Mitchell William Robert Jr. Martin Van Jones; photography
Classic Savannah: History Homes & Gardens. hardcover
New Orleans/Savannah. Golden Coast/Martin St. Martin Publishing. c1991. HARDCOVER. Fine/Near Fine dj. lovely copy. book like new no flaws. jacket complete/clean/crisp lightly scuffed creased along top fore edge corner but no tears 4to. Profusely illustrated in color: photographs by Van Jones Martin. Occasional facsimiles in black & white. 144pp. 150 photograpgs 124 in color. Includes Appendices Bibliography & Index. 5th Printing. Full cream cloth covers. NOT a remainder. $35.00 jacket price. ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR DOMESTIC PRIORITY SHIPPING Golden Coast/Martin St. Martin Publishing. hardcover
Référence libraire : 24030314 ISBN : 0932958079 9780932958075
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Brooks Institute of Photography
Today I Will Not Lie; A Brooks Institute Documentary: South Africa
Brooks Institute of Photography 2013. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Minor scuffing to covers with wear to upper right corner where likely a price tag had been otherwise clean and square book block clean and square binding good. Brooks Institute of Photography hardcover
Référence libraire : 71849 ISBN : 0615771297 9780615771298
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Howard Hugh Photography by Roger Straus III
HOUSES OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS: THE MEN WHO MADE AMERICA AND THE WAY THEY LIVED Signed
New York: Artisan 2007. Hard Cover. Very Good dust jacket. Quarto. xiv 354 pp. First Printing; signed and dated the year of publication on the title page. A beautiful copy of a remarkable book illustrating the domestic lives of the founders of the country. Profusely illustrated. Artisan hardcover
Référence libraire : 4831
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Photography Brandow Todd and William A. Ewing Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen - Lives in Photography
New York: W. W. Norton 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Large thick hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 336 pp. Massive and attractive retrospective. A fine as-new copy. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> W. W. Norton hardcover
Référence libraire : 27798
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Photography Klein William
Rome Inscribed Copy
Paris: Editions du Seuil 1959. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. First French edition of Klein's second bok. One of his four "city" books. Unpaginated. Text in French. Black cloth binding printed in white at spine. A well-thumbed copy but still in handsome very good condition. Small prior owner name to the table of contents page. The unclipped dustwrapper shows chipping and wear at edges. paper loss at top half-inch of spine area. Fairly typical condition from other copies we have handled. This copy benefits from being INSCRIBRED by the photographer on the table of contents page 'Rome sweet Rome William Klein" One of the more sought after photobooks of the period and well represented in the literature of the photobook having been cited in Roth The Open Book as well as Parr and Badger Volume One. <br/><br/> Editions du Seuil hardcover
Référence libraire : 27804
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McLeish Todd
GOLDEN WINGS AND HAIRY TOES Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled Wildlife
Lebanon New Hampshire: University Press Of New England. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 1584656263; Binding is clean sound and unworn. Signed by the author on the title page. Contents are almost as new with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor rubbing of the DJ's back panel otherwise the DJ is unworn clean and complete DJ with price and information intact. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 2007 . SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. XIII 243pp. Very light tan boards black cloth spine bright gold spine lettering. NATURE. "This book profiles fourteen of New England's most rare and endangered flora and fauna - mammals birds insects plants and fish - by following the biologists who are researching monitoring and protecting them. Each chapter includes a first-person account of the author's experience with these experts as well as details about the species' life history threats and conservation strategies. " . Chapter-head b/w photos. Bibliography. . University Press Of New England hardcover
Référence libraire : 45783 ISBN : 1584656263 9781584656265
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Leadbetter David; with Richard Simmons; Photography/illustrations by David Cannon and Dave F. Smith
Positive Practice inscribed
New York: Harpercollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0062716077 . INSCTIBED by the David Leadbetter on the front endpaper. ; . Harpercollins hardcover
Référence libraire : 152907 ISBN : 0062716077 9780062716071
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Nishimiya Daisaku
Hi Mi Tsu Ki Chi
Shogakukan. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4096820377 . Hardcover. 2009. Shogakukan publisher. Book Dust Jacket and Half band are all in FINE condition. Photographs of kids forts in Japan. ; 2009; 10.6 X 8.3 X 0.6 inches . Shogakukan hardcover
Référence libraire : 106222 ISBN : 4096820377 9784096820377
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Shaw John
John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide
