Paris: B. Arthaud, 1955. Cloth. The 1955 1st edition of this wonderful Robert Doisneau tribute to Paris. Tight and VG+ (vintage newspaper article taped onto one of the blank rear endsheets) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with 1 tiny crease at the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, beautiful gravure reproductions thruout. More
New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 1990. Cloth. SIGNED BY SEBASTIAO SALGADO on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, very moving black-and-white reproductions thruout. Essays by Eduardo Galeano and Fred Ritchin. More
New York: Beginner Books (Random House), 1958. Marion Holland. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.95), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Marion Holland. More
New York: Beginner's Books, Inc (Random House), 1958. P.D. Eastman. Boards. An impressive copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear to the spine ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by P.D. Eastman. More
New York: Macmillan, 1962. M. Sasek. Boards. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with a couple of tiny closed tears along the spine ends. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated by the maestro M. Sasek. More
New York: Random House (A U.S. Camera Book), 1940. The 1940 stated 1st edition of this seminal guide to technique in color photography, written and illustrated by the formidable Modernist photographer Paul Outerbridge. A solid, very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (with mild offsetting at the pastedowns) in... More
Stuttgart: J. Engelhorns Nachf, 1931. Cloth. A solid, tight copy of the 1931 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light abrading at the front free endpaper (and its reverse), otherwise clean as could be. Quarto, 112 crisp black-and-white... More
New York: Aperture, 1994. Boards. The 1994 1st edition of this collection of essays by the redoubtable Robert Adams. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 186 pgs., including a number of black-and-white photos thruout. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1962. H.A. Rey. Boards. The scarce early reprint of this beloved H.A. Rey children's tale, originally published in 1942. This, the 1962 reprint, is elusive in its own right and retains much of the charm of the 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a.... More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. Boards. INSCRIBED BY BRIAN WILSON on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1991 1st edition, 2nd issue (starting with the number '2' on the copyright page). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Slight cocking to the book... More
Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions Rencontre, 1962. Boards. The 1962 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial, laminate boards, with very light foxing at the endsheets and just a touch of bowing to the front board. Oblong 12mo, crisp black-and-white photos by Frank Horvat thruout. Also includes a laid-in single sheet... More
Buffalo, NY: Self-published, 1972. A very solid copy of this 1972 boxed set of 24 loose black-and-white plates depicting "the little people of America" in various candid and posed shots. All of the plates are in pristine condition. Also includes an unsigned folded, laid-in sheet ("The Little People of America... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Crockett Johnson. Boards. Uncommon, early reprint (probably from the early 1960s) of Crockett Johnson's "Harold's Fairy Tale". Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.25), VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the top-edges. 64mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout (naturally in purple crayon) by Crockett Johnson. More
New York: Grove Press, 1967. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1967 stated 2nd edition (and 1st hardback edition), following the elusive 1957 1st edition, which apeared in wrappers. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along the... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. Decorative Cloth. The very scarce 1923 correct 1st edition of this landmark in Wall Street literature, with the George H. Doran colophon AND the roman numeral "I" on the copyright page. Widely viewed as a fictionalized treatment of the legendary investor and trader... More
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. Boards. A remarkable, one-of-a-kind copy of Brian Wilson's 1991 autobiography. INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S DEDICATEE, BRIAN WILSON'S PSYCHIATRIST DR. EUGENE LANDY, WHO HERE WRITES IN A BURST OF SURPRISING CANDOR: "FOR ASHLEY-- THIS BOOK TELLS WHAT & HOW I SPENT THE LAST 9 OR SO... More
Paris: Le Soleil Noir, 1953. Cloth. 1953 1st edition of this playful use of collage by attaching the head of one person to the body of another. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing to the rear panel. Quarto, the photomontages by... More
London: Petersburg Press, 1969. Original wraps. The uncommon 1969 announcement by Petersburg Press of London of the lavish portfolio which resulted from the pairing of good friends Lee Friedlander and Jim Dine. The portfolio, which sells for many tens of thousands of dollars, is limited to 75 copies, each of... More
Centre National de la Photographie (Collection Photo Copies/Diffusion Weber), 1984. Original wraps. The 1984 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting along the edges. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Square quarto, Raymond Depardon's brilliant black-and-white photos thruout... More
Berlin: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1929. Cloth. The 1929 stated 2nd edition of this seminal photographic study of plants and flowers, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Loosely translated from its German as "Archetypes of Art", Karl Blossfeldt's groundbreaking portraits, all in rich, lavish gravure, highlight the brilliance --and the beauty-- of... More
New York: The New York Times, 1959. Boards. The 1959 1st (and only) edition of one of Robert Frank's most elusive --and most fragile-- titles and his first published work after the triumph of "The Americans". Published by the New York Times as a promotional for potential advertisers, "New York... More
Tokyo: Hitachi Ltd., 1963. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1963 1st edition of this uncommon Eugene Smith title. Tight, clean and Near Fine to Fine in its blue textured cloth, with bright, completley unrubbed gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. And in a handsome VG+ to Near Fine... More
Tokyo: Sokyu-sha, 1986. Cloth. SIGNED BY MASAHISA FUKASE on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the scarce 1986 true 1st edition of this acknowledged landmark in Japanese photography. "Ravens" represents Fukase's fully-realized, remarkable exploration of solitude and the crisp, black-and-white photography thruout exactly captures the intended... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Boards. A lovely copy of the 1956 1st American edition, IN THE FRAGILE, VERY UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Crisp and Near Fine to Fine, with tight, all-but-pristine pictorial boards and no writing or markings of any kind internally. And in a Good+ only example of... More
