‎Photography‎

‎Davidson Bruce; Hill Carol‎

‎SUBSISTENCE U.S.A‎

‎New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1973. 1973. Very good. - Small quarto 9 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The wraps are soiled with some light staining to the rear wrap & with a glue stain to the top corner of the front wrap where a sticker has been removed. The head of the spine is slightly chipped. 186 & 6 pages. Numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations by Davidson. The contents are near fine. <p>First edition wraps issue.<p>Text by Carol Hill. Photographs by Bruce Davidson.<p>Carol Hill writes: "Subsistence is endurance not poverty. And the ability to endure stubbornly confronting life and dealing with it in personal terms is what distinguishes the people in this book.Their self-assurance comes from knowing they can make do with the experience of a lifetime and a few simple tools." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1973). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 24087 ISBN : 0030912229 9780030912221

‎Prosek Josef. Rezac Jan‎

‎JOSEF PROSEK‎

‎Praha: SNKLU 1960. 1960. Good. - Small quarto 6-3/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The binding is rubbed with the head & tail of the spine chipped. There is a light crease to the front wrap with a chip to the bottom corner. 18 & 2 pages 60 full-page black-and-white illustrations from photographs by Josef Prosek and colophon. Also with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. Good. <p>Umelecka fotografie svazek 16. The text is in Czech. Praha: SNKLU, 1960. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23743

‎Suzuka Yasu; Enyeart James‎

‎YASU SUZUKA‎

‎Tokyo: Gallery Min 1990. 1990. Very good. - Quarto approximately 11 inches square softcover bound in printed black wrappers with a circular keyhole in the front wrap revealing part of the frontispiece. The binding is rubbed & lightly bumped with the head of the spine lightly chipped. Unnumbered pages including color illustrations & profuse color plates. Very good. <p>Catalog for an exhibition shown at Gallery Min Tokyo Japan from September 9 to October 8 1989. The text which is printed in Japanese and English includes a foreword by the photographer and an essay by James Enyeart of the International Museum of Photography at Eastman House. (Tokyo: Gallery Min, 1990). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23798

‎Gasser Peter. Gernsheim Helmut‎

‎IMAGES: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF PETER GASSER‎

‎Zurich Switzerland: Edition Stockeregg 1984. 1984. Very good. - Quarto 11-3/4 inches high by 11-7/8 inches wide gray buckram in a pictorial dust wrapper. There is some minor soiling & rubbing to the dust jacket & its extremities are slightly darkened. There is a price-sticker on the rear panel. Half-title title & 10 pages plus 60 full-page illustrations & plates in black & white and a colophon. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. <p>First edition.<p>Foreword by Kaspar M. Fleischmann. Introduction by Helmut Gernsheim. Design by Hanns Schmid. (Zurich, Switzerland): Edition Stockeregg, 1984. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23859

‎Thornton Institute‎

‎WEST END GAZETTE OF LONDON FASHIONS. QUARTERLY ISSUE AUTUMN 1928‎

‎London: Thornton Institute 1928. 1928. Good. - Quarto 12-1/4 inches high by 10 inches wide. Softcover bound in pictorial stapled green wraps. The edges and the corners of the covers are creased and soiled. 16 pages in all numbered from 33 through 48 with illustrated title banner 4 full-page illustrations of patterns and a vignette. The pages are quite creased along the edges with an occasional tiny chip to an edge. Good. <p>Includes patterns and descriptions for: Riding "Pantaloons Combination Breeches and Jodhpur" "Vest Alterations" "Ladies Fashionable Long Coats" and "The 'New Fourths' Safety Skirt" for equestrian sports by J.P. Thornton. London: Thornton Institute, 1928. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23887

‎Lehnert Dr. Georg‎

‎LIEBHABER-PHOTOGRAPHIE‎

‎Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft circa 1910. 1910. Good. - Small octavo purple cloth titled in gilt with decorations in teal on both covers. The binding is rubbed & bumped with some white staining to the rear cover. 144 pages plus ads & publisher's catalog. 60 black-and- white illustrations. There is an owner's ink name on the title page. Good. <p>A title in the series "Illustrierte Taschenbucher fur die Jugend". Fifteenth revised edition. "Herausgegeben von der Redaktion des Guten Kameraden. Bearbeitet von Dr. Georg Lehnert". The text is in German. Stuttgart: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, circa [1910]. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23714