New York: Amphoto 2999. Very well illustratedlarge octavo pp 160 paperback virtually as new. The problems facing the photographer in the great outdoors are special. Even highly-skilled photographers are often baffled by them. In this revised and updated version of his 1984 book "The Nature Photographer's Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques" noted wildlife and scenic photographer John Shaw draws on his own many years in the field to demonstrate how to overcome these problems and get not just good but great nature pictures. Covering every problem you might encounter in the field Shaw offers his own approach to the challenges of on-the-spot nature photography. Using his own colour images as examples he discusses each type of subject and situation you may encounter while offering specific advice and techniques on how to successfully photograph it. A wide range of topics are covered including equipment lenses composition close-ups and professional tips. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Amphoto Paperback
Référence libraire : 014508 ISBN : 0817440593 9780817440596
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Shank W. Bradford
Filters and Their Uses Little Technical Library 79
Chicago IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing 1939. 93 pp. Illus. with color plates and B&W Figures and Photos. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding tight text clean. The jacket is chipped at the spine ends and lightly worn. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Ziff-Davis Publishing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 46319
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Photography Magazine Laughlin Clarence John
Center for Creative Photography Number 10
Tuscon: University of Arizona 1979. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to. Stapled wrappers. 39 pp. The tenth issue of this magazine devoted to the photographic arts. This issue's focus is on Clarence John Laughlin and includes some of his photos plus an essay by Henry Holmes Smith. Near fine. <br/><br/> University of Arizona paperback
Référence libraire : 27781
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Argentina. Military. Photography
Ejercito Argentino. Regimiento no. 3 de Infanteria "General Belgrano". Recuerdo de mi vida militar. Buenos Aires. Año 1940. Cover Title
Buenos Aires: n.p. 1940. First edition. Patterned maroon leather album two holes with string ties and tassels gilt titles and illustrations on front board. A very good copy with wear to spine ends and corners of boards writing on front pastedown and on a few leaves edgeworn first leaf. Unpaged 20 leaves. Illus. with 19 mounted silver-gelatin photographs with spider-web tissue guards 29 b/w photo-reproductions on 7 plates and two small portraits. Obl. 4to. 12 x 8.5 inches. Over forty original signatures and inscriptions some a paragraph long on the front pastedown and verso of first leaf plus one or two later on all presumably members of the regiment. Includes a short history of the Regiment. A group photo of 28 officers has a separate bound-in key identifying them by name and rank. Created on May 29 1810 and immediately sent as part of the relief expedition to the interior provinces Regimiento no. 3 de Infanteria "General Belgrano" is the most prestigious brigade in the Argentinean army. This 1940 album produced on the 140th anniversary of the regiment was a crucial time for the military in Argentina with the country officially neutral but much influenced by the German military. The Regiment was led by General Ambrosio Vago first photograph a supporter of the Allies who had refused to take part in the coup of 1930 though at this time was urging a new coup along with a number of Axis-leaning officers to oust President Ramón Castillo with the goal of holding non-fraudulent elections. But it would be Peron who would lead the coup in 1943 with Vago though ostensibly a Peronist not participating and exiled to Bahia Blanca. A rare photographic record of the Argentinean military before Peron's ascendancy. We could locate no copies of this nor any similar items in OCLC or other Latin American or European library databases. n.p. hardcover
Référence libraire : 41816
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Mishler Clark James
Anchorage
Anchorage AK: Yes Alaska Press 2007. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. 4to 128 pages blue cloth in matching publisher's clamshell box with ribbon <br/><br/>Copy 294 of only 300 limited and signed copies each with a matching numbered giclee print of the city of Anchorage: signed by Mishler and Carey and Roderick. An evocative book of Mishler's love affair with Anchorage. " .its about the people who live here those crazy individuals who for what ever reason have decided to make Anchorage their home." With essays by Michael Carey and historian Jack Roderick. Note: these are photos of Anchorage at that period. Anchorage is subject to daily earthquakes: the bigger ones continually change the appearance of the city. Yes Alaska Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 0008765 ISBN : 0965228274 9780965228275
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McCullin Donald
Is Anyone Taking Any Notice
