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1960rif. 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
1960rif. TK254881Batsford London 1960. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 1st printing. 8vo in dark green cloth gilt lettering to spine 264pp frontispiece plus 41 other photos by Brassai all full page or double page __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy page-block edges tanned in a lightly edge worn VERY GOOD complete Dust Jacket small chip with associated creasing to head of spine panel looks very presentable in its removable transparent protector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Photo books type DbbPHOTO in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Batsford, London hardcover
rif. 2080203142.Gflexibound. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1987rif. 24386New York::: Pantheon 1987. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with peeling to the jacket laminate. Arriving in Paris in 1924 Brassaï rapidly became a shrewd observer of nocturnal Parisian life. He sensed that photography was the tool that would allow him to document his vision of a dying society. Fascinated by the night which he found disconcerting enigmatic and suggestive Brassaï photographed its every aspect from police to prostitutes to the homeless to socialites all in a dreamlike and mysterious manner. In sixty-four images Brassaï succeeded in remarkably capturing this unique ambience. This book meticulously assembled by Brassaï himself signifies the birth of the artist. Brassaï originally from Hungary traveled to Paris in 1924 where he began to associate with the avant-garde artist community in particular with Picasso and the Parisian surrealist circles. He quickly established himself as one of the most original photographers of his generation. Pantheon,, unknown
1987rif. 117609Pantheon Books 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pantheon Books hardcover
1987rif. 030311Paris: Flammaron 1987. Book. Illus. by Brassaï. Fine. Hardcover. Quarto. Black cloth silver gilt. The pictorial dust jacket shows a small bump to the top front corner and is price clipped. Includes the original introduction written by Paul Morand. This photobook was meant to accompany Paris in the 30s published in 1933. Most of the original heliographic plates were used to create it except a few that had disappeared over the intervening decades. . Flammaron Hardcover
rif. dola589New York: Pantheon Books 1987. First American Edition Softcover Issue. folio. profusely illus. 57 printed in heliogravure using Brassaï's original plates reproduced in the 1933 Paris first edns. wrs. laminate peeling New York: Pantheon Books, [1987] paperback
1987rif. 23783New York:: Pantheon 1987. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near fine unclipped dust jacket with a few spots of laminate separation at the spine otherwise Fine. Brassai moved from Berlin to Paris in 1924 and took a job as a journalist and photographer. His job often allowed him to wander the night streets. Armed with his camera he captured the essence of the city in his photographs publishing his first book of photographs in 1933 titled Paris de nuit Paris by Night. His efforts met with great success resulting in his being called "the eye of Paris" in an essay by his friend Henry Miller. In addition to photos of the seedier side of Paris he also provided scenes from the life of the city's high society its intellectuals its ballet and the grand operas. This volume collects many of his most famous Paris images. Pantheon, unknown
1987rif. 11519New York: Pantheon 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover 62 pages. Good/Fair. First American Edition of a book originally published in France by Arts et Metiers Graphiques in 1933. Balck cloth boards with gilding on front board and outer spine. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and is delaminating on the spine but is largely intact. Boards are in good shape with some bumping to corners. Hinges are intact and spine is intact but binding is weakening. Text block clean text and photographs bright and unmarked. Pantheon hardcover
1988rif. 19-D11584Pantheon 1988-08-12. paperback. Good. 12x10x0. Cellophane skin beginnings of flaking. Pantheon paperback
1988rif. ABE-1616013969701Pantheon 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. Some plastic laminate peeling off illustrated cover. Pantheon paperback
1988rif. Q-0394755529Pantheon 1988-08-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Pantheon paperback
1987rif. 035750New york: Pantheon Books 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 62pp.Black cloth Silver Gilt lettering. Brassaï's Paris de Nuit 1932 is a seminal collection of 60 photographs capturing the gritty poetic and hidden life of 1930s Paris after dark. Known as "The Eye of Paris" Brassaï explored the city's nocturnal underworld documenting bistros prostitutes criminals and fog-drenched streets with long-exposure techniques. . Pantheon Books Hardcover
rif. 1553589Pantheon. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining highlighting margin notes remainder marks inscriptions book plates tears significant wear and/or a missing dust jacket box or discs. Damaged item. Pantheon unknown
1987rif. NM0085Pantheon Books 1987-11-12. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x11x0. Jacket price-clipped. Slight edgewear to boards. Pantheon Books hardcover
1933rif. 3087Wraps spiral bound. Intro. by Paul Morand. Brassai's first book. He used Kertesz' camera. Illus. cover. Important 20th century photo book! Metiers Graphiques paperback
2001rif. 116339Paris : Flammarion 2001. reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. BRASSAI. - MORAND Paul.Paris de nuit. Texte Paul Morand. Paris Flammarion2001 320x275mm 62 photos n/b reliure d'éditeur sous jaquette. Bel exemplaire. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance Flammarion unknown
rif. 03240098.exp6EHardcover. Good. Text in French. 1987 Flammarion. DJ edgeworn including surface loss and tears primarily along top edge. Boards clean; binding intact. Text remains crisp clean nad unmarked. hardcover
1933rif. 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
