1955Best.-Nr. 67069Milano: Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 104pp. Slim quarto 30 cm Tan cloth over boards. The boards are darkened at the edges the bottom edge of the front board a bit more so. The front endpaper is cracked along the hinge and has a previous owner's bookplate and a name in pen. In a worn dust jacket with a 7 inch taped tear to the front panel and a loss that is 1/4 inch deep that extends across the length of the front panel. The rear panel is for the most part free of flaws. Italian text. A portrait of the rustic Italian village of Luzzaro featuring illustrations from black-and-white photographs by Paul Strand and text by Italian screenwriter Cesare Zavattini "The Bicycle Thief". American photographer and filmmaker Paul Strand 1890-1976 known for his street portraits strove to express the feeling of a land and its inhabitants in an honest and gracious manner and his approach greatly influenced American photography. Considered to be one of the first significant photo-books published in Italy. The image on the front of the dust jacket has become iconic. Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. hardcover books
1980Best.-Nr. 1304476Millerton New York: Aperture Inc 1980. Limited Edition #272/450. Hardcover. Quarto 256 pages; VG; bound in publisher's green-gray cloth spine sun-faded to gray with black and white lettering; housed in a VG- slipcase with sun-fading in rows; Lacking the gravure "Iris 1928" signed by Mrs. Paul Strand; shelved front table. Paul Strand 1890-1976 was an American photographer and filmmaker who along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. His diverse body of work spanning six decades covers numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas Europe and Africa. wikipedia. 1304476. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Aperture, Inc hardcover books
1922Best.-Nr. 193837New York: MSS 1922. Paperback. Good- may have dark tanning to spine. wraps have scuffs marks chips smudges & light spotted foxing; may have tears. pg edges may have dark tanned edgs. some unopened pgs; some loose pages. Folded sheets loose. 20 pp. no illustrations. Includes responses or shorter or greater length by: Marcel Duchamp Joseph Pennel two responses Alfred Russell for Charles Chaplin Carl Zigrosser Charles Sheeler Charles Demuth Carl Sandburg Elizabeth Davidson Waldo Frank Leo Ornstein Leo Stein Gilbert Cannan Stephan Bourgeois S. Macdonald Wright Thomas Hart Benton Thomas J. Craven George F. Of Arthur G. Dove Gaston Lachaise John Marin extensive essay Hutchins Hapgood Oscar Bluemner Kenneth Hayes Miller J. B. Kerfoot Ernest Bloch Alfeo Faggi Evelyn Scott Sherwood Anderson extensive essay which was previously published in The New Republic October 25 1922 regarding Alfred Steiglitz Georgia O'Keeffe Walter Lippmann De Zayas. The letters are followed by a Bibliography of References in "Camera Work" and then "A Few general References in The English Language." Though the publication date is listed as December 1922 it is possible it was not printed until January 1923 as a reference is made to an paragraph published in January 1923 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. Extremely rare. 9 copies located on Worldcat. The letters / essays / comments contained herein were solicited by Strand and Steiglitz for a Special Issue of MSS Manuscripts in early to mid-May 1922 judging by the dates on the earliest responses. MSS paperback books
1922Best.-Nr. 191767New York: MSS 1922. Good may have dark tanning to spine. wraps have scuffs marks smudges & light spotted foxing; may have tears. pg edges may have dark tanned edgs. some unopened pgs. Folded sheets loose. 20 pp. no illustrations. Includes responses or shorter or greater length by: Marcel Duchamp Joseph Pennel two responses Alfred Russell for Charles Chaplin Carl Zigrosser Charles Sheeler Charles Demuth Carl Sandburg Elizabeth Davidson Waldo Frank Leo Ornstein Leo Stein Gilbert Cannan Stephan Bourgeois S. Macdonald Wright Thomas Hart Benton Thomas J. Craven George F. Of Arthur G. Dove Gaston Lachaise John Marin extensive essay Hutchins Hapgood Oscar Bluemner Kenneth Hayes Miller J. B. Kerfoot Ernest Bloch Alfeo Faggi Evelyn Scott Sherwood Anderson extensive essay which was previously published in The New Republic October 25 1922 regarding Alfred Steiglitz Georgia O'Keeffe Walter Lippmann De Zayas. The letters are followed by a Bibliography of References in "Camera Work" and then "A Few general References in The English Language." Though the publication date is listed as December 1922 it is possible it was not printed until January 1923 as a reference is made to an paragraph published in January 1923 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. Extremely rare. 9 copies located on Worldcat. The letters / essays / comments contained herein were solicited by Strand and Steiglitz for a Special Issue of MSS Manuscripts in early to mid-May 1922 judging by the dates on the earliest responses. MSS paperback books
1962Best.-Nr. 204103Dresden: VEB Verlag der Kunst 1962. First edition. Hardcover. The first German edition of Strand's classic book "Tir A Mhurain: Outer Hebrides" Features commentary in German by Basil Davidson. A beautifully printed collection of black and white images by Strand. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards. No dust jacket. VEB Verlag der Kunst unknown books
1962Best.-Nr. 215563London: MacGibbon & Kee 1962. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 150 pages. Published 6 years before the U.S. edition. Features commentary by Basil Davidson. A collection of over 145 of Strand's photographs taken in the Outer Hebrides islands of South Uist Benbecula and Eriskay. A near fine copy in cloth boards with some slight bumping to the bottom edge of the front board and some slight tapping to the top right corner and in a very good with some edge chips and tears and wear. Still a nice copy of this beautiful book. MacGibbon & Kee unknown books