‎Rivas Humberto‎

‎LOS ENIGMAS DE LA MIRADA‎

‎Valencia Spain: Instituto Valenciano Arte Moderno 1995. 1995. Very good. - Small oblong quarto 9 inches high by 10-1/4 inches wide black-and- white pictorial boards. The boards are lightly rubbed. 173 & 3 pages. Profuse illustrations reproducing photographs by Humberto Rivas in black & white and color. The contents are fine. Very good. <p>Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at IVAM's Centre Julio Gonzalez from January 9 to April 7 1996. The text which is in Spanish with an English translation in the rear is by Juan Manuel Bonet Josep Vicent Monzo Carlos Canovas and Arnau Pons. [Valencia, Spain]: Instituto Valenciano Arte Moderno, (1995). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22914

‎Sikora Tomek; Bergen Andrew‎

‎BEHIND THE LIGHT‎

‎Melbourne Australia Printed by the Camberra Press 1989. 1989. Fine. Limited edition signed by the photographer - Folio pictorial white boards with a color illustration. 35 leaves including endpapers. Profuse color photographic illustrations of works by Sikora interleaved with 8 sheets of opague acetate upon which the fanciful text is printed within white strips. Fine. <p>Limited edition of 999 copies signed by the photographer Tomek Sikora b.1948.<p>"The publication of 'Behind The Light' is a culmination of the combined efforts of a number of dedicated professionals. In showcasing our specialized skills in the communication arts we also wish to demonstrate that such a high quality production can be achieved for a strictly market-related price.Photography: Tomek Sikora of Tomek and Eryk Photography.Design and Artwork: Philip Drew of The Pond Communications Limited.Typesetting: Computype Group of Companies.Printing: Canberra Press.Filmwork: Enticott.Paper Merchand: Tomassetti Paper.Binding: M&M Binders.Writing: Andrew Bergen".<p>RARE. (Melbourne, Australia), Printed by the Camberra Press, [1989]. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22955

‎Coffer John; et al. McCullin Don; Baryshnikov Mikhail; Kellner Thomas; et al‎

‎APERTURE. Cover title. Number 170. Spring 2003‎

‎New York: Aperture Foundation Inc. 2003. 2003. Fine. - Quarto 11-3/8 inches high by 9-1/2 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. 80 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations in color and black & white. Fine. (New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2003). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23066

‎Misrach Richard; Trogemann Egbert; Kalvar Richard; Ameri Yassaman; Thorel Paul; Lux Loretta; et al‎

‎APERTURE. Cover title. Number 174. Spring 2004‎

‎New York: Aperture Foundation Inc. 2004. 2004. Fine. - Quarto 11-3/8 inches high by 9-1/2 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. 84 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations & pictorial ads in color and black & white. Fine. (New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc., 2004). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23065

‎Modotti Tina. Constantine Mildred‎

‎TINA MODOTTI: A Fragile Life‎

‎New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc. 1993. 1993. Very good. - Quarto 10-1/4 inches square cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed. There are a few small light stains to the front panel with a tiny chip out of its top edge. 189 & 8 pages. Profuse black-and-white photographic illustrations. Fine in a good dust wrapper. <p>First revised edition.<p>An illustrated biography by Mildred Constantine. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., (1993). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23089

‎Reynaud Francoise‎

‎EUGENE ATGET‎

‎Paris: Centre National de la Photographie 1984. 1984. Fine. - Octavo softcover bound in pictorial black wrappers. The binding is slightly bumped & rubbed. Unnumbered pages including 61 full-page sepia- toned photographic illustrations. Near fine. <p>"Un choix de photographies extraites de la collection du Musee Carnavalet". The introduction is by Francoise Reynaud.<p>A title in the series Photo Poche. The text is in French. (Paris): Centre National de la Photographie, (1984). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23101

