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1949réf. 145316mo 6 1/2 x 5 inches; 165 x 130 mm 90 pages in tan printed wrappers soft cover. INSCRIBED by Brassaï on the half title: "Pour Françoise / bien amicalement / Brassaï / Paris / de 9 mai 1977." A volume of poems by the great Hungarian-French photographer who was born Gyula Halász 1899-1984. In this book Brassaï presents the thoughts and monologues of Marie a cleaning lady. The short texts are essentially snapshots of Marie's life and the lives of those around her. Text in French. The book contains an admiring introduction by American writer and fellow Paris resident Henry Miller. One of 2500 copies numbered 101 to 2600 on Vélin Alfa paper. There were also 100 deluxe copies containing an original signed etching. This volume comes with a notarized letter from Thomas Marotta explaining that Brassaï had inscribed it to his wife Françoise during a visit to Brassaï's home in Paris in 1977. SCARCE INSCRIBED. CONDITION: Pages largely unopened and age-toned. Binding a bit loose wrappers soiled. About Very Good. Les Éditions du Point du Jour paperback
1976réf. 203347New York: Pantheon 1976. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. An interesting study of the nightlife of Paris in the 1930s and includes numerous black and white images. A very good copy in black cloth boards with some slight foxing to the page edges and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight foxing as well and with a laid in gallery announcement from a 1976 Marlborough exhibition of Brassai's photographs. Signed and inscribed by Brassai on the title page in the year of publication. Pantheon unknown
1968réf. 20878Museum of Modern Art New York 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . 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. Octavo Introductory essay by the redoubtable Lawrence Durrell. 80 pgs. 61 crisp beautifully-reproduced black-and-white photos throughout. Museum of Modern Art, New York unknown
1949réf. 001160London and New York: The Focal Press 1949. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. small 4to. Boards with gilt lettered spine. White pages with bright photographs. No marks or inscriptions. At the rear is a folding page with technical data of the equipment used by Brassai. Series: Masters of the Camera edited by A Krasna-Krausz. In a very good unclipped dustjacket with slight wear to spine and edges. SIGNED by Brassai on the title page. The Focal Press Hardcover
1980réf. 1112Bukarest Bucharest: Kriterion 1980. First edition. Text in Hungarian. Spine worn at head. Jacket chipped. Overall in very good condition. In publisher’s cardboard. With the photographically illustrated dust jacket. In publisher’s cardboard. With the photographically illustrated dust jacket. First edition. Text in Hungarian. 181 3 p. 28 t. First edition of this collection of 59 photos by Brassai and his correspondence with his parents. Brassaï’s 1889–19984 was a Hungarian-born French photographer sculptor and filmmaker. This book a collection of correspondence with his parents during his younger years in Paris with 59 reproductions of photographs and other artworks was also published in English in 1997 under the title “Letters to my Parents”. . Kriterion unknown
1976réf. 28606AB1976. First American Edition. New York Pantheon Books 1976. Quarto. 200 unnumbered pages with 150 black-and-white-photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Blindstamp of preowner on endpaper and titlepage. Signed and inscribed by Brassai on the titepage in New York on the 29th of May 1977. hardcover
réf. 16-6280Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve 1939. Small foliio. 26.5 x 36cm. Original wraps. Very good. Cover Aristide Maillol Constantine Guys Georges Braque Georges Rouault Andre Derain Fernand Leger Pierre Bonnard Henri Matisse Paul Klee All Lithographs printed by Mourlot and the Heliogravures by Draeger Frères. Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve, 1939 paperback
1976réf. 627347New York: Pantheon 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Quarto. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Offsetting on front endpapers from laid in newspaper clipping near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small nicks and tears. Inscribed by Brassai on the half-title: "Pour Joe Devernay bien oubliement Brassai New York le 16 1976." Devernay was a painter who also ran a fine art gallery. Laid in is an exhibition announcement from Marlborough Gallery for Brassai's book publication. Pantheon hardcover
1976réf. 122925Pantheon Books 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Not price-clipped $17.95 price intact. Published by Pantheon Books 1976. Quarto. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Signed inscribed and dated by Brassai on title page dated “New York 5 October 1979. Additionally signed by Brassai on page towards the back of the book showing his portrait with a note “My secret portrait of the 30’s - Brassai”. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with some shelf wear and a few small nicks/tears along edges. Very scarce twice-signed copy of this landmark 20th-century photo book. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. ISBN: 0394408411. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles libraries collections. Message us if you have books to sell! Pantheon Books hardcover
