Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1976. First edition. 4to., 155 pp., over 100 full-page b&w photos; errata sheet laid-in. Fine in a illustrated dust jacket. The Monsen Collection was formed with the aim of bringing together works that would illustrate the history of photography in America, presented in the following catagories..... More
NY: MoMA, 1940. Weston, Edward. 8vo., 15 pp., 9 b&w photos. Illustrated stapled self-wrappers. Light creasing and soiling. Very good. This bulletin served as both an introduction to structure and goals of the new department of photography and as an exhibition catalogue that illustrates the possibilities of photographic vision. The..... More
Kassel: Universität Kassel, 1982. First edition. 8vo., 160 pp., numerous b&w photos. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Very good. Prepared for the exhibition, Photo recycling Photo oder Die Fotografie im Zeitalter ihrer technischen Reproduzierbarkeit, held at the Universität Kassel, June, 1982. With images (and occasionally text) by Robert Heinecken, Gérard Minkoff, Gerhard..... More
London: Coo Press, 1974. First edition. 4to., 236 pp., numerous full-page b&w photos. Previous owner's inscription on endpaper; tiny bump to the upper tip of the first 46 pages. Very good; the dust jacket is creased along the top edge of the front panel. Includes articles, illustrated from photographs on..... More
London: Coo Press, 1974. First edition. 4to., 236 pp., numerous full-page b&w photos. A fine copy in a the dust jacket that is slightly wrinkled along the top edge of the front panel. Includes articles, illustrated from photographs on: Robert Frank, Cartier-Bresson, Atget; with additional portfolios by: Ralph Gibson, Chris..... More
London: Coo Press, 1974. First edition. 4to., 236 pp., numerous full-page b&w photos. Slight bump to the lower board corners, not affecting the text block. A very good copy in dust jacket. Includes articles, illustrated from photographs on: Robert Frank, Cartier-Bresson, Atget; with additional portfolios by: Ralph Gibson, Chris Killip..... More
V Olomouci: Nakladatelstvi R. Prombergra, 1930. Padouk, Rudolf. First edition. 4to., 91 pp., plus 32 full-page b&w plates. Printed paper wrappers. A slight bump to the crown and tip, else a very good copy. Anthology of Pictorial photography; contains photographs by the following: Rudolf Padouk, Léonard Misonne, Charles Job, Dr..... More
Rochester: Eastman Kodak Company, 1910. First edition. Oblong 4to., [ii] frontis, 7 - 67 pp., 98 b&w photographs. Cloth over boards with new gilt titled buckram spine. The cloth is moderately soiled with a tiny tear and scrape on the rear board; the title page has a few light finger..... More
Rochester: Eastman Kodak Company, 1910. First edition. Oblong 4to., (ii) frontis, 7 - 67 pp., 98 b&w photographs. Cloth over boards with buckram spine. The front board is warped and the cloth faintly stained; the cloth on the rear is more prominently stained; spine is somewhat mottled. Issued without a...... More
[Paris]: Hachette & Cie. 1899. Kuhn. First edition. Folio, 50 pp., (1), plus seven hand-pulled photogravure plates with tissue guards. Text is further illustrated with over 40 additional photo-illustrations. The blank margins of the plates are foxed, not affecting the images. The illustrated wrappers are moderately soiled and rubbed. In..... More
[Andalusia]: Junta de Andalucia, Consejería de Cultura, 1988. First edition. Square 8vo., 63 pp., b&w, tinted and color plates from photographs. Color illustrated stiff wrappers with inner flaps. Fine. The catalogue for the exhibition of pinhole photographs by, Joan Lyons, Martí Llorens, Eric Renner, Chris Wainwright, Manuel Serra, Paolo Gioli..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in association with The Friends of Photography, 1999. First edition. Oblong 4to., unpaginated, chiefly illustrated from color and b&w photographs. Publisher's cloth with photo-illustrated dust jacket. A fine, as new copy sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1977. First edition. Thick 4to., 540 pp., profusely illustrated. A slight bruise to one board tip, else fine copy in very lightly rubbed dust jacket. More