‎Szarkowski John‎

‎MIRRORS AND WINDOWS: American Photography since 1960‎

‎New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1978. 1978. Good. - Small oblong quarto approximately 8 inches high by 10 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial gray & black wrappers. The wraps are rubbed & lightly bumped with staining to the bottom inner corners & a tiny tear to the front edge of the front wrap. There are heavy score marks to both wraps & an area of the surface of the front wrap has been rubbed away affecting the cover photo. 152 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. The top edge & fore-edge are lightly foxed & there is some light foxing to the margins of the preliminaries & the introduction else the contents are very good. Good only. <p>Published on the occasion of a 1978-80 traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art New York. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1978). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23107

‎Cunningham Imogen‎

‎IMOGEN! Imogen Cunningham Photographs 1910-1973‎

‎Seattle and London: Published for the Henry Art Gallery by the University of Washington Press 1974. 1974. Very good. - Quarto 11 inches high by 8 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. The binding is very lightly bumped with the spine & extremities darkened & with some minor soiling to the rear wrap. 110 pages plus colophon & 1-page series catalog. Profuse full-page photographic illustrations in black & white. The contents are near fine. <p>Index of art in the Pacific Northwest Number 7.<p>Introduction by Margery Mann. Seattle and London: Published for the Henry Art Gallery by the University of Washington Press, (1974). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23198 ISBN : 0295953330 9780295953335

‎Porter Eliot. Levi Peter‎

‎THE GREEK WORLD‎

‎New York: E. P. Dutton 1980. 1980. Very good. - Oblong quarto white cloth titled in blue in a color pictorial dust wrapper. There is light staining or discoloration to the covers & the dust jacket is lightly rubbed. 144 pages. Profuse color photographic illustrations by Eliot Porter. The contents are fine. New York: E. P. Dutton, (1980). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23248 ISBN : 0525118128 9780525118121

‎Kenna Michael‎

‎MICHAEL KENNA: A TWENTY YEAR RETROSPECTIVE‎

‎Tokyo Japan: Treville Co. Ltd. 1996. 1996. Very good. - Quarto 12 inches high by 11-1/2 inches wide black cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped. The top corners of the dust jacket panels are creased & there is some creasing to the film surfaces of the flaps. Unpaginated. 130 full-page illustrations & plates in black & white. The page edges are slightly darkened. Very good. <p>Third edition. With a foreword by Ruth Bernhard and an introduction by Peter C. Bunnell. The text is printed in English and Japanese.<p>A list of the reproduced photographs is laid in. (Tokyo, Japan: Treville Co., Ltd.), (1996). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23380

‎Talbot William H. Fox. Jammes Andre‎

‎WILLIAM H. FOX TALBOT: Inventor of the Negative-Positive Process‎

‎New York: Collier Books 1973. 1973. Very good. - Small quarto 10-1/2 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial gray black & white wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with some minor soiling. 96 pages. Profuse sepia-toned & black-and-white illustrations. Very good. New York: Collier Books, (1973). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 23420

‎Slavin Neal‎

‎BRITONS‎

‎London: Andre Deutsch 1986. 1986. Very good. - Quarto approximately 15-1/4 inches high by 12 inches wide red cloth in a pictorial dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with a tiny hole in the cloth of the front joint near the tail of the spine & with a small light stain to the bottom edge of the front cover. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled with a small tear to the front panel near the tail of the spine. xv pages & 48 full-page color illustrations with captions on the facing pages. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Preface by Auberon Waugh.<p>The first publication in book form of the giant Polaroid photographs by American photographer Neal Slavin. To assemble this portrait of a country through images of its people Slavin spent years traveling around the United Kingdom with his Polaroid camera which produced 24-inch by 20-inch prints. London: Andre Deutsch, (1986). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22060 ISBN : 0233978453 9780233978451

‎Walter Paul F.. Pultz John‎

‎A PERSONAL VIEW: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter. Preface by John Szarkowski. Essay "Collectors of Photography" by John Pultz‎

‎New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1985. 1985. Fine. - Quarto 10-5/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide softcover bound in pictorial tan wrappers. 133 & 1 pages. 70 full-page black-and-white photographic illustrations & 19 textual illustrations in black & white. Fine. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1985). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 22129