1962Best.-Nr. 199975London England: MacGibbon & Kee 1962. Hardcover. Good Ex-Library with sticker on lower DJ spine bookplate from former owner; DJ is heavily toned and chipped; light smudges marks to cloth. light rubbing to corners. foxing or tanning to edges; rubbing to corners; numerous tears; jacket has protective mylar which is worn; textblock edges are toned with some foxing and smudging; interior is clean but toned with occasional smudging/foxing; binding is solid. tan & pictorial dustjacket; grey cloth boards w/ black printing. 151 pgs w/ bw plates illustrations & maps. A wonderful collection of Strand's work. "In 1954 Paul Strand and his wife Hazel spent three months traversing the rugged island of South Uist off the west coast of Scotland. "Tir a'Mhurain" reflects the impressions they gathered during their stay. Juxtaposing people and landscape Strand's photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in this wild terrain. Whether they are of rocks and sea or a grinning shepherd boy scudding clouds hanging over seaside houses or the wrinkled face of an old lady Strand's images capture the essence and complexity of a singular place."-- Amazon. MacGibbon & Kee hardcover books
1962Best.-Nr. 192187London England: MacGibbon & Kee 1962. Hardcover. VG/Good light smudges marks to cloth. light rubbing to corners. bump to lower spine. few instances of foxing or tanning to edges. dustjacket has numerous tears to spine ends; rubbing to corners; numerous tears; jacket has been laminated. tan & pictorial dustjacket; grey cloth boards w/ black printing. 151 pgs w/ bw plates illustrations & maps. Light foxing to textblock edges. Interior lightly toned with some faint discolorization to some pages; appears to be aging of the older paper glossy stock rather than dampstaining. Dust-jacket preserved in laminate but not presentation quality. A wonderful collection of Strand's work. "In 1954 Paul Strand and his wife Hazel spent three months traversing the rugged island of South Uist off the west coast of Scotland. "Tir a'Mhurain" reflects the impressions they gathered during their stay. Juxtaposing people and landscape Strand's photographs depict the perfect complicity he saw between nature and habitation in this wild terrain. Whether they are of rocks and sea or a grinning shepherd boy scudding clouds hanging over seaside houses or the wrinkled face of an old lady Strand's images capture the essence and complexity of a singular place."--Amazon. MacGibbon & Kee hardcover books
1976Best.-Nr. 171934New York: Aperture 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 183 pages. Profile of Strand by Calvin Tompkins. Features excerpts from correspondence interviews and other documents along with numerous black and white images by Strand. A very good copy with a faint moisture stain to the base of the spine in a very good plus dust jacket with a faint moisture staint to the base of the spine that is really only visible from the verso. Still a nice copy of this collection that includes many of Strand's best photographs. Aperture unknown books
1952Best.-Nr. 211647Lausanne Switzerland: La Guilde du Livre 1952. First edition. Softcover. The preferred edition of this classic book. Number 367 from an edition of 10300. Features text by Claude Roy. Includes numerous black and white photographs by Strand. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some wear to the top of the spine and some minor wear to the tissue dust jacket. A very nice copy of what is one of the more attractive of Strand books. Parr & Badger v1 Roth 136-137. La Guilde du Livre unknown books
2001Best.-Nr. 201053New York: Aperture 2001. Second Edition. Hardcover. VG Light edgewear to DJ. BW-photographic dust jacket with black lettering. Slate cloth boards with silver stamped spine lettering. 119 pp. BW photographs. "In this first English translation of La France de Profil Paul Strand's photographs combined with commentary by the celebrated French poet Claude Roy capture the essence of rural life in postwar France. Like Strand's renowned books Time in New England and Un Paese La France de Profil is a profound meditation on place. Strand's portraits of the young and old evoke a sense of history and character. Images of narrow alleys old tobacco shops sidewalk cafes and open fields convey the textures and rhythms of the French countryside. "His photographs are complemented by Roy's collages made from small-town newspapers and his own wry handwritten musings on French mentality and mores. La France de Profil is not only a tribute to a way of life that still exists in the French countryside but a monument to the evocative power of skillfully synthesized pictures and text."--Jacket. Aperture hardcover books
1962Best.-Nr. 126295Lausanne Switzerland: Clairefontaine 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Text in French. A collection of black and white images all taken in this area off the coast of Scotland. A very good copy with bumping to the bottom corners of the boards and text block and some darkening to the endpapers in an about fair dust jacket that has numerous tears chips and scratches and wear. A beautifully printed book. Clairefontaine unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 200773Santa Fe NM: Gerald Peters Gallery 1994. Paperback. Good Ex art library with sticker on the front cover and inside rear cover; wraps are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is very clean; binding is solid. Light green wraps with b&w photo illustration and dark grey lettering; 40 pp.; richly illustrated. Created on the occasion of an exhibition held May 5th through 30th 1994 in Santa Fe NM. Gerald Peters Gallery paperback books