Cambridge: MIT Press 1973. Unpaginated more than 100 glossy pages illustrated with high contrast black and white photographs "with phrases drawn from the 1970 Nobel Lecture by Alexander Solzhenitsyn" Matching pictorial cover underneath jacket. Silver foil endpapers with cloth pastedowns over them. From jacket: "hunger disease war insurrection and catastrophe. England Biafra Cyprus the Congo America India. Bangladesh Northern Ireland and Vietnam. Mourners surrounding the body of an innocent Cypriot shepherd an albino Biafrin child outcast by his people sharing their salvation." Ex-library with typical treatments; many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. FEP which has book pocket is heavily wrinkled. Silver foil endpapers have some rubbing. Tape transfer marks on title page and rear endpapers; edgewear some teeny tears to front jacket flap and FEP. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their respective copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Pictorial Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. MIT Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 004803 ISBN : 026213084X 9780262130844
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Kertesz Andre
J'Aime Paris: Photographs Since the Twenties
New York: Grossman Publishers 1974. From jacket: "This is the Seine - Notre Dame.These are the children - the booksellers - the flower pedlers.This is a puppet show at the Luxembourg Garden - A dinner at the Cafe du Dome.This is the Paris of Andre Kertesz." 224 glossy pages with black and white photographs of Paris throughout. Ex-library with typical treatments; many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Tape transfer marks on endpages and on jacket; some depression marks on first few pages from the book pocket and previously folded corner of fep. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Kertesz Andre. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Grossman Publishers Hardcover
Référence libraire : 004717 ISBN : 0670404705 9780670404704
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Manos Constantine
A Greek Portfolio
New York: Viking Press 1972. From jacket: "The photographs in this book were taken in small villages and at isolated farms scattered over the sparely settled countryside of Greece and its islands. They are the record of leisurely and unplanned journeys to places where the only sound is that of the distant tinkling of sheep bells." 4to sized square 10.75 x 10.75 inches hardcover with dust jacket. 112 black and white plates on glossy stock with a one page introduction by the photographer. The photographs are printed back to back. Ex-library with typical treatments many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. We note a lightly dusty top and some tape transfer marks on endpapers. The library has stamped some of the pages and this info is blacked out on at least three photograph pages. Please see our photos of those pages. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Manos Constantine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Viking Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 004682 ISBN : 0670353159 9780670353156
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Heiferman Marvin & Carole Kismaric
My Day: a Tale of Fear Alienation and Despair
San Francisco CA: Chronicle Books 1993. Photo essay with black and white photographs. From back: "a photographic trip through the turmoil and tension of everyday life.everything is in flux. Nothing is certain.Buy this book - it's not very expensive.It's funny and if you don't like it you can give it to someone else." Penciled price on fep; slight wear to tips on front cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Chronicle Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 003924 ISBN : 0811802701 9780811802703
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Mooi Holland Beautiful Holland La Belle Hollande
Amsterdam: Walter Helft's Handelmij N.V. No date circa 1942 as it includes theatre which opened in September 1941. Maroon cloth spine under covers with color designs and titles and a color illustration laid in center. Ex-library with markings inside both covers. Unnumbered pages of black and white photographs. Light soil to covers and worn corners. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Walter Helft's Handelmij N.V. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 002941
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Augustus John
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Field Guide
Indianapolis: John Wiley & Sons 2012. 286 pages illustrated with color photographs. Bound into the book is a gray and color checker card. From back: "This go-to resource shows you how to get the most out of the camera. Explore all the options for getting the best exposures Get in-depth guidance on using the new autofocus system Get creative with HDR and Multiple exposure modes Learn how to use multiple Speedlites for wireless flash photography Record hi-def movies and play back your video" Creased front hinge half inch tear to bottom of back cover; edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. John Wiley & Sons Paperback
Référence libraire : 001909 ISBN : 1118169115 9781118169117
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Brett Laurence compiled by
In the Presence of My Father: Prayers from the Bible
Baltimore MD: Helicon 1968. 224 pages From jacket: "Contemporary prayer becomes meaningful when it reflects what man has to say to God; it can become formative and purposeful when it reflects what God has to say to man. The reason behind this book is to enable modern man to pray with God's own words as they are found in the Bible. The prayers of Abraham David Isaiah and Daniel as well as those of James John Peter and Paul are here assembled for the first time together with prayers composed from various other writings of the Old and New Testaments." Ex-library with typical treatments jacket is covered with mylar; blank sticker on fep remnants of pocket on rep. Edgewear bumped head and heal of spine; worn bottom corners. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ex-Library. Helicon Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000732
