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
Tai Bei Shi: Xiong Shi, Edition: Chu Ban (Lions): (1998)? 8vo., 163 pp.; comprised of 17 pp. text and full-page b&w plates after photographs. Photo-illustrated stiff wrappers with flaps. Fine. A survey of photographs of China from Felice Beato, John Thomson, Donald Mennie, et al. All images are captioned in..... More
Providence: Matrix Publications, 1981. Siskind, Aaron. First edition. Oblong 8vo., 80 pp., b&w photographs. There is a 1/16 inch closed tear at the tip of the dust jacket on the rear, else a fine copy in illustrated dust jacket. Aaron Siskind became a freelance photographer in 1932, the same year..... More
Chicago: Printed for the author by the Lakeside Press, 1899. Starr, Frederick. First edition. Oblong folio, 32 pp., 141 b&w captioned collotype plates printed recto one or two images to a plate. Gilt-titled cloth with a few tiny snags at the edges and light rubbing and spotting. Very good. Housed..... More
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1962. Strand, Paul. First UK edition. 4to., 151 pp., 145 b&w photographs. There is a slight leaning at the spine and light toning to the endpapers, else near fine in the publisher's cloth. The photo-illustrated dust jacket shows light wear at the edges with a soft..... More
Pittsburgh: Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1980. Swank, Luke. First edition. Small 4to., 94 pp., 92 b&w photo-plates. With additional texts by Beaumont Newhall and Robert Doherty. A fine copy in the illustrated dust jacket that is slightly toned, lacking a few tiny chips at the spine crown, and is..... More
Dortmund: Harenberg, 1981. 12mo., 181 pp., b&w plates from photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. Reprint of the 1877 edition in reduced format, with the text in English (as originally issued) and the plate captions in German. More
San Francisco: The Friends of Photography, 1989. Adams, Shelby Lee. First edition. 4to., 64 pp., 49 plates from b&w and color photographs. Printed stiff wrappers. A fine, as new copy. UNTITLED 48. The seven photographers are Shelby Lee Adams, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Doug Dubois, Roland L. Freeman, Birney Imes, Stephen..... More
Carmel, California: The Friends of Photography, 1984. First edition. 8vo., viii, 118 pp., Illustrated from b&w photographs. Printed stiff wrappers, with printed dust jacket. Fine. Issued as UNTITLED 35. Contributors: Beaumont Newhall, Bill Jay, Maria Morris Hambourg, Anne Wilkes Tucker, Alan Trachtenberg, Max Kozloff, William S. Johnson, Mark Johnstone, Estelle..... More
Carmel, California: The Friends of Photography, 1984. First edition. 8vo., viii, 118 pp., Illustrated from b&w photographs. Printed stiff wrappers, with printed dust jacket that has a crease on the blank rear panel. Near fine. Issued as UNTITLED 35. Contributors: Beaumont Newhall, Bill Jay, Maria Morris Hambourg, Anne Wilkes Tucker..... More
New York: A Studio Book, The Viking Press, 1980. First U.S. edition. 4to., 192 pp., hundreds of b&w and color illustrations. A near fine copy in dust jacket. "For two years the research team on Camera sifted through tens of thousands of photographs in great museums and private collections throughout..... More
Vintage 8 x 10 inch silver gelatin photograph, with ferrotype finish. Slight piece lacking from the blank margin of the upper left corner, a few faint creases; else very good. Tipped to archival mat board with a window over-mat, 14 x 17 inches. On the blank reverse is stamped "..... More
NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946. Weegee. First edition. 8vo., unpaged, numerous b&w photographs. Light wear to the cloth, and occasional faint foxing, primarily on the blank endpapers. A very good copy. SIGNED and inscribed " For the Bennington girls, Weegee, 1947" More
NY: Essential Books, 1945. Weegee. First edition, second printing. 8vo., 246 pp., 260 photos, pictorial endpapers. Original tan/gray smooth cloth. The dust jacket is worn, soiled and chipped at the edges The inner flap of the jacket has been clipped, removing "Second Printing" Still, this title is rare with the..... More
Managua: Ediciones Monimbo, 1983. First edition. 4to., 95 pp., chiefly illustrated from b&w photographs. Photo-illustrated glossy stiff wrappers. A few shallow creases to the wrappers and occasional faint foxing. Very good. Koen Wessing, 1942 - 2011, was born in Amsterdam. In 1957, he saw the work of Ed van der..... More
Cape Town: The Gallery Press, 1986. First edition. Square 4to., xviii, 186 pp., numerous b&w photos. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Near fine. Photo essays by twenty South African photographers. Prepared for The Second Carnegie Inquiry in to Poverty and Development in Southern Africa. More
NY: MoMA, 1977. Winogrand, Garry. First edition. Oblong 4to., 112 pp., 75 plates. Cloth with illustrated dw. A fine copy in a slightly rubbed dust jacket. More
Pasadena: Twelvetrees Press, 1987. First edition. 4to., 40 photos. Embossed cloth. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Limited to 3000 copies. More
NY: McGraw-Hill, 1971. Abramson, Michael. First edition. 4to., 160 pp., over 50 b&w photos. Yellow cloth, titled in black, lightly soiled along the edges. The dust jacket is worn with several tears and chips; else very good. PALANTE (the Spanish equivalent of "Right On" or "Forward") is a book about..... More