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Since 1976, we have specialized in rare, out-of-print, and antiquarian books, ephemera, and original photographs concerned with all aspects of photography from its pre-history to the modern era. Periodically, electronic catalogues are issued; appraisal and collection development services are offered. Please note that new items are added daily.

I am pleased to announce the publication of the new catalogue, E-LIST 20 a group of 38 diverse and interesting books, prints and ephemera on or about photography. These include two books by Frederic Boissonnas, including his elusive CYCLADES RN CRETE; an iconic photogravure of the Flat Iron Building by Alfred Stieglitz; limited edition artist's books by Robert Heinecken and Edward Ruscha; a rare and beautiful collaboration by Jean Cocteau and Pierre Jahan, LA MORT ET LES STATUES; a signed off-print by Gordon Parks, and 3 titles dealing with pinhole photography.

This sampling is but a fraction of my inventory, and I welcome your desiderata.

Andrew Cahan

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Square 4to., b&w photographs. Green cloth titled in blind on the upper cover. Housed in a green cloth over boards slipcase. Issued without dw. Aside from the neat signature of Alan Winer, photographer and former administrator of the Visual Studies Workshop on the half-title page, this is a fine as new copy in slipcase.

SUBURBIA.
Owens, Bill.
(San Francisco): Straight Arrow Books, (1973). Square 4to., b&w photographs. Green cloth titled in blind on the upper cover. Housed in a green cloth over boards.. more
Price: $4,000.00

Original silver-chloride photograph, 6 1/2 x 5 inches, mounted to heavy card stock, 9 1/2 x 6 inches, with the following printed caption; "Circumstances have delayed us, but we hope this card reaches you very soon. Erskine Caldwell/ Margaret Bourke-White." There is slight creasing to the card stock, else a very good and tonally rich print.

SELF-PORTRAIT WITH ERSKINE CALDWELL.
Bourke-White, Margaret.
Original silver-chloride photograph, 6 1/2 x 5 inches, mounted to heavy card stock, 9 1/2 x 6 inches, with the.. more
Price: $3,000.00

Square small 4to., unpaginated, numerous b&w photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers. The wrappers show very light toning. Aside from the neat signature of Alan Winer, photographer and former administrator of the Visual Studies Workshop, this is a fine copy.

A LOUD SONG.
Seymour, Daniel.
NY: Lustrum Press, 1971. Square small 4to., unpaginated, numerous b&w photographs. Pictorial stiff wrappers. The wrappers show very light toning. Aside from the neat.. more
Price: $600.00

12mo., (iv) frontis map, 104, (4, with 1 mounted photograph),105 - 139 pp. Later marbled paper over boards with printed paper spine label. Slight loss of blank margin on the terminal leaf, otherwise a very good or better copy.

HAND-BOOK OF COLORADO: CONTAINING A DIRECTORY OF POPULATION, AND FACTS ABOUT CLIMATE, COLONIZATION, MINING, FARMING, STOCK RAISING, TOGETHER WITH A BUSINESS INDEX, RAIL ROAD AND STAGE GUIDE, ETC.
[COLORADO]. Blake, J.A.
Denver: J.A. Blake, Publisher, 1871. 12mo., (iv) frontis map, 104, (4, with 1 mounted photograph),105 - 139 pp. Later marbled paper over boards with printed.. more
Price: $1,500.00

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