Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
New York: Wittenborn and Company, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. The American edition of this landmark book. The first monograph on their work. One of the most important and influential photography books of the last half-century. A fine copy in a near fine jacket with a short closed tear and a few small nicks. Signed by both Hilla and Bernhard Becher and very uncommon thus. (Parr & Badger v2, 261,Roth 194-195). Item #102735 More
Price: $5,000.00
New York: Home Economics Department- American Can Company, 1936. First edition. A company booklet aimed at educating children about coffee with images by Bourke-White. Includes 11 of her black and white photographs along with a guide to making a coffee project book and two pages of tests and a reader reply card. All of the components are in about near fine condition in a clean close to near fine folding cardstock holder that has some minor wear. Uncommon with only 2 copy listed in OCLC. (Parr & Badger v2, 184). Item #155512 More
Price: $750.00
New York: The Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. A classic retrospective monograph with an introduction by Cyril Connolly. A clean near fine copy that has a tiny amount of wear at the bottom edge in a very good plus dust jacket that has some small chips near the base of the spine as well as some other minor edge wear. Still one of the best books by on Brandt. Item #102425 More
Price: $400.00
New York: Random House, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. An early collection of short stories from the Australian winner of the Booker Prizer for his novels "Oscar and Lucinda" and "True History of the Kelly Gang." A clean very near fine copy in a very near fine dustjacket. Signed by Carey on the title page. Item #107246 More
Price: $150.00
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Letter D from a deluxe limited edition of 26 lettered copies. A very fine copy with cloth boards and leather spine in a fine slipcase and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Issued without dust jacket. Signed by Casey. Item #114918 More
Price: $200.00
Iowa City, IA: The Now Press, 1976. First edition. Softcover. Limited edition of 55 numbered copies. A book of poetry. A very near fine copy in wrappers with a small spot on the rear endpaper. Signed by Chernoff. Only 3 copies in OCLC. Very uncommon. Item #106180 More
Price: $500.00
Berkeley, CA: North Point Press, 1991. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. Author Madison Smartt Bell's review copy. Together with "A Key to The Alchymist's Journal" as well as a signed copy of Bell's review which appeared in the Boston Globe. The "Key" is signed by Bell as well. A very good plus copy of the proof with quite a number of corners that have been creased internally. A very nice mini archive of sorts. Item #100980 More
Price: $150.00
Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 180 pages. Number 18 of only 25 copies of the deluxe edition. An attractive collection of images of bullfighting taken in Spain, Mexico, Ecuador and France. Text by Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa. Includes 130 four color plates. A fine copy in cloth boards in a fine cloth clamshell box and with a laid in original gelatin silver print that is signed and numbered by Crouser. The book is also signed and numbered by Crouser as well. A beautiful production. Item #153413 More
Price: $550.00
Los Angeles: St Ann's Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Number 90 from a deluxe edition of only 100 copies. The first time Davidson's powerful civil rights photographs were collected in book form. Foreword by Congressman John Lewis. Introduction by Deborah Willis. A very fine copy in a very fine black cloth slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed and numbered by Davidson on the half title page. With a fine original silver gelatin print of the cover image which has also been signed by Davidson on the verso. A beautifully production. Item #142597 More
Price: $1,200.00
London: Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, 1999. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 142 pages. Essay by Martin Kemp. Includes numerous color and black and white images of water in various states. A near fine copy with a slight bump to the top of the spine in a very near fine dust jacket with a small corresponding bump to the top of the spine. A very attractive book. Item #123591 More
Price: $150.00
Philadelphia, PA: Ritten House, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 87 pages. A collection of poems from the prolific author and publisher. A clean very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and with very near fine wraparound band. Signed and nicely inscribed by Derleth on the front free endpaper: "for Harold J. Bailey. The reaches of my heart are: tree, petal, like snow and man below. Cordially, August Derleth August 12, '39." A very nice copy. Item #147917 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A novel that was reportedly based on Ephron's own failed marriage. The basis for a Mike Nichols directed movie with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Ephron on the front free endpaper and with a wraparound band from B. Dalton. A very fresh copy. Item #157110 More
Price: $200.00
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 128 pages. Introduction by Wilfrid Sheed. An early collection of Erwitt's black and white images. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Erwitt on the title page in the year of publication. A nicer than usual of the much less common cloth issue. Item #143921 More
Price: $250.00
