Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
San Francisco, CA: Fraenkel Gallery, 2007. First edition. Poster produced for a show that ran April through May 2007. Measures 16" wide and 20" high. Number 41 of only 100 copies. A very near fine copy. Signed by Adams. Item #167926 More
Price: $200.00
New York: Pynson Printers, 1932. Hardcover. December 1932. Original limited edition woodcut by Gustave Baumann titled Eagle Ceremony at Tesuque Pueblo 1932. Woodcut is 8.5 x 10.5 inches with an image area of 6.5 x 6.5 inches. Printed in shades of black, grays and brown with Baumann's initials and mark. Woodcut is in fine condition, very clean. This image is quite scarce and is an exquisite example of Baumann's work. Some of the articles from this issue are Johnsonian Bibliography by R. W. Chapman, The writing of East Wind: West Wind by Pearl S. Buck, and Juan Ortiz and Wood Engraving in America by Lawrence Wroth. The issue itself is in very fine condition. Limited 3000 subscribers. Item #174449 More
Price: $700.00
Tokyo, Japan: Libro Port Publishing, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Kotaro Iizawa primarily in Japanese but with some English. Includes numerous color and black and white images. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and with a fine printed wraparound band. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. An uncommon book that was never distributed well in the U.S. Item #169679 More
Price: $750.00
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1951. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 255 pages. An autobiography of this important British photographer that includes text by him and numerous black and white images. A near fine copy with some minor wear in a near fine dust jacket with a few small edge tears and tiny chips and some very minor wear. Still, a very pleasing copy. Item #182994 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. First edition. Hardcovers. First printing. 384 and 360 pages. Text by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher. Includes hundreds of color photographs. Both books in fine condition and in a fine illustrated slipcase. No dust jackets as issued.Signed and warmly inscribed by both Beckwith and Fisher in volume 1 and uncommon thus. Extra postage will be necessary. Item #159113 More
Price: $175.00
Chicago, IL: Literary Times Cyfoeth, 1965. First edition. Softcover. 23 pages. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. A collection of 13 poems that had previously appeared in periodicals like Outsider, Epos, Wormwood Review and others. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. A lovely copy of this early collection of poems from the author of "Barfly," "Post Office," and "Hot Water Music," Item #168512 More
Price: $850.00
Paris: Centre National de la Photographie, 1999. First edition. Softcover. 174 pages. Text by Jean-Pierre Criqui in both English and French. Includes numerous color and black and white images. A very near fine copy in wrappers in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #149457 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1969. First edition. Softcover. Text in English. Seminal anthology that looks at the work of 35 American and European artists. Includes numerous black and white illustrations along with brief artist's statements from these artists: Walter De Maria, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Stephan Kaltenbach, Richard Long, Mario Merz, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Beuys, Eva Hess, Michael Helzer, Ger Van Elk, Jannis Kounellis, Lawrence Weiner, Luciano Fabro, Bruce Nauman, Joseph Kosuth, Jan Dibbets, Giovanni Anselmo, Robert Barry, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Dennis Oppenheim, Barry Flangan, Robert Smithson, Giulio Paolini, Reiner Ruthenbeck, Alighiero Boetti, Keith Sonnier, Giuseppe Penone, Franz Ehrard Walther, Hans Haacke, Gilberto Zorio, Robert Morris, Marinus Boezem, Karl (Carl) Andre, Emilio Prini, and Richard Serra. A very good copy with some of the usual toning to the pages, some creasing to the spine and some spotting on the top edge of the pages. Otherwise, a nice copy of this important catalog and with the ownership signatures of curator/author Judith Kirschner and also Barbara Rossi on the front free endpaper. Item #180809 More
Price: $200.00
Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2013. Third edition. Hardcover. 255 pages. A revised and updated version of this classic book. Introduction by Matthias Koddenberg. Includes numerous color and some black and white illustrations. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. An invaluable reference on these important artists. Item #175391 More
Price: $150.00
West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 100 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 14 through May 6, 2006 Essay by Karen Sinsheimer. A retrospective collection of images that includes numerous color and black and white images. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. 6 page promotional item laid in. Signed and nicely inscribed by Clergue on the title page in the year of publication. Item #177214 More
Price: $200.00
Dublin, Ireland: Printed for the authors by Alex Thom & Co. Ltd., 1930. First edition. Small softcover. A slim collection of nine poems with five by Coffey and four by Devlin. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some foxing to the page edges and internally as well. Signed and inscribed by Coffey on the title page and additionally signed by Devlin as well. Very scarce signed by both. Item #138581 More
Price: $350.00
Tuscaloosa, AL: Perkolator Press, 2006. First edition thus. Broadside that measures 5.5" x 14.5" and with an illustration by printer Amy Pirkle. Copy 22 of only 45. Signed by both Collins and Pirkle. A very attractive and uncommon item. Item #168152 More
Price: $150.00
New York: The Vendome Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 204 pages. Text by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery. Includes numerous color photographs by Jean-Bernard Naudin. A tight close to near fine copy in with some sunning to the boards in a near fine dust jacket with a small edge tear to the top of the spine. Item #144582 More
