Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 1984. First edition. Softcover and three hardcovers. 288 pages. Preface by Paul Moss. Includes numerous illustrations in the softcover along with more illustrations in the three leporello hardcovers. All books in near fine condition and housed in very good plus slipcase that has some minor wear. Item #144506 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 45 pages. The story behind the construction and building of Rockefeller Center in New York. Brief introduction by John D. Rockefeller. Text by Nelson A. Rockefeller. Includes black and white photographs by Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Brown Brothers, J. Walker Grimm, Fritz Henle, Wendell Macrae, Paul Woolf and others. A near fine copy with some very minor wear and from the library of New Topographics photographer Joe Deal with his rubber stamp to the second free endpaper in an about very good dust jacket with a number of chips and tears and wear. Still, a solid copy of this nicely printed and designed book that is fairly uncommon in the dust jacket and especially with an interesting provenance. Item #174832 More
Price: $150.00
San Francisco, CA: American Trust Company, 1954. First edition. Large softcover. A collection of nicely printed black and white images along with text by Nancy Newhall. A very good copy in spiral bound wrappers with some minor wear to the wrappers some splitting to the plastic spiral and a small chip to it as well. Signed by Adams on the first page in Carmel and dated 1-19-78. Despite the minor faults a very nice copy of a book that is somewhat uncommon signed. Item #169702 More
Price: $300.00
Niagara Falls, NY: Slipstream Publications, 1992. First edition. Softcover. 30 pages. The second book from the Native American author of "The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fistfight In Heaven." A slim collection of poems that was "Slipstream's fifth annual Chapbook Contest Winner." A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with some small faint spots to the edges of a number the pages. Otherwise a clean copy of this fairly uncommon book. Item #181905 More
Price: $850.00
New York: North-South Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Number 152 from an edition of 500 copies. Includes numerous color illustrations by Zwerger. A fine copy with green glasses in a pocket affixed to the rear pastedown in a fine dust jacket and very good die-cut cloth slipcase with a small stain. Tipped in original piece of art on handmade paper using a screenless lithographic technique. Signed and numbered by Zwerger. A terrific new interpretation of this classic. Despite the size of the limitation this would seem to be fairly uncommon. Item #157778 More
Price: $350.00
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. A charming collection of cartoons that first appeared in the Chicago Tribune. The title character has adventures in which he meets Babe Ruth and others. A close to near fine copy in pictorial boards with cloth spine some minor wear and a small former owner signature to the front pastedown in an about very good dust jacket that is missing a chunk from the base of the front panel near the spine, several edge tears, smaller chips and other minor wear. Uncommon in any dust jacket. Item #168306 More
Price: $650.00
Bologna: Logo Fausto Lupetti, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Text in English and Italian with a foreword by Roberto Mutti. A collection of Bosso' black and white photographs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and nicely inscribed by Bosso to photographer Ray McSavaney: "To Ray thanks for all improvements and suggestions you added to my photographic knowledge and for time you spent with me and -. Francesco." A nice association copy of an uncommon book. Item #144025 More
Price: $175.00
Atlanta, GA: Nexus Press, 1983. First edition. Softcover. 29 pages. Burke's first book. Features words by St. Mark and Richard Selzer. A collection of 4 color and numerous black and white images, and collages. A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated stapled wrappers. An interesting debut that foreshadows the style of his classic book "I Want to Take Picture" which would be published by Nexus four years later. Item #176506 More
Price: $250.00
Los Angeles, CA: Marymount Institute Press & TSEHAI Publishers, Loyola Marymount University, 2017. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 194 pages. Retrospective monograph on this underappreciated photographer. Features a foreword by Theresia De Vroom along with text contributions by Dater, Marilyn F Symmes, Gloria Williams, and Sander Donna Stein. Includes numerous black and white images, list of plates, and a selected bibliography. A clean and tight very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Surprisingly uncommon. Item #183136 More
Price: $200.00
Calais, VT: Z Press, 1998. First edition. Softcover. Letter X of 26 copies from a total edition of 226 that were designed by Kenward Elmslie and C.W. Swets and with Bembo type on German Ingres paper with Fabriano Ingres Cover and printed by Peter Kruty Editions. Features a poem by Dubie and a tipped in color illustration by Vivien Russe. A very near fine copy in string tied French style wrappers. Signed by both Dubie and Russe on the colophon page. A very nicely printed book. Item #190596 More
Price: $200.00
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1962. Second edition Hardcover. 196 pages. Introduction by Lincoln Kirstein. Foreword by Monroe Wheeler. One of the truly most important and influential photography books of the 20th century. Includes 87 black and white plates. A close to near fine copy in black cloth binding with some very minor foxing to the topedge in an about very good dust jacket that a number of edge tears, some soiling and some chips to the top of the rear panel. (Parr & Badger v1, 114-115, Roth 98-99). Item #125419 More
Price: $250.00
San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Arts Festival Commission, 1964. First edition. Broadside that measures 12.75" wide by 20" tall. Features a poem by Max Finstein and an illustration by Fred Martin. A near fine copy with some light and tiny creases to the corners. Signed by both Finstein and Martin. Uncommon thus. Item #169332 More