Arnhem, Netherlands: Wabnitz Editions, 1992 - 1996. First ed. A complete run of 16 numbered issues in 15 volumes, plus 1 special issue. All 4to., various paginations, with full color illustrations. Fine. This beautifully illustrated Dutch publication was concerned with all aspects of the history and modern production of the..... More
Paris: Henri Lefebvre, 1935. 4to., iii, 144 pages of b&w plates from photographs, most full-page, many with two images, 3 mounted plates. Gilt-decorated paper over boards;a one inch tear at the top of the front hinge, light foxing on the title page and endpapers, some spotting at the edges. Text..... More
Neuchâtel: Editions Ides et Calendes, 1997. First edition. Boxed CD with instruction booklet in English and French. Fine, unopened. For over 15 years the Auers have been gathering the data for this encyclopaedia which first appeared in book form. This present incarnation in easy to use CD is far more..... More
Berlin: Verlag Hermann Reckendorf, 1929. Richter, Hans. First edition. Small 4to., 125 pp., fully illustrated from photographs and filmstrips. Red cloth titled in blue. Fine and bright in the scarce dust jacket that is lightly chipped and worn at the edges. A companion volume to ES KOMMT DER NEUE FOTOGRAF..... More
Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1993. First ed. 4to., xi, 703 pp., illustrated with approx. 1400 b&w photos. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The photography collection of the Amon Carter Museum spans the history of photography in America and is considered the premier collection. The catalogue provides..... More
Lincoln, Massachusetts: DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and The M. I. T. Press: Cambridge, 2000. First edition. 4to., [xi], 193, [1] pp. Illustrated from b&w and color photographs. Fine, as new in the photo-illustrated dust jacket. Boston played a crucial role in the development of American photography, including criticism, collecting..... More
Göttingen: Steidl Verlag, 2000. Sander, August. First edition. 4to., 253 pp., b&w and color illustrations. A fine copy in illustrated dust jacket. August Sander and the art scene in the twenties; includes photographs by Sander, paintings, sketches, sculpture by Jankel Adler, Heinrich Hoerle, Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, Otto Dix, Gerd Arntz..... More
Linköping: Universitetet i Linköping, Tema Kommunikation. First edition. 8vo., 255 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Printed stiff wrappers in a slightly rubbed photographically illustrated dust jacket. Very good. A symposium on the history and modern artistic photography in Scandinavia. Articles by Lena Johannesson, Tove Hansen, Sven Hirn, Pirjo Porrka, Rolf..... More
Millerton, NY: An Aperture Book, Publication made possible by United Technologies Corporation, 1981. First edition. 4to., 111 pp., b&w captioned photographs. A near fine copy in a pictorial dust jacket. INSCRIBED presentation to Grace Mayer from Bruce Davidson. Includes photographs by: Bischof, Capa, Cartier-Bresson, Davidson, Erwitt, Koudelka, Morath, Stock and..... More
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Bloomington, Indiana: 1953. First edition. 8vo., (8) pp., b&w photo illustrations, Stapled self-wrappers; lightly creased and toned. Neat name stamp of the previous owner. Very good. This publication was issued "to serve as an inexpensive substitute for an exhibition". The texts and photographs are all by photographers associated with the..... More
Salt Lake City: Gibbs M. Smith/Peregrine Smith Books, 1985. First edition. Small 4to., 80 pp., over 60 b&w and color plates. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine, still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Includes a historical survey and artists' statements. Eight of the plates are of unique pinhole cameras. Images by: Bea..... More
NY: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, 1994. First edition. 4to., 240 pp., 148 b&w and color photo-illustrations. A fine as new copy in dust jacket, sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Audrey and Sydney Irmas began their collection more than fifteen years ago, specializing in self-portraiture;..... More