1969Best.-Nr. 185737New York: Horizon Press 1969. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Features text by James Aldridge. A collection of Strand's black and white photographs taken in Egypt. A clean and tight near fine copy with some slight toning to the endpapers in an about very good dust jacket with a large jagged tear to the base of the front panel at the spine and some other light wear. Still a solid copy of this beautiful book. Horizon Press unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 166942Malibu CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum 1990. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran September 11 through November 25 1990. Single sheet folded three times to create 8 pages. Essay by Judith Keller. Includes 5 images. A near fine copy with a slight crease to the top left corner. The J. Paul Getty Museum unknown books
1997Best.-Nr. 210606New York: Aperture 1997. Hardcover. 95 pages. Part of the Masters of Photography series. Features an essay by Mark Haworth-Booth. Includes numerous black and white photographs with many of Strand's most iconic images present as well as a brief chronology list of previous exhibitions and a selected bibliography. A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Aperture unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 211649New York: Oxford University Press 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 248 pages. Features forewords by Newhall and Strand along with text selected and edited by Nancy Newhall. A beautiful selection of Strand's black and white photographs. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards with some light wear and in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with some light edge wear some rubbing and some scratches ot the rear panel. Despite the minor flaws a pleasing copy. Oxford University Press unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 201919New York: Oxford University Press 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 248 pages. Features forewords by Newhall and Strand along with text selected and edited by Nancy Newhall. A beautiful selection of Strand's black and white photographs. A near fine copy in cloth boards with a crease to the top corner of the first seven pages and in very good plus dust jacket with some minor wear. Signed and inscribed by Nancy Newhall on the front free endpaper in the year of publication and additionally signed by Paul Strand as well. Very uncommon as such. Oxford University Press unknown books
1983Best.-Nr. 199905New York: Zabriskie 1983. Paperback. Good Ex-Library with sticker on lower front cover and inside rear cover and pencil markings on first page; 12 unnumbered pp.; richly illustrated. White stapled wraps with black lettering and b&w-photo illustration; 12 unnumbered pp.; richly illustrated. Created on the occasion of an exhibition at Zabriskie Gallery March 22nd through April 23rd 1983. Zabriskie paperback books
1990Best.-Nr. 217673New York & Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art in association with Aperture 1990. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 171 pages. Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition that ran December 2 1990 through February 3 1991 in Washington D.C. and then on to six other locations for additional dates. Features text by Sarah Greenough and an afterword by Michael E. Hoffman. Includes over 140 black and white images many of which are some Strand's best known works along with a chronology and a checklist. A fine copy in black cloth boards and in a fine dust jacket. An as new copy that is still in the publisher's shrinkwrap of what remains one of the best monographs on Strand. National Gallery of Art in association with Aperture unknown books
1991Best.-Nr. 16249Washington: National Gallery of Art 1991. Softbound. VG small bookplate inside front cover. Black wraps. 172 pp. Numerous bw plates. Published to accompany an exhibition which began in Washington DC: National Gallery of Art Dec. 2 1990 to Feb. 3 1991 and went onward from there. A large format book with stunning large and crisp plates. National Gallery of Art paperback books
1977Best.-Nr. 9033509New York: Aperture 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Photography by Strand text selected and edited by Nancy Newhall preface by Metcalf afterward by Beaumont Newhall. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Book is fine dust jacket has mild shelfwear. 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. 256 pages. Aperture hardcover books
1955Best.-Nr. 517885Milano: Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Text in Italian by Cesare Zavattini. Quarto. 107pp. illustrated full-page halftone photographs by Paul Strand. Gray cloth stamped in red and black. Noted scholar and author's neat ink name on front flyleaf binding has moderate toning overall very good in good only dust jacket quite soiled at the extremities and shallow chips at the upper edges. Zavattini was a noted screenwriter and collaborator with Vittorio de Sica including The Bicycle Thief and other noted Italian directors. Giulio Einaudi editore S.p.A. hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 592918Lausanne Switzerland: La Guilde du Livre 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Text by Claude Roy. Photographs by Paul Strand. Quarto. Pictorial jacket over unprinted stiff wrappers. 128pp. Illustrated throughout with 75 heliogravure plates by Strand. Text in French. Tiny ownership signature of Nicholas Dean a very good copy with affixed dust jacket with rubbing at the extremities and some erosion at the base of the spine. A sound copy. Roth. The Book of 101 Books p.136. La Guilde du Livre hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 518051Lausanne Switzerland: La Guilde du Livre 1952. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Text by Claude Roy. Photographs by Paul Strand. Quarto. Pictorial jacket over unprinted stiff wrappers. 128pp. Illustrated throughout with 75 heliogravure plates by Strand. Text in French. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and in the publisher's unprinted glassine; the glassine has a short tear at the crown else fine. An attractive copy seldom encountered in fine condition. Roth. The Book of 101 Books p.136. La Guilde du Livre unknown books