Price: $150.00
Madrid: Fundacion Arte y Technologia, 1997. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Text in Spanish, Russian and with an English language translation at the rear. Includes numerous black and white images. A close to near fine copy in photo-illustrated boards with cloth spine with some light bumping to the bottom corners and slight skew to the binding. No dust jacket as issued. (Parr & Badger Vol II, 169). Item #191438 More
Price: $300.00
New York: JMC & GHB Editions, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Limited edition. Copy 9 of only 100 numbered copies. Text by James Frey taken from his novel "Bright, Shiny Morning." A provocative group of photographs by Terry Richardson and with a dust jacket featuring a photograph by Richard Prince. A very fine copy a in very fine dust jacket and in a very fine slipcase. Signed by Frey, Richardson and Prince on the title page. Item #182330 More
Price: $300.00
New York: Princeton University Press, 1999. First edition thus. Hardcover. Previously published in 1938. Includes numerous illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in black cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. A very nice copy. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #183316 More
Price: $750.00
New York: Rizzoli, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Attractive selection of photographs of celebrities and male nudes. Among the subjects are: Robert De Niro, Nicholas Cage, John Travolta, Barbra Streisand, Tom Cruise and numerous others. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase. Includes an original duotone photograph of model David Sojka that is signed by Gorman. Still in the publisher's shrinkwrap slit open to photograph the image. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Item #179174 More
Price: $150.00
Lumiere Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Facsimile edition of 1500 after a deluxe edition of only 250. Edited and with an introduction by publisher Michael Torosian. Brief statement by gallerist Howard Greenberg who also annotates the selected images. Essay by Lyle Rexer. Includes numerous black and white images. A fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and paper spine label and with gift bookplate affixed to the front pastedown and handwritten presentation.. No dust jacket as issued. A very attractive production. Item #170030 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. This remains one of the best books on the prolific and important cartoonist and caricaturist. Includes 189 illustrations including 32 in color. A fine and tight copy in a very near fine dust jacket that has some minor wear and some small scratches but none of the usual fading. A very nice copy. Item #106838 More
Price: $175.00
Los Angeles, CA: SolwayJones, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 59 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November 19 through December 17, 2005. Features an essay by Chris Kraus. Includes numerous color illustrations, list of previous exhibitions, list of other biographical information, and a checklist. A fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued.Uncommon. Item #186830 More
Price: $200.00
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1946. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 475 pages. A posthumously released book that features a novella along with numerous short stories. A tight close to near fine copy in black cloth boards with bumping to the top front corner and in a close to near fine Hannes Bok illustrated dust jacket that hs some minor wear to the spine ends and corners and some light soiling to the rear panel. A pleasing copy of this book from the creator of Conan and numerous other memorable characters. Item #187182 More
Price: $650.00
Tokyo: Heibonsha, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text in Japanese and English. A wide ranging collection of black and white photographs by Ishimoto. A very fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase and with a fine obi. Signed by Ishimoto on the half title page. A beautiful production. Item #165289 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Andrew Kuo, 2005. First edition. Softcover. 23 pages. Artist book. Number 40 of only 50 copies. A collection of silkscreened works by Brooklyn artist Kuo. A fine copy in string tied wrappers in a fine dust jacket. A very attractive production. Scarce, with only 2 copies listed in OCLC. Item #150381 More
Price: $200.00
South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 1961. First edition. Small oblong softcover. 35 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 8-29, 1961. Essay by James Johnson Sweeney. Includes 26 illustrations with 1 in color and an additional black and white photograph of the artist. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with die-cut with two tiny holes from a staple being removed. Otherwise, a very nice copy of this uncommon catalog. Item #181611 More
Price: $150.00
Los Angeles, CA: St. Ann's Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Number 77 of only 100 specially bound copies. Essay by Eugenia Parry. A collection of 100 color photographs of imagined locations with toy figures in various settings. A fine copy in velvet covered boards with color image inset on the front cover and in a velvet slipcase and with an original color c print housed in a (you guessed it) velvet chemise. Photograph is in very fine condition and is signed by Levinthal on the reverse side and numbered as well. The book is also signed and numbered as well. No dust jacket as issued. Item #190181 More
Price: $400.00
Durham, NC: The Center for Documentary Studies - The Duke University Press, 1989. Second printing. Softcover. The third version of this iconic collection of black and white street photographs. A revised and expanded edition that includes an additional 20 images and features James Agee's essay. A clean near fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with some very minor wear to the top front corner. Signed by Levitt on the half title page. Uncommon as such. Item #190324 More
Price: $250.00