BRASSAIABAA
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1982Best.-Nr. 215996London: Thames and Hudson 1982. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 223 pages. Features text by Brassai translated from the French by Richard Miller. Brassai reminisces about his friends: Braque Dali Dufy Giacomett Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol and more. Includes numerous black and white images. A very good copy in cloth boards with some slight splitting to the internal front hinge and with a sticker to the front pastedown from Marlborough Reference Library and in a very good plus dust jacket with some edge tears and minor wear. Signed by Brassai on the half title page. A nice copy with an interesting provenance as Marlborough Gallery exhibited Brassai several times. Thames and Hudson unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 214590New York: Marlborough Gallery Inc 1979. First edition. Softcover. 12 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 8 through October 6 1979. Includes with the covers 8 black and white images a list of previous exhibitions list of books and a checklist of the show. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with some light wear and from the library of the Marlborough Gallery with their marks. Marlborough Gallery Inc unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 210355Lucerne Switzerland: C. J. Bucher Ltd 1963. First edition. Softcover. 60 pages. April 1963 issue. Text in English. The highlight of this issue is an article by Brassai on his friend Andre Kertesz that includes numerous black and white images. Also includes a color photograph by Saul Leiter long before he got he gained traction late in his life. A good only copy in wrappers with splitting and wear along the spine and with an institutional rubberstamp to the front cover but otherwise a clean copy. Uncommon. C. J. Bucher Ltd unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 211987New York: Pantheon 1976. Later printing. Softcover. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. An interesting study of the nightlife of paris in the 30's that includes some of Brassai's iconic black and white photographs. A clean and tight near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear and some slight sunning to the spine. Pantheon unknown books
2003Best.-Nr. 206445Paris: Drouot Montaigne 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 467 pages. Massive auction catalog dedicated to the work of Hungarian born French photographer. Includes numerous illustrations. A near fine copy in paper covered boards that are lightly rubbed and with a slight lean and some pencil price notations throughout. No dust jacket as issued. Drouot Montaigne unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 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 books
1933Best.-Nr. 204269Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. First edition. Softcover. First printing. Text by Paul Morand in French. A collection of 62 full bleed photogravures that represent the height of printing and imagery of France at night. A likely unique copy that includes two examples of the front cover. A close to near fine copy in spiral binding with some of the usual minor rubbing and edge wear to the front and rear covers but with the second front cover much brighter and largely free of wear. Internally a clean copy. A very nice copy of one of the true high spots of 20th century photography books and on virtually every best of lists. Parr & Badger v1 134 Roth 76. Arts et Métiers Graphiques unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 191878London: Photographers Gallery 1979. First edition. Softcover. 16 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November 1979. Features a foreword by Sue Davies and a short text by photographer Bill Brandt. Includes 13 black and white images by Brassai and several other illustrations as well. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Seemingly fairly uncommon. Photographers Gallery unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 192251New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 79 pages. Introductory essay by Lawrence Durrell. Includes 61 black and white photographs many of which are some of his more iconic images. A clean very near fine copy in blue cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. A lovely copy of this terrific small book on one of the more important photographers of the 20th century. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 194575New York: Marlborough Gallery Inc 1979. First edition. Softcover. 12 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 8 through October 6 1979. Includes with the covers 8 black and white images a list of previous exhibitions list of books and a checklist of the show. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Marlborough Gallery Inc unknown books
1982Best.-Nr. 189241New York: The Viking Press 1982. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 223 pages. Features text by Brassai translated from the French by Richard Miller. Brassai reminisces about his friends: Braque Dali Dufy Giacomett Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol and more. Includes numerous black and white images. A clean and tight copy in brown cloth boards in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with some light wear. The Viking Press unknown books
