New York: Stein and Day, 1970. Boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE AUTHOR GERALD WALKER on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the uncommon 1970 1st edition of this fictionalized look into the gay underworld of "cruising". Tight and VG (just a touch of soiling... More
New York: Carl Fischer, Inc., 1923. The 1923 1st edition of this wonderful study of whistling as an art. Solid and VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Light pencil to the second blank endpaper, light spotting at several pages, otherwise very clean. Octavo, 115 pgs. More
Pirate Editions, 1971. Cloth. A near-immaculate copy of the 1971 1st hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with pristine silver titling along the spine. Just a touch of very light scratching to the rear cover, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, without dustjacket (as issued). More
Mexico: National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico, 1951. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY SIQUEIROS on the first blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1951 1st edition of this very impressive monograph on the great Mexican social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974). Tight and VG in its dark-blue cloth... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1973. Cloth. Th 1973 1st edition of this stirring collection by the great British photojournalist Donald McCullin. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing at the lower-edges and just a bit of scratching to the... More
