Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1974. First edition and first printing. Oblong hardcover. Features a foreward by Wallace Stegner. A large oversized monograph that includes 115 "extended range photolithographic reproductions" of many of Adams' best known images. A clean very near fine copy in two tone cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #210158 More
Price: $150.00
New York and New Haven, CT: Aperture and Yale University Art Gallery, 2009. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 84 pages. Originally published in 1985 as "Summer Nights" this is an expanded and revised version. For this edition Adams edited and changed the sequencing of the images. Includes a total of 70 tritone illustrations of which 39 were previously unpublished. A very near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very fine dust jacket and with a a very fine wrap-around band. Signed by Adams on the title page and very uncommon as such. A very fresh copy of this book that that features one of Adams' best bodies of works. Item #192568 More
Price: $450.00
Garden, City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. Amis' wildly popular and biting first novel. A well received book that was a Burgess 99 novel. The basis for the John Boulting directed movie as well as several other adaptations. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards with some toning to the endpapers and in a very good plus dust jacket with a couple of small edge chips, some light soiling to the rear panel and some other minor wear. Still a very pleasing copy with the Edward Gorey illustrated dust jacket that is much more evocative then the plain yellow dust jacket for the British edition. Item #205994 More
Price: $650.00
Porto, Portugal: Centro Portugues de Fotografia, 2007. First edition. Softcover. Number 7 of only 30 copies. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. A collection of black and white images accompanied by brief text by Maria do Carmo Seren. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Includes an original gelatin silver print of the cover image. Print is in near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom corner and a slight crimp to the top edge. The book itself has been signed and numbered by Andersen on the front cover. The photograph has been signed by Andersen on the verso. Item #166158 More
Price: $200.00
Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Printed in an edition of only 1000 copies. A collection of images taken by Aretz over the course of twenty years and numerous visits to the British Isles. Features an introduction by Bill Jay. Includes 50 duotone A very near fine copy in cloth boards with black and white image inset into the front cover. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Arentz on the title page. Uncommon as such. Item #205405 More
Price: $150.00
London: J.M. Dent, 1895. First edition thus. Hardcover. 256 pages. Number 27 of only 125 copies of this large paper edition. Edited and arranged by E. Dixon. Includes five full page and sixteen smaller black and white illustrations. A very good plus copy in cloth boards with some minor wear, some toning to the endpapers, a vintage gift inscription to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Uncommon in this edition. Item #212594 More
Price: $450.00
London: Atlas Press, 2005. First edition thus. Softcover. 154 pages. Bellmer's classic book translated from the German by Malcolm Green. Features some poems by Paul Eluard. Includes 15 color photographs, 10 black and white images and a a few line drawings. A very near fine copy in wrappers and in a very near fine cardstock slipcase. Surprisingly uncommon. Item #192113 More
Price: $300.00
Gottingen, Germany: Steidl / Dangin, 2006. First edition and first printing. Hardcovers. Features an introduction by Shelly Verthime and an essay by Nicolle Meyer. The first book features photographs of fashion model Nicolle Meyer, many of some of which were previously unpublished. The second book is a retrospective look at the wide range of creative outlets with photography. Both books are very fine copies in cloth boards with a color image inset into each book and in a fine slipcase. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Please note that this is a heavy set and will require extra shipping. Item #213416 More
Price: $400.00
London: Thames and Hudson, 1982. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 223 pages. Features text by Brassai translated from the French by Richard Miller. Brassai reminisces about his friends: Braque, Dali, Dufy, Giacomett, Leger, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Rouault, Maillol and more. Includes numerous black and white images. A very good copy in cloth boards with some slight splitting to the internal front hinge and with a sticker to the front pastedown from Marlborough Reference Library and in a very good plus dust jacket with some edge tears and minor wear. Signed by Brassai on the half title page. A nice copy with an interesting provenance as Marlborough Gallery exhibited Brassai several times. Item #215996 More
Price: $450.00
Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Number 30 of 30 copies of this deluxe edition. Preface by Jeffrey Hoone and with an afterword by Amitav Ghosh. A nicely designed book by John Gossage and Chao. A collection of 77 color photographs by Chao. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and and in a fine yellow clamshell box. Signed by Chao in the book. Includes an original color photograph of Tin Tao Liang that appears in the book on page 11. Print is in fine condition and is signed by Chao on the verso. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #149964 More
Price: $500.00
Koln and New York: Taschen, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 127 pages. Number 165 from an edition of 1000 special copies. Text English, French and German by Ernst Beyeler. Features a look at the conception and execution of this project and with a glossary, and chronology and other information. Includes numerous illustrations and a swatch of the cloth that was used. A fine copy in cloth boards and in a fine illustrated slipcase and in a fine example of the publisher's printed cardboard box. Signed by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Wolfgang Volz on the limitation page and with a laid in color image that has been also signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Image is in fine condition and in a transluscent enclosure. This item is very heavy and will require extra shipping for international orders. Item #211829 More
Price: $650.00
London: Secker and Warburg, 1983. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 249 pages. The first of Coetzee's Booker Prize winning novels. Coetzee went on to win again for "Disgrace." A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with a very slight bit of sunning to the spine. Signed by Coetzee on the title page. Item #211586 More