1969Best.-Nr. 181653Lucerne Switzerland: C. J. Bucher Ltd 1969. First edition. Softcover. 58 pages. January 1969. This issue is features articles on Brassai with text and images by him an article on Lee Friedlander with text by Steve Katz. A near fine copy in wrappers. C. J. Bucher Ltd unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 179834New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1968. First edition. Softcover. 79 pages. Features an introductory essay by Lawrence Durrell. Includes 61 black and white photographs many of which are some of his more iconic images. Also includes a selected bibliography compiled by Bruce K. MacDonald. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear and a vintage price sticker to the verso of the front cover. A bright and clean copy. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. 145992Houston TX: Museum of Fine Arts 1999. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran April 13 through July 3 1999. Single sheet folded three times to create 8 pages. Text by Julian Cox. Includes 5 black and white images. A very good plus copy. Uncommon ephemera. Museum of Fine Arts unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 165180Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux 2000. Hardcover. First French Edition. Text in French. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Musée Picasso from February 1 through May 1 2000. Fine with no dust jacket as issued. Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. Reunion des Musees Nationaux unknown books
1954Best.-Nr. 165639Paris: Robert Delpire 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Brassaï to legendary actress Gloria Swanson in the year of publication at the home of fashion journalist and "Harper's Bazaar" editor Marie-Louise Bousquet: "Pour Gloria Swanson / avec tout mon admiration / Brassai / Paris le 17 Juin 1954 / chez Marie-Louise Bousquet." Bousquet and her husband the playwright Jacques Bousquet hosted regular Thursday night gatherings at their apartment in Paris 3 Place du Palais-Bourbon inviting the brightest creative luminaries of the period. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket with some brief chipping at and around the crown. Robert Delpire unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. 165775Chicago: University of Chicago 1999. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dust jacket. University of Chicago unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 166518London: Thames and Hudson 2000. Hardcover. First UK Edition preceding all others. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket spine panel lightly faded. Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. Thames and Hudson unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 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 books
1976Best.-Nr. 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 books
1960Best.-Nr. 83136New York: Viking / Studio 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Fine in a moderately rubbed very good or better dustwrapper with a few short tears. Many Brassai photographs accompany the text. Viking / Studio hardcover books
1979Best.-Nr. 326916London: Marlborough Gallery Inc 1979. Illus. 12pp. 4to. Printed wrappers somewhat soiled with a pencil eraser-sized scuff on the verso. Illus. 12pp. 4to. Inscribed: "Pour Penny Ottor - amicalement Brassaï New York le 5 Octobre 1979. Marlborough Gallery Inc unknown books
1949Best.-Nr. 20449Paris: Les Editions du Point du Jour 1949. Edition limited to 2600 copies 12mo pp. 90-91; a near fine unopened copy in original tan paper wrappers printed in black minor soiling to covers. Shifreen and Jackson B60. Les Editions du Point du Jour unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 56125Parma Italy: Franco Maria Ricci 1975. Limited First edition. Hardcover. Very good to fine condition. 642/3000. 213pp. Original black silk with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine with photographic onlay to front panel. Decorative endpapers. This handsomely produced work explores renowned author Lewis Carroll's fascination with children through his own photography and letters. This volume is profusely illustrated with 41 tipped-in sepia toned photo-reproductions of varying sizes formatted as square oval or with arched tops laid to blue handmade paper. Limitation page signed by Franco Maria Ricci. Binding with minor wear along edges lightly rubbed and remnants of paint at spine. Slipcase and binding in very good interior in fine condition. Franco Maria Ricci hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 28033Parma Italy: Franco Maria Ricci 1975. Limited First edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/3000. 213 1pp. Original silk with gold lettering and decoration on front cover and spine with photographic onlay to front panel. Decorative endpapers. This handsomely produced work explores renowned author Lewis Carroll's fascination with children through his own photography and letters. This volume is profusely illustrated with 41 tipped-in sepia toned photo-reproductions of varying sizes either oval or with arched tops on blue hand-made paper. Limitation page signed by Franco Maria Ricci. Closed tears and slight abrasion along edges and split along top of slipcase. Fly leaf inscribed by previous owner. Slipcase in overall good- binding and interior in very good condition. Franco Maria Ricci hardcover books