1976réf. 017307New York: Pantheon 1976. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the artist Brassai. in ink on the title-page and inscribed briefly to a well known writer in America and dated in the year of publication. The dust jacket has a small repaired chip not price-clipped the $17.95 price still intact on the front flap. Completely clean. Illustrated in black & white with Brassai's evocative photographs of underground Paris during the 1930's. Stated first American edition. List of plates. 11" high X 9" wide. Scarce signed. Heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Signed by Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Pantheon Hardcover
1976réf. 271447New York: Pantheon 1976. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Brassai. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to black cloth lightly worn d.w. New York: Pantheon 1976. First American edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper with a lengthy inscription from Brassai on the title page in French dated October 2 1976. Pantheon unknown
1976réf. 14034New York: Pantheon 1976. Hardcover. SIGNED. First American edition first printing. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with light rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with one short closed tear a couple of light creases at one edge and a touch of wear at one tip and the spine ends. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WRAPPED IN PADDING IN A BOX. Photographs and text by Brassai. 200 pages; 150 b&w photographic plates; 8.5 x 11 inches. SIGNED BY BRASSAI on the title page and inscribed in French to Howard Chapnick former president of Black Star photo agency on September 21 1976. LAID IN are two NY Times articles about Brassai--one a review of the book and accompanying show dated Sept 19 1976. To this day Brassai's documenting of the night and shadow life of Paris remains an astonishing achievement. We're treated to an intimate look--in photographs as well as stories--at the brothels and madams opium dens the bohemian balls and high-society dances the bars and clubs the street fairs and freak shows the bums cops convicts lovers underworld toughs and of course Kiki of Montparnasse. Pantheon hardcover
1976réf. 013626Pantheon 1976. Book. Illus. by Brassai. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket First Edition.$17.95 On Flap.Preentation in French In Year of Publication.Excellent Copy Without Wear Very Scarce Signed. Pantheon Hardcover
1950réf. P34990Paris: Art et Photographie 1950. Magazine format. Magazine format. Very good. stapled wraps 16 pp black & white nude photos by Brassai very slight wear at edges otherwise very good for such a fragile piece Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Art et Photographie unknown
réf. 16-6279Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve 1938. Small foliio. 26.5 x 36cm. Original wraps. with design by Pierre Bonnard.Very good. Verve's October - December 1938 features it's first theme - The Orient and covers the art of the Middle East and East Asia. The cover was designed by Pierre Bonnard and the original issuing box by Chagall. The content features color lithographs by the artists Marc Chagall "Spring" Joan Miro "Summer" Abe Rattner "Autumn" and Paul Klee "Winter" all printed by Mourlot.Heliogravures and color process images include the reproduced works of Hindu artists including gilt detailing Pierre Bonnard Henri Matisse and many others. Photography includes works by Gaetan Fouquet Rogi Andre Schneider-Lengyel and many others. Text includes works by Rabindranath Tagore Roger Caillois Henri Michaux Chinese poets and others. Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve, 1938 paperback
1987réf. 51232Paris France Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1987. Hardcover Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining hi-lighting notations or marginalia in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A handsome like-new copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows the lower corner of the rear inside flap clipped; else only mild rubbing to the panels and a touch of scuffing to the head of the backstrip. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. Folio 12.75 x 11 x 0.8 inches. 