New York: The Pictorial Photographers of America at the Art Center, 1926. First edition. Folio, [16] pp., plus 82 full-page b&w plates from photographs. Cloth-backed gilt-titled paper over boards; the upper front board tip is bruised, the lower is chipped; small dent to the edge of the rear board and..... More
México, D. F. Fundación Cultura Televisa, 1995. First edition. Three volumes. 4to., 273, [1]; 274, [1[]; 264, [3] pp., chiefly illustrated from b&w and color photographs. The lower tip of the first volume is bumped; otherwise, a very good set. Am impressive collection, from the advent of photography through the..... More
Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., 1964. Muybridge, E. First edition. 4to., 192 pp., fully illustrated with b&w photos. Very good in a lightly worn illustrated dust jacket. An important history which includes biographies and examples of photographers who were active in the west but seldom mentioned in other texts, i.e.; Duhem..... More
Munich: Brüder Auer Verlag, 1955. First edition. 4tos., 39, [1] pp., gatefold table of photographs, and 111 plates from b&w photographs. Publisher's black cloth titled in white ink in the photo-illustrated dust jacket, housed in the publisher's card slipcase with printed title label on the spine. Other than a thin..... More
(Milan): Giancarlo Politi Editore, (1989). First edition. Large 8vo., 197 pp., adverts, b&w and color plates. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Includes work and texts by John Baldessari, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Victor Burgin, Gilbert and George, Joseph Kosuth, Barbara Kruger, Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, et al. Post-modernism... More
Carmel, CA: The Friends of Photography, 1970. First edition. Folio, 4 pp. French fold text sheet, with 15 loose b&w full-page photographs. Aside from a few shallow creases to the printed portfolio, a very good copy. Photos by Dave Bohn, John Brook, Reva Brooks, Paul Caponigro, Marie Cosindas, Judy Dater..... More
[Helsinki: Suomen valokuvataiteen museo, Forssan kirjap, 1990]. First edition. 8vo., 146 pp., b&w and color photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. Contains work by Man Ray, Arnulf Rainer, Luigi Ontani, Eino Mäkinen, Trond Hedström, Timo Kelaranta, Karl Soinio, Petri Virtanen and Vertti Teräsvuori. Texts in Finnish, Swedish and English: "Mad Love"..... More
Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Ciudad de Buenos Aires: Museo de Arte Moderno, 1981. First edition. 8vo., (156) pp., b&w and color photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Upper tip bumped and creased. Very good. Prepared for an exhibition with an emphasis on Argentinian photographers but also others who photographed there; biographical data..... More
Bonn: Brüder Auer Verlag, 1952/ Munich: Brüder Auer, 1955. Man Ray. First editions. 4tos., [vol. 1] 40 pp., 111 full-page plates; [vol. 2] 40 pp., 111 b&w photo-plates. Cloth. Volune 1: the previous owner has printed his name on ther front pastedown, and the rear hinge is partially opened, but..... More
Banff, Alta. Walter Phillips Gallery, 1993. First ed. Small 4to., 134 pp., b&w and color photographs, some folding. Illustrated dust jacket over illustrated stiff wrappers. Slight crease at the edge of the dust jacket; near fine. Photography by and essays about the following artists: Ian Wallace, Susan McEachern, Evergon, Mark..... More
Bern: Benteli Verlag und Zürich: Kunsthaus, 1977. First edition. 4to., 413 pp., illustrated with 917 b&w reproductions. Cloth. A near fine copy. A broad historical survey of the relationship between photography and painting; with artists' biographies. More
Bern: Benteli Verlag, 1985. First edition. Thick 4to., 523 pp., profusely illustrated. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Very good. Prepared for a major exhibition of self-portraiture in painting and photography. Text and captions in both French and German. More
NY: American Photography Two, 1986. First edition. 4to., (15) pp., plus 168 color and b&w photos, (6) pp. index. Fine, as new, in dust jcket. Includes photos by: Richard Avedon, George Hurrell, Les Krims, Mary Ellen Mark, Robert Mapplethorpe. More
Paris: Librairie Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1957. First edition. Square 8vo., 96 pp., [4] adverts. Decorative stiff wrappers, which are moderately worn, rubbed and dusty. A good copy. Issue No. 1 contains a play booklet entitled LES DÉTRAQUÉES by Pierre-L. Palau, 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches, which is laid-in. Covers illustrated..... More
NY: Summit Books, 1977. First edition. 4to., 208 pp., hundreds of b&w photos. Remainder stamp on the bottom edge of the text block, else a fine copy in the illustrated dust jacket. From 19th century postmortems to Les Krims, inclusive. More
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, (1978). Sheeler, Charles. First edition. Oblong 4to., 96 pp., many b&w photos, selected bibliographies. Printed wrappers. Slight soiling to the wrappers, else very good. "This exhibition focuses on how these two artists translated the architecture and machinery at the Rouge into their own unique artistic..... More
NY: Abrams with the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1978. First edition. Oblong 4to., 272 pp., 172 b&w photos. Two-toned cloth with mounted photo. Fine. Issued without a dust jacket. A chronological illustrated history of the photographers who documented the discovery and expansion of the west. They include, Watkins..... More
Praha: Státní nakladateství krásné literatury a umení, 1959. First edition. 12mo., 14 pp., plus 80 full-page b&w photos. Pictorial stiff wrappers which are rubbed. A good or better copy. Anthology of primarily noted Czech and Asian photographers. More
Roudnice nad Labem: Galerie výtvarného um ni, 1973. First edition. 8vo., 24 unnumbered pages, largely illustrated from b&w photographs. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. Checklist of photographs laid-in. The catalog is organized into portfolio sections with biographical data and several images by the following artists: Alphonse Mucha, D.J. Ruzicka, Frantisek..... More
Ostfildern: Cantz Verlag, 1995. First edition. 4to., 144 pp., principally illustrated from b&w and color photographs. Color illustrated stiff wrappers with inner flaps. Light wear to the wrappers. Very good. The catalogue for the exhibition of 26 international photographers, curated by Thomas Weski and Ulrich Bischoff, with texts in German..... More
Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. (1980). 4to, 30 pp. Printed stiff wrappers. Very good. Guide Series Number Four. Includes a list of photographs and manuscripts acquired during the Center's first three years. More
Rizzoli: Travelling Light, [1982]. First UK edition. Small 4to., 191 pp., b&w photos. Printed stiff wrappers. There are a few light, small creases to the wrappers. Very good. This volume is based on a series of edited interviews conducted by Diamonstein at the New School for Social Research/Parsons School of..... More
Paris: Arthaud, 1984. First edition. 4to., 111 pp., chiefly illustrated from b&w and handcolored photographs. Laid-in is a 4 pp. text and list of plate in both English and Japanese. Slight bump to the upper board tip; else near fine in the color illustrated dust jacket. The work of two..... More
San Francisco: Friends of Photography/Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, in association with the University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1990. Evans, Walker. First edition. 4to., 88 pp., chiefly illustrated from b&w and color photos. Printed stiff wrappers. Fine. Signed and inscribed. "For Pete, with pleasure, William Christenberry, December 1990." Issued..... More
(Kassel: Gesamthochschule Kassel, Fotoforum, 1977). First edition. Oblong 8vo., 263 pp., numerous b&w photo-illustrations. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Bumped corner, dusty wrappers, else very good. Prepared for an exhibition which was made up into two main groups: "Reflection of the Media" and "From Documentation to Fiction." German and English text; includes..... More