1987rif. 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
1933rif. 24569Paris: Edition Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1933. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Original spiral binding front cover lettered in red. Very good. Unpaginated. Six leaves. 25 x 19 cm. 62 photogravure plates after Brassai. Printed by Draeger with exceptional photogravure plates this series of nocturnal Parisian views with its evocative text by Morand is something of an Art Deco classic. PHOTOBOOK I p. 134: “a ravishing book object in a purely physical sense. The printing represents arguably the most luscious gravure ever seen the blacks being so rich and deep that after handling the book one expects to find sooty deposits all over one’s fingers. The gradation of tones is wonderfully subtle describing an apparently infinite range of black and near-black tones. The layout with its characteristic full-page bleeds never more felicitously employed takes us from image to image from page to page and across night-time Paris with effortless panache. One should think of it as amongst the best produced and influential photobooks ever” HASSELBLAD. 110. PARR/BADGER. I 134. ROTH. 76. Slight crease front cover. Edition Arts et Metiers Graphiques unknown
1932rif. 189332Paris: Édition Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933 1932. The city of light by night First edition of the photographer's first publication an exploration of the nocturnal life of Paris. Brassaï showcases his mastery "at drawing luminosity from the darkness. The swaths of wet paving stones featured on the covers and endpapers of Paris de Nuit gleam like pale beacons in the streetlight. Inside Brassaï explores the city beginning with its broad vistas and grand public spaces and gradually moving into the demimonde he knew so intimately" Roth p. 76. Quarto. Illustrated with 62 full-page gravure plates 2 double-page. Original spiral bound photographic wrappers front cover lettered in red. Wrappers creased and rubbed a few spots of wear short closed tear to head of front wrapper a few marks to rear wrapper: a very good copy. Parr & Badger I p. 134; Roth p. 76. unknown
1933rif. 2311Paris: Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. Near fine. Spiral-bound Quarto 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches 248 x 191 mm 12 pp 62 photogravure plates after photographs by Brassaï each numbered in lower outer corner. Spiral bound stiff card covers without jacket as issued; housed in a custom clamshell case lined in red felt covered in red cloth with morocco spine gilt title. Two-notch chip at bottom of spiral extending into first leaf and one notch at top of spiral; pages lightly toned at the edges but photogravures in excellent condition. 8 pages of text in French by Paul Morand plus a 4 page index with detailed captions for each of the photographs. As beautifully stated in the first line of Paul Morand's introduction to this exceptional collection of photographs: Paris at night is not the negative of the day; the surfaces not not stop being white to become black: in reality they are not even the same images." The 62 photographs by Hungarian-born photographer Brassaï Gyula Halász capture nocturnal scenes throughout Paris - from glowing wet pavement and empty streets to bars cafés and the denizens of Paris at night. This was Brassaï's first published photo book and the work that established his reputation as a master of night photography showcasing his ability to extract light and atmosphere from darkness. A collector's treasure scarce in good condition this is one of the most influential photo books ever produced and is admired not just for its content but for the its productions values: the deep and velvety gravure printing and the evocative layout make it an object of intense tactile and visual appeal. The photogravures are in exceptional condition-richly inked with deep velvety blacks luminous highlights and a striking tonal range that preserves the full atmospheric subtlety of Brassaï's nocturnal vision. The plates retain remarkable clarity and contrast with a vividness and depth seldom found testifying to both the high production standards of Arts et Métiers Graphiques and the care with which this copy has been preserved. Arts et Métiers Graphiques unknown
rif. 105263Editions Des Arts Et Metiers Graphiques. Paris. 1933. Editions Des Arts Et Metiers Graphiques. 1933 First edition. Small 4to spirally bound with limp card covers creased and with a few small dents and marks. 62 photographic full-page plates and 12 pages of text. Page edges rubbed back cover coming slightly away from spiral binding at head of spine. Generally a sound copy of a scarce item. Please contact us for more details. unknown
1933rif. vC1123SIGNED by Paul Morand atop his 8-page preface. Paris: Edition Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. Spiral bound quarto sixty-four gravure plates. The highest celebrated most iconic of the great Paris photobooks printed in a luscious gravure so tactile "that after handling the book one expects to find sooty deposits all over one's fingers. One should think of it as amongst the best produced and influential photobooks ever" The Photobook Vol. I. Roth 101. Whereas most night photography of the period celebrates electric light speed and metropolitan life Brassai's portfolio expresses a different urban narrative. The Paris he shows his "little boxes of night" is tawdry intimate dark and full of mystery as though nighttime were its natural hue. As a young man prefacer Paul Morand bathed in Parisian artistic circles and the high public service. Appointed at the age of 24 attached to the French Embassy in London he began a career at the Quai which took him all over Europe. He entered literature in 1921 with his first prose work Tendres Stocks a collection of short stories prefaced by Marcel Proust. During the 30s he published numerous books travelogues novels short stories; he also practiced journalism notably for Le Figaro. A lovely collectible copy signed by Paul Morand. Book #vC1123. $4850. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand history and science. Edition "Arts et Metiers Graphiques"