Price: $450.00
New York: Random House, 1967. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 187 pages. A powerful collection of black and white photographs by Cole documenting life in South Africa under Apartheid. Features an introduction by Joseph Lelyveld and text by Thomas Flaherty. A clean and tight near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some minor edge wear. A lovely copy of this terrific book from Cole who is the subject of a 2024 documentary called "Ernest Cole: Lost and Found." (Parr & Badger v2,106). Item #207321 More
Price: $275.00
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Number 94 of only 125 specially bound copies. The definitive bibliography on Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike that includes his works as well as books on him as well. A fine copy in linen covered boards with leather spine in a fine matching cloth slipcase and with fine cd supplement. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Updike on the limitation page. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #177572 More
Price: $250.00
New York: Karma & Glenn Horowitz, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. One of only 125 copies bound in cloth from a total edition of 1000 copies. A one act play by Delillo that was first performed at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Includes, with the covers, a total of 7 images by Richard Prince. A fine copy in gray cloth boards with a color image affixed to the front cover and with a fine acetate dust jacket. Signed by both Delillo and Prince on the front free endpaper. Item #206122 More
Price: $650.00
Minneapolis, MN: Tunheim Santrizos Company, 1998. First edition. Small hardcover. One of only 660 copies printed at the Nomadic Press on Lana Royal Classic text paper. Features nine poems by Rita Dove. Includes three wood engravings by Kent Aldrich. A fine copy in marbled paper covered boards with a cloth spine. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Dove on the limitation page. Somewhat uncommon as it was not well distributed. Item #202484 More
Price: $275.00
Koln, Germany: Snoeck, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. One of only 30 copies. Text in English and German with an esssay by Michel Wurthle. A fascinating collection of 22 color photographs of artist Martin Kippenberger taken in Cologne, the Black Forest and in Dawson City while he was working on his second Metro-Net project. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and in a fine cloth clamshell box with three original color photographs by Fuchs. Each image is numbered and signed by Fuchs on the reverse side and is in a matte as well. All three prints have an image size of 8.5" x 10.5." The book is also signed by Fuchs. A beautiful production. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #190218 More
Price: $750.00
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 956 pages. Gaddis' dense first novel. Gaddis went on to win the National Book Award for his second novel "Jr" and also for "A Frolic of His Own." A very good copy in black cloth boards with some light wear and some fraying to the bottom edge of the rear board and in a very good dust jacket with some chips from the spine ends, some other smaller chips and light soiling and other wear. Still, a solid copy of this somewhat uncommon and important debut work. Item #213630 More
Price: $650.00
Washington, D.C. Loosestrife Editions, 1987. First edition. Large folio sized hardcover. Copy 22 of 500 copies. A striking collection of black and white images all taken at a pivotal time in Gossage's career. Features an introduction by Jane Livingston. A fine copy in black cloth boards with an original gelatin silver print affixed to the front cover and in a near fine acetate dust jacket with some slight splitting along the spine. Signed by Gossage and additionally signed and inscribed by him as well. A very attractive production. Item #208302 More
Price: $600.00
Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Limited edition, number 14 of only 25 copies. Features a two page introduction by M.G. Lord titled "Memento Mori." A collection of 45 four color plates often of debris found in the Los Angeles River. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and in a fine cloth clamshell box. Signed by Hernandez on the title page. Includes a laid in original c-print of "Everything 6 2004." The photograph is in fine condition and is signed, titled and numbered by Hernandez on the reverse side. Item #201729 More
Price: $450.00
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Lawford and photographs by Horst. Foreword by fashion doyenne Diana Vreeland. A rare glimpse into how the affluent live illustrated throughout with some black and white and numerous color images. A tight close to near fine copy with a small former owner signature markered over on the front free endpaper in an about very good price clipped dust jacket that has a number of small edge tears, chips and wear to the edges. Despite the flaws a solid copy of a classic book. Item #172005 More
Price: $250.00
Dublin: The Dolmen Press Limited, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 23 pages. Number 53 from an edition of 150 specially bound copies that were set in Pilgrim type. Peppercanister 2. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good acetate dust jacket with some light soiling. Signed by Kinsella on the colophon page. Item #195319 More
Price: $175.00
Missoula, MT: The Kutenai Press, 1987. First edition. Softcover. Number 48 of only 150 copies designed by Emily Mason Strayer and printed on Mohawk Letterpress text paper and bound into covers of handmade Duchene paper. A powerful short story about the dangers of isolation and individualism set against the backdrop of the mythology of the iconic western character the Lone Ranger. Features a striking woodcut by Montana artist Dirk Lee on the title page. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with a tiny faint spot to the rear cover. Signed by both Kittredge and Lee on the limitation page. Item #212479 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Fourth printing. Oblong hardcover. 144 pages. Features text by Tim Hensley along with an afterword by Thomas H. Garver. Includes 90 duotones. A fine copy in black cloth boards and in a fine dust jacket. Signed by O. Winston Link on the title page. Uncommon thus. Item #204284 More
Price: $250.00
Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms, 2003. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Printed in an edition of only 2000 copies. Features text by poet C.D. Wright. Includes 180 duotone images by Luster taken over the course of three years in the prison system of Louisiana. A fine copy in black cloth boards and in a fine dust jacket. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. A very fresh copy of this beautifully printed book. Item #213009 More
Price: $200.00