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. First printing of 5000 copies and with the errata slip. Essay by Lincoln Kirstein. A powerful selection of Evans photographs, many of which were derived from his work for the FSA. This monograph was published for the first one man photography show at MOMA and it remains one of the most important and influential photobooks ever. An about good plus copy in black cloth boards that have some spotting to the front board and with the paper spine label rubbed and worn so that most of the wording is no longer visible. Internally a clean and fresh copy but lacking the errata slip. No dust jacket. (Parr & Badger v1, 114-115, Roth 98-99). Item #152882 More
Price: $350.00
New York: Aperture, 1969. First revised and enlarged edition. Softcover. This remains one of the most important and influential photography books of the 20th century. This version features several pages of film strips from Frank's work in movies during the 1960s. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with a small crease to the bottom corner of the front panel, some creasing to the spine and with the usual Grossman Publishers' label on the rear panel. Item #120708 More
Price: $250.00
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. First edition. Softcover. Simultaneous paperback first printing. 107 pages. Essays by both Gohlke and John C. Hudson. A moody and striking collection of 45 black and white photographs of grain elevators and the surrounding areas. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some very slight wear and some light soiling to the bottom of the page edges. Signed by Gohlke on the half title page. Uncommon signed. Item #152306 More
Price: $200.00
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 159 pages. A fairly comprehensive look at the varied work of Brodovitch. Includes 340 illustrations with 70 in color. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Still one of the best monographs on this important and highly influential artist, graphic designer and photographer. Item #155812 More
Price: $150.00
London: Faber and Faber, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. One of the better collection of poems from the Nobel Prize winner. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with none of the usual fading. A sharp copy. Item #153864 More
Price: $400.00
Ann Arbor, MI: Passim Editions, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. One of only 100 copies printed by Wesley B. Tanner. A slim collection of 10 poems. A very fine copy of this fine press book with cloth spine, paper covered boards and with a printed spine label. Signed by Hecht on the colophon page. A beautiful book. Item #127271 More
Price: $200.00
Carmel, CA: Friends of Photography, 1986. First edition. Oblong softcover. Includes a 31 black and white photographs from Hosoe's books "Barakei," "Embrace," "Man and Woman" and several other projects. Afterword by Ronald J. Hill. A very near fine copy in illustrated wrappers. Signed by Hosoe with a drawing on the front free endpaper and dated in 1988. Uncommon thus. Item #146603 More
Price: $150.00
Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 2004. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 174 pages. Number 78 from an edition of only 100 copies. Text in English and German with essays by Julio Llamanzares and Rosa Oliveras. Includes 84 color and duotone plates. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny scratch to the spine and in a fine slipcase. Includes a C-Print of Portrait 9, 2002. Photograph measures 11" x 7.5" and is numbered 78 of 100 and signed by Hutte. Photograph is in fine condition as well. Item #143281 More
Price: $1,000.00
Taipei, Taiwan: Shen's Art Printing Co. 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Text by Juan I. Jong in Chinese and translated into English by Emily Wang. A collection of 88 black and white images from this important Chinese photographer. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some slight wear. Signed by Jong on the front free endpaper in English and Chinese. Uncommon thus. Item #148909 More
Price: $200.00
Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. A slim collection of poems. A close to near fine copy with a former owner signature to the front pastedown that is obscured by the about very good dust jacket with tiny chips to the corners and to the spine ends and bottom edge of the rear panel as well as a few edge tears to the spine ends. Signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Tony Hammer with all good wishes. Thomas Kinsella." Item #125396 More
Price: $150.00
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. Revised edition. Hardcover. First printing. Poet and editor Duncan Glen's copy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Includes an enlarged glossary. Prepared by John C. Weston. A very good copy with some slight fading to the edges of the boards and spine ends in an about very good dust jacket that has some soiling and edge wear. Signed and inscribed by MacDiarmid on the front free endpaper: "To Duncan Glen with gratitude and every good wish from Hugh MacDiarmid. April 1967. Additionally this copy is signed by John C. Weston as well. A terrific inscription from one Scottish poet to another. Item #134880 More
Price: $400.00
New York: Fireside Books - Simon & Schuster, 1979. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. A stunning and disturbing collection of photographs taken by Mark after she did an article on the filming of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The director of the film, Milos Forman, has writen the introduction for this book. A near fine copy with the usual remainder mark to the bottom of the page edges in a close to near fine dust jacket with some offsetting from an old dust jacket protector that has left two horizontal bands that are only visible from the verso. Signed and nicely inscribed by Mark on the title page in 1991. Item #153913 More
Price: $400.00