7-page text by Paul Morand who also provides an 11-page section of explanations for each of the 62 full-page duotone photographs which make up the bulk of the book. 80 pages. Language: French. Hardback with DJ. Brassaï became interested in photography as a way to record encounters on his nightly walks through the streets of Paris. He enjoyed these long strolls after dark and began carrying a camera and tripod in 1929. He compiled these photographs in a book entitled Paris de nuit. A collection of black and white images that juxtaposed luminous dreamlike nightscapes with contemporary documentary images of the nighttime's denizens. "Night does not show things it suggests them. It disturbs and surprises us with its strangeness." Brassaï's subjects are not only aware of the photographer they collaborate with him. His unique style gave Paris de nuit its distinctive intimacy and was a revelation for his artist friends. Fellow night owl Henry Miller wrote: "Brassaï is a living eye.his gaze pierces straight to the heart of truths in everything." Brassaï was at ease with all types of people and this played an important role in his photography. In the course of his nighttime perambulations he befriended pimps and streetwalkers hoodlums and laborers who allowed him to photograph freely among them. He was equally accepted photographing nude showgirls backstage at the Folies Begere as he was photographing prostitutes and their clients at Chez Suzy. Paris by Night was also a technical achievement. In an era of slow lenses and even slower filmBrassï relished the darkness and by trial and error learned to get the night shots he was after. Using his training as a painter Brassaï framed his shots so that small areas of light pierced large areas of blacks and shadows. Light reflected in wet streets and diffused by fog would define shapes within the dark. This contrast gave his printed images richness and depth and he called these prints his "little boxes of night." Arts et Metiers Graphiques , hardcover
1960réf. 11Stuttgart: Chr. Belser Verlag 1960. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Near fine. Quarto 11 1/8 x 9 in. 283 x 229 mm; pp. 47 text 2 conversations with Picasso printed on brown laid paper in black ink ; 105 full-page reproductions of b/w photos divided into 9 chapters. Black-stamped white clothfine prior owner's name in ink on half-title page. Photo-pictorial dust jacket near fine minor wear along the edges crease to inner front flap. This is the first printing of the book and preceded the more commonly available French edition of 1961 Editions du Temps. Chr. Belser Verlag unknown
1976réf. 142641976. Brassaï Gyula Halász. Letter discussing the publication of The Secret Paris of the Thirties written by the Hungarian born photographer whose images of Paris nightlife helped define twentieth century documentary photography. Brassaï gained international recognition through his photographs of nocturnal Paris produced during the early 1930s images that documented the city's bars cabarets streets and marginalized social spaces with unusual candor and atmospheric lighting. His 1933 book Paris de Nuit established his reputation and led writer Henry Miller to describe him as "the eye of Paris." This 1976 letter was written during the release of The Secret Paris of the Thirties a publication that expanded the photographic record of Parisian nightlife by presenting images from the same early period that had remained unpublished or excluded from earlier editions. Brassaï Gyula Halász. Typed Letter Signed "Brassai". Paris September 9 1976. One page on personal stationery measuring approximately 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Writing in French Brassaï discusses the simultaneous publication of his new photography book and his upcoming exhibition in New York. In the letter he notes: "My book the Secret Paris of the Thirties Pantheon Books is due out at the same time." He continues by mentioning travel plans connected with the exhibition writing that he will be in New York from September 12 to September 28 in order to attend the opening of his show at the Marlborough Gallery. Brassaï also remarks on the date of the letter noting that it coincides with his seventy seventh birthday. The letter is signed in large purple marker "Brassai" with an underline and includes a handwritten postscript in green marker reading "venir nous soutenir" translated as "come support us." The Secret Paris of the Thirties published in 1976 more than four decades after the photographs were first taken completed Brassaï's long project of documenting the hidden nightlife of interwar Paris. Many of the photographs originated from the same period as those reproduced in Paris de Nuit but had remained unpublished because they were considered too provocative for earlier editions. The images depict bars nightclubs one night hotels bordellos and other locations associated with the city's nocturnal culture. Brassaï later wrote of his motivation for photographing the city at night: "I was inspired to become a photographer by my desire to translate all things that enchanted me in the nocturnal Paris I was experiencing." The Marlborough Gallery exhibition in New York was organized in conjunction with the publication of the book and introduced many of these photographs to a wider audience for the first time. Folded twice through the center as mailed; otherwise clean and well preserved. Overall very good condition. A content rich letter documenting the publication and exhibition history of one of Brassaï's most significant photographic projects. unknown