‎Sitensky Ladislav‎

‎PRAHA MEHO MLADI‎

‎Praha: Edice Rodne Kraje Olympia 1989. 1989. Very good. - Small quarto approximately 10-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is slightly bumped with a small stain to the front cover. 55 pages plus colophon. Very good. <p>A portrayal of Prague from 1933 to1967. The title is translated as "Prague of My Youth". Sitensky's text is in Czech with additional information also printed in German French English and Spanish. Praha: Edice Rodne Kraje Olympia, (1989). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22153

‎Little Blake‎

‎BLAKE LITTLE: PHOTOGRAPHY. Title from case. Prospectus‎

‎Los Angeles CA: Blake Little Photography circa 1990. 1990. Very good. - Small quarto 6-1/2 inches high by 5 inches wide pictorial self-wraps. The prospectus is housed in a blue stiff paper case with a light blue flap tucked into a slit in the front panel. The case is very lightly rubbed with light creasing to the top left corners of the panels. The top right corner of the case is chipped. 8 pages including 7 full-page color photographic illustrations. Fine in a very good case. <p>Blake Little's breakthrough book of male nudes "Dichotomy" was published in 1996. Los Angeles, CA: Blake Little Photography, circa [1990]. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 22177

‎Runkel Hue Williams‎

‎PAUL LASTER‎

‎London: Runkel-Hue-Williams Ltd 1991. 1991. Very good. SIGNED BY PAUL LASTER - Small quarto 9-38 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide softcover bound in printed white wrappers. The wraps are lightly rubbed & soiled. 45 pages plus colophon. 14 full-page color illustrations after photo collages by Paul Laster. Very good. <p>Limited edition of 1200 copies.<p>"Runkel-Hue-Williams Ltd 6/9 Old Bond Street London.17 April - 17 May 1991". Catalog.<p>The introduction to the catalog is by Sarah Kent.<p>Signed by the artist Paul Laster on the title page. (London: Runkel-Hue-Williams Ltd, 1991). paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 22198 ISBN : 1870715144 9781870715140

‎Odhams Press‎

‎THE WAR'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHS: Pictorial Masterpieces of the Greatest Struggle‎

‎London U.K.: Odhams Press Limited CIRCA 1943. 1943. Good. - Small quarto red cloth titled in black on spine in pictorial B&W dw. The covers are bumped & somewhat warped the spine faded with dampstaining to the head & tail. The spine of the dw is torn with sizeable pieces out & the panels chipped with small pieces out. 205 B&W illustrations from photographs with explanatory captions. Page edges are slightly darkened and an owner's signature appears on the front endpaper. A good copy of a book in which the photographic illustrations provide a World War II pictorial record of striking immediacy. London, U.K.: Odhams Press Limited, CIRCA [1943]. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22245

‎Fichter Robert. Sobieszek Robert A‎

‎ROBERT FICHTER: Photography and Other Questions‎

‎Albuquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press 1983. 1983. Good. - Small quarto approximately 9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide grey boards backed with red cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust wrapper is lightly rubbed with some light staining to the bottom corner of the front panel & the bottom corners of the front flap. There is a long crease to the bottom edge of the rear panel & its top edge is creased & chipped. There is a piece out of the head of the jacket spine. viii & 95 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. The book is slightly bowed. Very good in a fair dust jacket. <p>Edited and with text by Robert A. Sobieszek. Preface by Kenneth Donney.<p>Published to accompany a major traveling exhibition of the same title first presented at the International Museum of Photography Eastman House Rochester N.Y. from December 10 1982 to February 27 1983. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, (1983). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22320 ISBN : 0826306748 9780826306746

‎Zielske Horst and Daniel. Pletsch Alfred‎

‎DEUTSCHLAND Lander der Welt‎

‎Dortmund Germany: Harenberg 2001. 2001. Very good. - Quarto 14-1/4 inches high by 10-3/8 inches wide cloth in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust jacket is lightly rubbed with some light score marks. 543 & 1 pages. Profuse color photographic illustrations. Fine in a very good dust wrapper. <p>A title in the series "Lander der Welt".<p>"Fotografiert von Horst und Daniel Zielske." (Dortmund, Germany): Harenberg, (2001). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 22593 ISBN : 3611009717 9783611009716