Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
Madrid: Ayuntamiento de Madrid, 1992. First edition. Large hardcover. 547 pages. Text in Spanish. Includes numerous maps. A clean very near fine copy in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. Item #168406 More
Price: $150.00
Prague: Umelecko-Prumyslove Museum, 1939. First edition. Softcover. 175 pages. Published to celebrate 100 years of Czech photography. Text in Czech and features numerous essays and includes numerous black and white an a tipped in color image. Also includes two original tipped in images by Jaroslav Balzar and Jaromir Krupka and numerous period ads. A near fine copy in photographically illustrated wrappers with some very minor wear. Item #156988 More
Price: $175.00
Stockholm, Sweden: Journal, 2007. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 56 pages. Published in an edition of 1000 copies. Text in English and Swedish with an epilogue by Ulf Eriksson. A collection of 21 duotone images taken between 1997 and 2004. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Abelin on the half title page in 2006. A nicely printed book. Item #163189 More
Price: $175.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. The seventh book from this South African writer. One of his better known books. A very near fine tight copy in a near fine dust jacket that has some darkening to the spine. Signed and inscribed by Abrahams on the title page: "Dear Gene, This is the most important i've written so far, speaking politically. Sincerely Peter Abrahams 5/4/59." A very uncommon book signed, I haven't seen another copy before. Item #146403 More
Price: $250.00
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
Gottingen, Germany and New Haven, CT: Steidl and Yale University Art Gallery, 2012. Later edition. Hardcovers. Three volume retrospective collection of images from Adams impressive body of work. Features essays by Joshua Chuang, Tod Papageorge, Jock Reynolds and John Szarkowski. Includes numerous tritone and four color illustrations. All three books in very fine condition in very fine dust jackets and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. All in a very near fine publisher's printed shipping carton. One of the definitive books in the Robert Adams' canon. Item #173722 More
Price: $150.00
Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1963. First edition. Softcover. Text of a lecture given by Bellow. An about near fine in stapled wrappers with an owner signature to the title page and a tiny bit of wear. Signed by Bellow on the title page and rather uncommon as such. Item #111940 More
Price: $250.00
New York: George Braziller, 1973. First edition. Softcover. The simultaneous paperback issue of Bidart's first book, a well received collection of poems. A very good plus copy in wrappers that have some tanning but internally a clean copy. Signed and inscribed by Bidart on the front free endpaper: "For Sandy and Alfred- with love, admiration, and much gratitude for your extraordinary generosity during this visit- Frank April 10, 1979. The recipient was poet and editor J.D. (Sandy) McClatchey. Uncommon signed and especially as an association copy. Item #160556 More
Price: $300.00
Manchester: The Labour Press Limited, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. An anthology that included: Tom Mann, William Morris, Enid Stacy, Grant Allen, Bernard Shaw and several others. An about near fine copy in decorated cloth binding with some bumping to the top corners and a little fraying to the spine crown but internally a clean copy. A very nice copy of this important and uncommon collection. Item #108143 More
Price: $1,000.00
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
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Allan Massie. A collection of black and white photographs of the Scottish city of Aberdeen. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Signed an inscribed by Eisenstaedt to fellow photographer and Life magazine editor John Loengard on the half title page in the year of publication. A nice association copy. Item #172514 More
Price: $200.00
np: Arthur Elgort, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Number 593 of 1500 copies. Elgort's first monograph, a vastly underrated collection of black and white images. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Elgort in the rear. Despite the size of the edition this remains a relatively uncommon book. Item #167854 More
Price: $650.00
Oak Park, IL: Another Chicago Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A massive novel from the author of "There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden." Much of this edition was destroyed in a warehouse fire and the book was republished by W.W. Norton & Company the following year. A tight near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and nicely inscribed by Forrest on the title page: "With love to Jo & Harry and in appreciation to you both for your encouragement. your friend Leon 8/8.92. A terrific association copy as the recipeints were author and Herman Melville scholar Harrison Hayford and his wife Josephine who like Forrest lived in Evanston, IL and both taught at Northwestern University. Item #169292 More
Price: $175.00
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
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Copy 44 from the deluxe limited edition of 100 numbered copies. Includes an original drawing by Gardner. A fine copy in full leather binding. Signed by Gardner on the limitation page. An attractive edition from the author of the classic "Grendel." Item #169969 More
Price: $150.00
New York: Thr Grolier Club, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 241 pages. One of 1000 copies. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A very good plus copy with some foxing and slight wear to the leather spine label in a very good slipcase with some minor wear and some foxing. No dust jacket as issued. Item #157441 More
Price: $300.00
New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Harris' first book, a thriller that revolved around a blimp, terrorism, and the Super Bowl. Made into a movie with Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and a small tear to the top of the front panel. Item #160112 More
Price: $150.00
West Chester, PA: Aralia Pres, 2002. First edition. Small hardcover. Letter I of only 26 copies bound in boards and printed from Romanee type on Umbria paper. Brief introduction by Harrison and Kooser in which they detail how the short poems in this slim book aren't labeled as to who wrote them. A fine copy in black cloth boards. Signed by both Harrison and Kooser on the colophon page. An attractive book that is one of the more uncommon books in either Harrison or Kooser's output. Item #160654 More
Price: $300.00
New York: Summit Books, 1990. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. of the uncommon second novel from the author of the bestseller "Plainsong." A near fine in pale blue wrappers with some light bumping to the bottom corner. Signed by Haruf on the title page. Item #112869 More
Price: $175.00
St. Croix, The United States Virgin Island: Fritz Henle Publishing, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Brief foreword by Allan Porter. Features reflections about his work by Henle. Includes 24 black and white plates along with text about each image. A clean very near fine copy in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. No dust jacket as issued. A very nicely printed book that seems fairly uncommon. Item #171073 More
Price: $150.00
London: Criteria, 2003. First edition. Softcover. A book of Hirst's poetry published in conjunction the the installation: "Romance in the Age of Uncertainty Jesus & His Disciples, Death, Martyrdom, Suicide & Ascension." A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Signed by Hirst. Item #148873 More
Price: $150.00
Logan, IA: The Perfection Form Company, 1980. First edition. Softcover. The first separate appearance of this excerpt from Irving's novel "The World According to Garp." This edition was done for students and includes grammar and content analysis. A clean very near fine copy with some of the usual light fading to the spine. An uncommon book. Item #163183 More
Price: $175.00
Santa Fe, NM: Channel Photographaics, 2004. First edition. Oblong hardcover. Number 39 of only 50 copies. A nicely printed collection of 71 tritone plates of Angkor Wat. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and in a fine cloth clamshell box. Signed and numbered by Izu on the half title page. Includes a laid in original platinum print of the cover image of the dust jacket which is signed by Izu as well. A beautifully production. Item #164532 More
Price: $1,000.00
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Lumiere Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Copy 38 from an edition of only 150 numbered copies. Edited, designed and printed by Michael Torosian as part of his Homage series. Preface by Torosian as well. Includes 2 tipped in gelatin silver prints after images by Lambeth. A very fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and paper label affixed to the spine. No dust jacket as issued. A beautifully printed book. Item #161986 More
Price: $350.00
New York: Timken Publishers, Inc., 1988. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. 174 pages. A review copy with review material laid in. A collection of 100 black and white images by Leslie nicely printed at Meriden-Stinehour Press with design by Jane Timken and Jerry Kelly. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Leslie on the title page to photographer Ray McSavaney. Uncommon signed. Item #163682 More
Price: $150.00