Price: $185.00
London: Chatto and Windus & The Hogarth Press, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. 48 pages. A collection of poems from this British writer. A near fine copy in a close to near fine price clipped dust jacket with some minor wear and some tanning to the spine. Signed and inscribed by Dickinson on the front free endpaper to Irish literary critic T.R. Henn in the year of publication and with a laid in handwritten note by Dickinson to Henn as well in which he bemoans his lack of recognition. A nice association copy. Item #146931 More
Price: $150.00
Gottingen: Steidl, 2008. Small oblong hardcover. Text in German with the essay by Kerouac. Frank's classic book of black and white photographs which was originally published in 1958 in France and then 1959 by Grove Press. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Surprisingly uncommon in this version. Item #172710 More
Price: $150.00
Amherst, MA: Amherst College, 1931. First edition. Single sheet folded twice to create 4 pages. Measures 5.5" wide by 4.25" high. Features an unattributed illustration of Amherst College and this line presumably by Frost: "Amherst would be remembered for her wisest and loveliest lessons no less than for her sternest." Likely sent out for a holiday greeting. A clean very near fine copy with a soft tiny crease to the top right corner. Scarce, with only 6 copies listed in OCLC. Not in the Joan Crane Descriptive Catalogue. Item #182208 More
Price: $250.00
Washington, D.C. Loosestrife Editions, 1987. First edition. Large folio sized hardcover. Copy 444 of 500 copies. A striking collection of black and white images all taken at a pivotal time in Gossage's career. Introduction by Jane Livingston. A fine copy in close to near fine glassine jacket that has some light rubbing and a few small tears. Signed by Gossage on the limitation page and then additionally presented by him to a Chicago gallerist in 1995. Includes a gelatin silver print mounted on the front cover as issued. A very nice copy of this attractive production. Item #135026 More
Price: $750.00
Rochester, NY: International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, 1978. First edition. Promotional poster for an exhibition that ran April 28 through June 10, 1978 at the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography at Columbia College. Measures 22" wide by 28" high. Features Heinecken's image "Lingerie for a Feminist Suntan #2." The reverse side of the poster features information about the show as well as a list of the 108 images that were included in the exhibition. A very near fine copy. Signed by Heinecken with white ink (crayon) in 1978 at the reception for this show. Uncommon thus. Item #173349 More
Price: $250.00
Kassel: Fotoforum, 1983. First edition. Oblong softcover. One of only 1200 copies of this uncommon and quirky book. Text in English and German by Suzanne E. Pastor and Susan E. Cohen. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. A very fresh copy. Item #161864 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 22 through February 16, 1980. Introduction by Peter Eisenman. Features a look at 7 of Hejduk's houses with numerous black and white plans along with text by him and statements of his from 1964 and 1979. Also includes a biography, selected bibliography, previous exhibitions, works, and awards and grants. A very good plus copy in French style wrappers that are lightly soiled, with some minor wear and slight bumping to the corners, and with a former owner's small artistic stamp on the first page. Uncommon. Item #151114 More
Price: $450.00
London: Rocket Gallery, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Helmer-Petersen began his career studying at the Institute of Design in Chicago and is perhaps best known for his color photography. His book "122 Colour Photographs" was included in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's Volume One of The History of the Photobook. A striking collection of stark black and white imagery from this important Danish photographer. A fine copy in boards. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Helmer-Petersen on the front free endpaper. Item #168346 More
Price: $150.00
The Hague/ Paris: Mouton, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 232 pages. A very good plus copy with some bumping to the corners in a close to near fine jacket with bumping to the corners and a tear to the top rear corner. Signed and very warmly inscribed by Ingram on the front free endpaper. Scarce thus. Item #128317 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Johnson's uncommon first book. An about near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket that some tape repairs to the verso of the jacket and a small loss to the back panel as well as the remains of a sticker to the front flap. Signed by Johnson on the title page. Still, a decent copy of an important debut. Item #101836 More
Price: $150.00
Saint Petersburg, Russia: PRP, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Monograph on Russian artist Mikhail Karasik. Text in English and Russian with contributions by Irina Karasik and Alexander Borovsky. Includes numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in illustrated boards with some slight bumping to the corners. No dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Karasik on the title page in the year of publication. Uncommon thus. Item #172555 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1990. First edition. Large hardcover. Number 6 of only 375 copies with text set in Monototype Bodoni at Golgonooza Letter Foundry with the book itself printed at Shagbark Press on paper made at Cartiere Enrio Magnani. A new edition of this novel by Yasunari Kawabata who won the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature. Translated from the Japanese by Edward Seidensticker. Features 5 aquatints by Tadaaki Kuwayama. A fine copy in full leather binding and in a fine cloth slipcase. Signed by both Tadaaki Kuwayama and Edward Seidensticker on the colophon page. A very attractive edition of this classic. Item #183031 More
Price: $1,000.00