Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1985, 1986. First editions. Hardcovers. First printings. Widely regarded as some of Auster's best works. All three books are in fine condition and are in fine dust jackets with the jacket for City of Glass being the second state. Signed by Auster on the title page of each book. A lovely set. Item #116847 More
Price: $2,000.00
New York: Leo Castelli/ Castelli Graphics, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Done in a tiny edition of only 960 copies this is one of the iconic books from the New Topographic movement. A stark collection of 51 black and white images of man made spaces but all without any evidence of human life. A very near fine copy with a tiny spot to the top edge of the page block in a bright very near fine dust jacket with a slight bit of darkening to the spine. Easily one of the better copies I've seen. (Parr & Badger v2 p 34-35: Roth p 228). Item #112200 More
Price: $2,750.00
Los Angeles & Hollywood, CA: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and St. Ann's Press, 2002. First printing of this the second edition. Hardcover. Copy 95 from an edition of only 100 numbered copies. Originally published in 1995 in conjuction with a show at Moca. Essay by Elizabeth A.T. Smith. Includes numerous color images by Barth. A fine copy in a fine slipcase and without dust jacket as issued. Signed and numbered by Barth. An as new copy. Item #129882 More
Price: $200.00
Munchen: Schirmer Mosel, 2002. First edition. Oblong hardcover. Number 93 of only 100 copies. Text in German. Includes 180 duotone plates. A fine copy of the book in a close to near fine dust jacket with a scratch to the rear panel and housed in a lightly soiled slipcase. Chemise with the original photograph, "Monceau Fountaine No. 18, Charleroi, Belgien, 1975" is in fine condition. The print, which is signed by both Bernd and Hilla Becher on the verso in pencil, is also in fine condition. The image itself measures 7.125" x 9.75."An affordable way to obtain a photograph by the Bechers, whose images can sell in the tens of thousands of dollars. Item #137242 More
Price: $3,000.00
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
San Francisco, CA: Poems in Folio, 1957. First edition. Broadside that measures 11.5" x 17." Number 22 from an edition of 150 copies on Hammer and Anvil Arches handmade paper. A close to near fine copy with some light creases from the printing process and with very near fine information sheet as well. Signed by Bogan. Uncommon. Item #139569 More
Price: $250.00
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
New Haven, CT: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and The Tate Gallery / Yale University Press, 1984. Revised edtion. Two large softcovers. Text volume with 354 pages. Plates volume includes over 500 color and black and white illustrations. Both volumes in tight close to near fine condition with some minor wear. A very nice set. Item #142367 More
Price: $175.00
np: Palaemon Press, 1982. First edition. Broadside that measures 9" x 12. 875." Number 51 from a total edition of 126 of which 100 copies were for sale. A very near fine copy with some very light creasing to the top left corner. Signed by Caldwell. Item #150578 More
Price: $200.00
New York: T.J. Maloney Co. 1949. First edition. Hardcover. 64 pages. A look at the photo-techniques and images of Connell who was a well known Hollywood photographer as well as a teacher. Includes numerous black and white images. A fine and tight copy in a very near fine dust jacket with a tiny tear to the top of the front panel. Signed and inscribed on the title page: "For Leo Salkin, I must admit that it seems like more than twelve years- Will Connell." The recipient was an animator for Disney and MGM and also directed the Mel Brooks movie "The 2,000 Year-old Man." A very nice association copy. Item #126699 More
Price: $300.00
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
San Francisco, CA: The Print Workshop, 1955. First edition. Softcover. One of only 150 copies. An early collection of poems by Dawson and designed by Jonathan Williams. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers and in a near fine dust jacket that is ever so slightly soiled. A lovely copy. Item #140372 More
Price: $175.00
Washington D.C. Howard, 1984. First edition thus. Hardcover. A larger and more accessible edition than the previous editions. Hughes provides the text for this book. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket that has some minor edge wear and a little fading to the spine. Signed by DeCarava on the title page and uncommon as such. Item #143306 More
Price: $375.00
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
Paris: Gallimard, 1960. First French edition. Softcover. The second novel in Goytisolo's trilogy "El manana efimero." Translated from the Spanish by M.E. Coindreau. A tight near fine copy in printed wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Goytisolo on the half title page and uncommon thus. Item #135403 More
Price: $200.00
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1959. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. His third book. A near fine copy in a very good plus or better jacket that has some wear and a small closed gash to the spine and a couple small tears. Still an attractive copy. Signed by Gunn on the title page. Quite uncommon. Item #101564 More
Price: $200.00
Oxford, MS: Grey Spider Press, 2000. First edition. One of 300 copies. Attractive broadside which reprints one of his poems from "The Shape of the Journey: New and Collected Poems." Done for a reading by Harrison at Square Books in Oxford. A fine copy. Signed by Jim Harrison. (not called for to be signed) Despite the size of the edition this would appear to be fairly uncommon. Item #144897 More
Price: $200.00
Toronto: Lumiere Press, 2000. First edition thus. Hardcover. A beautiful reprint of this powerful collection of black and white photographs printed in a slightly larger format than the original edition. Foreword by Hugh Edwards and with reproduces a letter by Robert Frank. The first edition was done in a tiny printing and not well distributed before the publisher went bankrupt. Dedicated by Heath to W. Eugene Smith who was clearly an influence on Heath. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Item #148273 More
Price: $225.00
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. One of his best novels, a semi-autobiographical work set in WWI. A bright close to near fine copy with some minor soiling to the foredge of a few pages in a very good plus dust jacket with some small chips to the top of the spine and to the top front corner a few small edge tears and a small shallow stain at the base of the spine. Still, a very nice copy of this classic. Item #123470 More
Price: $3,500.00
Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Deluxe limited edition of 25 copies. A stunning collection of black and white photographs of Japan and New York with 79 duotone plates. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket and very near fine cloth clamshell box that has a small bump to the top of the spine. Includes an original black and white photograph. Both the book and photograph are signed by Hibi. Item #147915 More
Price: $450.00
New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A substantial biography of this imporant American photographer. Includes a selection of some of his better images. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed on the front free endpaper: "The spirit of Gene Smith lives on in words & pictures. Jim Hughes" Item #113250 More
Price: $175.00
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
New York: Amistad, 2003. First edition. His first novel which shows the effects of slavery on Virginia before the Civil War. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Jones on the title page. A very nice copy. Item #102644 More
Price: $175.00
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
Gottingen: Steidl, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Published in conjuction with the exhibition at the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson that ran January 17 through April 13, 2008. Essay by Martin Harrison. Includes numerous color and some black and white illustrations along with the text of an interview of Leiter by Sam Stourdze. A tight near fine copy with some bumping to the bottom corners in a near fine dust jacket with the same bumping. A fresh copy otherwise. Item #147712 More
Price: $175.00