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Paik Nam June
Eine Data Base
Edition Cantz In good condition with more than 272 pages section in back of book is not numbered. This multilingual book has text in English German French and Spanish From back cover: Nam June Paik is "acknowledged as the father of video art. Spectacular works like the worldwide satellite broadcast of Good Morning Mr. Orwell on New Year's 1984 and the Medle Tower built of over a thousand monitors during the Seoul Olympics in 1988 have made Paik world-famous." Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Edition Cantz Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000181
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Gallant Andre
Destinations: A Photographer's Journey
Andre Gallant. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0973471417 . Tight clean book about new but for a hint of shelflife; in crisp dust jacket. A book of delights. Flatsigned by Gallant on the title page. ; 9.2 X 9.1 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages; Signed by Author . Andre Gallant hardcover
Référence libraire : 52081 ISBN : 0973471417 9780973471410
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Gallant Andre
Inspiration: Creative Photography Projects
Andre Gallant. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0973471417 . Tight clean book about new in crisp dust jacket. Art by photograph. Flatsigned by Gallant on the title page. ; 9.2 X 9.1 X 0.9 inches; 160 pages; Signed by Author . Andre Gallant hardcover
Référence libraire : 52082 ISBN : 0973471417 9780973471410
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Voyer Bernard
ANIU: From Snowflake to Iceberg
N�V� �DITIONS. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 2923461010 . Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. ; Version Anglaise; 208 pages . N�V� (�DITIONS) hardcover
Référence libraire : 51867 ISBN : 2923461010 9782923461014
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Horwood Harold
Historic Newfoundland
Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195405641 . Stiff unmarked book in glossy dust jacket. ; 10.4 X 8.8 X 0.8 inches . Oxford University Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 51904 ISBN : 0195405641 9780195405644
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Harrison Martin
David Bailey Archive One
London: Thames & Hudson Ltd 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG/y VG. David Bailey. Base of d/j spine creased with 1/2" and 1/4" tears. 5 pounds extra postage may be required. Antonioni's Blow-Up; <br /><br /> Thames & Hudson Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : 254 ISBN : 0500542295 9780500542293
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Williams Emily; Photography by Helen Cardemone
Canal Country Utica To Binghamton
The Authors. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0960833013 . SIGNED by author and photographer plus an inscription by Williams signed "Em". . The Authors hardcover
Référence libraire : 309209 ISBN : 0960833013 9780960833016
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Fishing Kaufmann Randall with Photography by Brian O'Keefe
Bonefishing!; Fly Fishing the Flats - Bonefish Permit Tarpon Trevally
Portland OR: Western Fisherman's Press 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 415 pp. With color photographs by Brian O'Keefe and illustrations by Mike Stidman. Minor shelfwear else a sound very good copy. The dustwrapper has some small chips and tearing at the base of the front panel. Otherwise a handsome copy. Terrific book for fans of bonefishing. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Western Fisherman's Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 27774
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Williams Emily; Photography by Helen Cardemone
Canal Country Utica To Binghamton
The Authors. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0960833013 . Owner inscription on endpaper. DJ is price-clipped. . The Authors hardcover
Référence libraire : 253272 ISBN : 0960833013 9780960833016
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GEDDIS LARRY photography by; text by STIRLING LINDA
BEAUTIFUL AMERICA'S COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
WOODBURN OR.: BEAUTIFUL AMERICA PUBLISHING. VG/VG FAINT EDGEWEAR. PAGES CLEAN BINDING TIGHT. Pages: 80. . 2001. HARDCOVER. BEAUTIFUL AMERICA PUBLISHING hardcover
Référence libraire : MASTER303015I
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Americana 20th Century Photography Religious Orders
Circa 1955 - 1970 Photograph Album of a Priest's Ordination Ceremony with Other Religious Life Photographs.
United States of America: Not Published 1955. Approx. 150 photographs mostly in color and mostly documenting the ordination ceremonies of a Catholic priest taking place circa 1960s. From internal evidence this ordination appears to be that of a Fr. John Keenan. Other associated images appear to be of relatives and friends some of which are also ordained religious nuns and priests some identified. Most of the photographs are held in clear six-to-a-page sleeves in a photo-binder of the time; most of the photos are approx. 3 3/4" x 5" size; some images are also laid-in loose and are of various formats with a few identified school photos. Top board of binder loose; photographs clean and in very good condition. . Photograph Album. Hard Cover. Very Good. Not Published Hardcover
Référence libraire : 26245
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Pippard A. R. and MacDonnell K. P.
