New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the 1949 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the flap-folds and spine ends, mild soiling to the rear panel and several..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982. Cloth. SIGNED BY BERENICE ABBOTT on the title page. A crisp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1982 1st trade edition. Tight and Near Fine (light offsetting to the front pastedown and the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1973. Cloth. SIGNED BY EDOUARD BOUBAT on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, powerful black-and-white photos thruout. More
Paris: Editions du Chene, 1972. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its spiral-bound wrappers, with one small crease at the front panel's upper tip. Quarto, each verso blank, fold-out plates at each recto. Preface by Sergio Leone. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1995. Cloth. A tight, very well-preserved copy of the 1995 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall, square quarto, crisp, first-rate black-and-white plates of "industrial facades" throughout. More
Cambrige, MA: The MIT Press, 1993. Cloth. An As New example of the 1993 stated 3rd printing. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp, lovely black-and-white reproductions. Foreword by Reyner Banham, Commentary by Weston J. Naef. More
New York: Rizzoli, 2000. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE POETS MARK DOTY, TIMOTHY LIU, DAVID LEHMAN AND YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA --AND BY THE NOVELIST MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM AND THE PLAYWRIGHT EVE ENSLER across their portraits. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a...... More
Paris: Pierre Seghers, Editeur, 1949. Boards. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT DOISNEAU TO HIS AGENT CHARLES RADO (owner/manager of Rappho Agency in Paris) on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG (light soiling at..... More
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Cloth. SIGNED AND DATED BY BRASSAI on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and one small closed tear along the spine crown..... More
Paris: Edition "Arts et Metiers Graphiques" 1933. Spiral bound. SIGNED BY BRASSAI near the head of the opening page of Paul Morand's Introduction. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1933 1st edition of this soaring achievement in pre-War photography and printing. Crisp and VG in its iconic..... More
New York: Visionaire, 2006. Frank Stanley. Original wraps. A pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition, limited to 2,000 copies. Tight and Fine in its white card wrappers. Weber's crisp, erotic black-and-white photos throughout, complemented by the drawings of Frank Stanley. "Inspired by the work of D.H. Lawrence" More
Per Lui, 1986. Original wraps. An all-but-pristine copy of this sultry 1986 celebration of summer partying on and around the beach, as seen thru the lusty lens of Bruce Weber. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial wrappers. A world where the carnal pleasures seemingly never end. More
Visual Art Publications. Enlarged edition. Spiral-bound, oblong, 4to., wrappered. Wonderful series of rich gravure portraits (circa late 40s). A VG copy with the spiral binding tight and well-preserved. More
Paris and Leipzig: Henri Jonquieres, 1931. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1931 1st edition of this impressive study of 19th century photography. Clean and Near Fine in its brilliantly gilt-decorated panels. Quarto, all edges gilt. Foreword by Iwan Goll. text in German. More
New York: Universe Books, 1985. 1st. Original Wraps. A sharp copy of the 1985 1st edition, SIGNED BY CARL GLASSMAN on the title page. Tight and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white plates thruout. Introduction by John Leonard. More
Santa Fe: Twin Palms Publishers, 2001. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE WAGNER on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the November 2001-January 2002 exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Art. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. More
Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 2005. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 2005 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. THIS COPY SIGNED BY CHAN CHAO on the title page. Bright and Fine (with an original C-print mounted onto the front board) in a crisp, Near Fine example of the sheer white dustjacket..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1940. Cloth. SIGNED BY EDWARD WESTON on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1940 stated 2nd printing. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch..... More
Strawberry Hill, 1975. Original wraps. SIGNED BY CHAR;ES GATEWOOD on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1975 1st paperback edition. Crisp and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light soilig to the rear panel. Black-and-white photos by Gatewood, captions excerted from..... More
Paris: Encre Editions, 1980. 1st. Original Wraps. Uncommon collection of police photographs of disturbing crime scenes. Graphic look at homicide/suicide/police line-up/ sexual deviant documentation. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1980 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its original pictorial wrapppers. Tall qaurto, 150 pgs. Text in French. " 'Des..... More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. SIGNED BY TAYLOR MEAD, JOHN ASHBERY, ANNE WALDMAN, JOHN GIORNO, ERNESTO CARDENAL AND EILEEN MYLES across their portraits. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1961. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN on the half-title. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1961 new revised edition. Solid and Near Fine (just a touch of light gum where a small price sticker had been carefully removed from the front pastedown)..... 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
Graphic Arts Research Center (Rochester Institute of Technology), 1980. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1980 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, compiled by M. Susan Barger, Preface by Larry Booth. More
Tsushinsha, Japan: Pacific Press Service, 1980. Original wraps. The 1980 Japanese catalogue, based on the exhibition at International Center of Photography, New York. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY CORNELL CAPA on the half-title. Crisp and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of soiling along the front..... More