1961réf. 190447Paris: Les Éditions Du Temps 1960 1961. First French Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Copy has previous owner's minor pen inscription to FFEP. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 43 pages; Physical desc.: 43 p. 105 plates ; 29 cm. Subject: Sculpture -- Figures -- Masks -- Faces -- Etchings. Language: French Paris: Les Éditions Du Temps (1960) hardcover
1980réf. 001194Bukarest: Kriterion Konyvkiado 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original boards in illustrated dust jacket. 182 pages of tekst 56 pages with 59 black and white photographs. Text misprinted on some pages. Dustjacket with light handling wear. Boldly SIGNED on the title page by Brassai. No other marks or inscriptions. Kriterion Konyvkiado Hardcover
réf. 104609Paris Denoël 1982. . First French edition; 4to; 38 black & white photographic illustrations slightly shaken; publisher's cloth pictorial dust jacket nicked along the edges torn with some loss on the top edge at the rear lower edge at the front small chip to the spine. A presentation copy inscribed in ink on the half title page 'Pour notre chere Juliette en toute amitie Brassai Paris. le 4 decembre 1982' Paris, Denoël, 1982. hardcover
1972réf. 604522"Brassai" boldly penned in black ink on his engraved Brassai 81 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques Paris letterhead January 18 1972. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4"; 1 page recto only. To Monsieur John Gruen c/o The New York Magazine 207 East 32nd Street New York N.Y. 10016 U.S.A. In part: ". . . Please forgive me for taking so long for thanking you . . . Your article in New York Magazine was so understanding and friendly! . . . If you would like to I would like you to choose one of my photographs those that are signed and numbered from 1 to 30 at the Schoelkopf Gallery. It would truly make me very happy . . . I am working very hard on tapestries and sculptures . . . They will be in a show in a large Parisian gallery avenue Matignon. Opening day 22 March is approaching . . . A Brassai show . . . last year to Australia and New Zealand . . . South America . . . Mexico City Buenos Aires . . . I am surprised at the success of my photographs . . . With gratitude and friendship . . ."
1933réf. 036557Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1933. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12 pp of text and captions 62 pp. of full-page black and white photographs. Spiral bound stiff wraps. Text is in French. Covers and endpapers are additional photographs.First 7 holes detached from spiral binding on front- completely attached back cover. Extremities are worn covers are scuffed and creased. Front cover has 3/4" square of photo missing paper only is missing the underlying board of the cover is complete- See Photo. Interior is very clean throughout and photographs are sharp and clear. Brassai was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century and this his first book was a landmark work. In it he captures both the luminosity and the eeriness of all corners of the city and lifestyles of Paris at night in the early 1930s. Arts et Metiers Graphiques Paperback
1934réf. 55114Paris-Publications 1934. Softcover. Previous owner’s signature inside front cover. As is nearly always the case with this book the plastic or Bakelite rings that once held the book together are lacking having apparently broken they must have been quite fragile and so the covers and the pages are entirely disbound. However this copy differs from most others in being more complete: it has 2 pages of text and 46 pages of images. Most copies have either 38 or 44 pages of images. This is said to be the result of censorship; since the pages are unnumbered and there is no list of the images the removal of one or more leaves would not be noticeable. Or it may be the result of there not having been an equal number of good copies of each leaf when the book was assembled. In any case this is except for the binding rings the most complete and probably earliest state of this scarce volume. Some remnants of celotape on the covers probably from an attempt to compensate for the missing binding rings. Credit to Brassia inside back cover and price 40 francs on back cover. . 48p. Paris-Publications, [ paperback
1949réf. 84586Paris: Les éditions du point du jour 1949. Fine. Les éditions du point du jour Paris 1949 12.90 x 16.50 cm broché First edition one of 2500 copies on vélin alfa. Foreword by Henry Miller. Precious copy signed and inscribed by Brassaï to André Malraux : ""Pour André Malraux cordial hommage de Brassaï Paris le 13 mai 1949"". Les éditions du point du jour unknown