The New Home Photography
London: Johnsons of Hendon Ltd 1950. No marks or inscriptions. a few small creases to covers. Clean very tight pages with slightly dusty unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Well illustrated self-help book on the techniques of film photography and developing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. Johnsons of Hendon Ltd Paperback
Référence libraire : 021132
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Wallace Carlton
Cine Photography for Amateurs
London: Evans Brothers Ltd 1961. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped and rubbed with nicks and small tears to edges. 120pp. A brief but complete course of practical instruction on the technique of cine photography. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Good -. 8 x 5.25 inches. Evans Brothers Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 021120
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Linda Karges Bone; Photographer Images; Photographer More Photography; Illustrator Darcy Tom
More Than Pink & Blue: How Gender Can Shape Your Curriculum
Lorenz Corporation 1998-06-30. Paperback. Good. Lorenz Corporation paperback
Référence libraire : SONG1573101133 ISBN : 1573101133 9781573101134
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PRATT Harry E.
Lincoln's Inner Circle: Thirty-one Pictures of Abraham Lincoln and His Family Cabinet Home Statues and Tomb
Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society 1955. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue wrappers. 31pp. Illustrations. Near fine. First edition. A tight and lovely first edition of these beautifully reproduced high-quality sepia-tone photographs of Lincoln statuary family friends cabinet members and so on. Illinois State Historical Society paperback
Référence libraire : 42638
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CHAMBERLAIN Samuel
Martha's Vineyard
N.p.: Stanley F. Baker Publisher 1941. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Tan paper over boards with blue lettering. 73pp. Extensive sepia-tone illustrations pictorial endpapers. Very good. Quite mild edgewear and bit of rubbing. A tight nice first edition of this lovely pictorial tour from this oddball small publisher though the Hastings House edition is also often identified as the first. Stanley F. Baker Publisher hardcover
Référence libraire : 42352
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LIEBERMAN Archie photographer
Neighbors: A Forty-Year Portrait of an American Farm Community
New York: CollinsPublishers 1993. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth pictorial dust jacket. 157pp. Extensive illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight lovely first edition of this sequel to Lieberman's 1974 classic "Farm Boy" being a pictorial record of a farming family in northwest Illinois. On an inner flyleaf Lieberman boldly pens "Hi Neighbor / To Virginia Bresnehan / Best wishes / Archie Lieberman / Galena / 11-6-93" in black fineline. A classic Illinois photography title from the late great Illinois photog 1926-2008. CollinsPublishers hardcover
Référence libraire : 42385 ISBN : 0002552094 9780002552097
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HORAN James D.
Timothy O'Sullivan: America's Forgotten Photographer -- The Life and Work of the Brilliant Photographer Whose Camera Recorded the American Scene from the Battlefields of the Civil War to the Frontiers of the West
New York: Bonanza Books 1966. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. xiv 330pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. A tight and attractive reprint edition of this popular account whose subtitle says it all. Bonanza Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 42026
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SHAY Art
Animals: Photographs
Urbana: University of Illinois Press 2002. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. xiv 132pp. Extensive full-page illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A superb tight and handsome first edition of this far-ranging gathering of the renowned Chicago photojournalist's black and white images from across the globe and across many decades. Inscribed and signed quite large and bold in black fineline on the front flyleaf: "For ERNIE -- / A craftsman of the / old school an intellectual / & a man at home in / many worlds -- a brain -- / with love -- / Art Shay / May 21 02." University of Illinois Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 41622 ISBN : 0252027426 9780252027420
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SHAY Art
Animals: Photographs
Urbana: University of Illinois Press 2002. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. xiv 132pp. Extensive full-page illustrations. Fine/very good. A Tight and quite attractive first edition of this far-ranging gathering of the renowned Chicago photojournalist's black and white images from across the globe and across many decades. Inscribed and signed quite large and bold in black fineline on the front flyleaf: "For Austin -- / When you're old enough / to enjoy these pictures / Grandpa ERNIE will / sit you on his lap & / tell you about them. / He loves you very much -- / with love / Art Shay / May 21 02." University of Illinois Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 41626 ISBN : 0252027426 9780252027420
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ZELLER Bob
The Civil War in Depth: History in 3-D
San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1997. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue pictorial paper over boards. 120pp. Extensive illustrations pictorial endpapers. Fine. A tight and pristine third printing of this chronicle of the Civil War as seen in stereoview cards of the period. Clear plastic sleeve at rear lacks viewer. Chronicle Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 41508 ISBN : 0811813487 9780811813488
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EDGERTON Harold E. GIERMANN Gunter and LEENHARDT Olivier
�tude structurale de la baie de Monaco en sondage sismique continu
Washington DC: Bull. Inst. oc�anogr. Monaco 1967. National Geographic Society Research Reports. Paperback. Small 4to. Wrappers. 6pp. Fine. A tight attractive offprint of this report entirely in French co-authored by the famed M.I.T. electrical engineering and photography pioneer 1903-90 known as "Papa Flash" and remembered for making high-speed photography practical through his stroboscope. Boldly signed by Edgerton in full in black fineline on the front wrapper. First published in Volume 67 No. 1377 of this famed oceanographic institute's bulletin. Very uncommon in this form and a scarce signature. Bull. Inst. oc�anogr. Monaco paperback
Référence libraire : 41548
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BRADBURY Ray
The Mummies of Guanajuato
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1978. Paperback. Photographs by Archie Lieberman. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. Ca. 100pp. Numerous illustrations. Faint mild edgewear. A tight attractive first paperback edition of the Bradbury short story "The Next in Line" first published in his 1947 collection "Dark Carnival" Sauk City WI: Arkham House. Lieberman's many full-page black-and-white illustrations of these Mexican mummies accompany Bradbury's text. Inside the front front wrapper Lieberman signs quite large in blue fineline adding above "For William & Barbara Petersen / Your friend." Lieberman 1926-2008 is best known for his 1974 coffee table volume "Farm Boy" and its sequel "Neighbors"; Petersen 1920-2007 was long-time president of the University of Dubuque. Harry N. Abrams, Inc paperback
Référence libraire : 41250 ISBN : 0810921502 9780810921504
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MEREDITH Roy
The World of Mathew Brady: Portraits of the Civil War Period
Los Angeles: Brooke House Publishers 1976. Hardcover. 4to. Full grey leatherette with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 240pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Tight and nice later printing of this collection of 55 Brady photographs -- portraits of the famous and obscure battle and camp scenes -- with accompanying commentary. Brooke House Publishers hardcover
Référence libraire : 41286 ISBN : 0912588055 9780912588056
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MOLINE Karen
Streisand: Through the Lens
New York: Delilah 1982. Paperback. Photo-edited by Frank Teti. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 144pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine. A superb and tight first edition of this text illustrated with images by Cecil Beaton Yani Begakis Bob Deutsch Ron Galella Tony Ricco Santiago Rodriguez and Frank Teti. Delilah paperback
Référence libraire : 41379 ISBN : 0933328427 9780933328426
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MEREDITH Roy
Mr. Lincoln's Contemporaries: An Album of Portraits
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1951. Hardcover. 4to. Light blue cloth with dark blue lettering pictorial dust jacket. xii 233pp. Numerous illustrations pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed. A tight and nice first edition of this intriguing gathering of to quote the jacket front panel "172 Portraits by Mathew B. Brady." Laid in is a pristine 4pp 8vo promotional leaflet for this title put out by the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
Référence libraire : 41401
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MESERVE Frederick Hill
Frederick Hill Meserve Tribute
Harrogate TN: Lincoln Memorial University 1941. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers tied with thin blue cord. 4pp. Illustrations. Fine. Sole printing. Carl Sandburg provides the introduction to this program presided over by Stewart McClelland. Speakers included Robert L. Kincaid Carl W. Schaefer Lester O. Schriver R. Gerald McMurtry -- and of course Meserve himself. Meserve was a pioneering photography historian 1865-1962 "America's first great photograph collector" who assigned numbers to Lincoln photographs "Meserve numbers" that are still used today. Very uncommon memento. Lincoln Memorial University paperback
Référence libraire : 41200
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MONROE Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe and the Camera
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1989. Hardcover. Foreword by Jane Russell. Interview by Georges Belmont. 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 245pp. Color frontispiece extensive illustrations many color pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Absolutely superb pristine tight first U.S. edition. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 41060 ISBN : 0821217658 9780821217658
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STEICHEN Edward
A Life in Photography
New York: Doubleday & Company 1963. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with gilt lettering pictorial dust jacket. 249pp 4pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Very faintest bit of jacket edgewear; nonauthorial gift inscription on front flyleaf. Tight handsome early printing of this outstanding biography in pictures and words. Doubleday & Company hardcover
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GINZBURG Ralph editor
Eros: Autumn 1962 Volume One Number Three
New York: Eros Magazine 1962. Hardcover. Folio. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. 96pp. Numerous illustrations many color pictorial endpapers. Near fine. A tight and attractive first edition of the penultimate issue of this short-lived quarterly devoted to sex and love featuring 18 pages' worth of Bert Stern's famed racy last photographs of Marilyn Monroe along with an essay on Sam Roth and an excerpt from "Fanny Hill." The fourth and last issue earned Ginzburg 1929-2006 conviction on federal obscenity laws. Eros Magazine hardcover
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