New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. The first book to collect fifty of Levitt's classic black and white street photographs. Includes Agee's terrific posthumous essay. A clean close to near fine copy with faint tape shadows to the front and rear pastedowns were the very good laminated dust jacket was taped. (The previous owner inexplicably laminated the dust jacket) Still, a pleasing copy of what is widely considered one of the best photo books of the 20th century. (Parr & Badger, v1 252-253: Roth 178-179). Item #178648 More

Price: $250.00

Chicago, IL: Container Corporation of America, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 399 pages. Published to commemorate the U.S bicentential and the 50th anniversary of the Container Corporation. The book begins with introductions by Rhodes Patterson, David Ogilvy, Herbert Bayer, Mortimer Adler, and Franz Shulze The book features a total of 195 pairings of great thinkers with artwork from a variety of artists and brief biographies on each person. Among those represented are: Einstein, Camus, Faulkner, James Agee, Eleanor Roosevelt, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Goethe, Epicurus, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamn Disraeli, Rousseau, Frederick the Great, and Confucius. The artists include: Herbert Bayer, Leo Lionni, Jerry Uelsman, Ben Shahn, Shiko Munakata, Bruno Munari, Jan Tschichold, Jacob Lawerence, Max Bill, Lester Beale, Richard Lindner, Gyorgy Kepes, Milton Glaser, Man Ray, Rene Margritte, Paul Rand and many more. A very near fine copy in a close to near fine cardstock slipcase that has some minor wear. Still, a nicer than usual copy of this terrific book. Item #178646 More

Price: $125.00

New York: The Time is Always Now, 1997. First edition. Exhibition brochure. Single sheet folded once to create 4 pages. Originally produced for a show that ran November 6, 1996 through January 20, 1997 at the Centre National de la Photographie in Paris this is for the New York iteration. Features text by Christian Caujolle translated from Lillith Cowan. Includes a small drawing of an elephant but with no other images. A fine copy. Scarce ephemera. Item #178644 More

Price: $15.00

New York: The Time is Always Now, 1999. First edition. Exhibition brochure that is machine folded and measures 16" wide by 10" high. Includes three images: Karen Blixen, Croc Skin with Children, and Boran Patient at Marsabit Hospital. A fine copy. Uncommon ephemera. Item #178642 More

Price: $40.00

New York: Center For Inter-American Relations, 1976. First edition. Small oblong hardcover. 143 pages. Foreword by Roger D. Stone. Preface by Gilberto Ferrez. Features portfolios of images by Augusto Stahl, A. Coutinho, Ben R. Mulock A. Frisch, J. Otto Niemeyer, Victor Frond, Augusto Riedel and others. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Naef on the title page. A fresh copy. Item #178640 More

Price: $30.00

Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Center, 1971. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran December 10, 1971 through January 23, 1972. Includes 10 black and white images, information about the images as well a checklist. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Despite being printed in an edition of 1000 copies this seems to be fairly uncommon. Item #178638 More

Price: $30.00

Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University, 1981. First edition. Oblong softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 16 through March 2, 1981 at the Art Galleries of Lehigh University and then traveled to four other locations for additional dates. Featues a foreword by Ricardo Viera, an introduction by James L. Enyeart and an artist statement by Smith. Includes with the covers 14 black and white images of which two are gatefolds, checklist, biographical notes, list of previous exhibitions, and collections. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear. Signed by Smith on the verso of the front cover. Uncommon thus. Item #178636 More

Price: $35.00

Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1956. First edition. Slim paperback. 45 pages. Prefatory note by Daniel Catton Rich. Introduction by curator Edgar Kaufmann, jr.. Additional text by Richard Nickel. Includes numerous black and white illustrations, excerpts about Sullivan by various authors, a bibliography and other text as well. A clean very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Item #178631 More

Price: $25.00

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A look at the Tennessee Valley Authority. Features text by R. L. Duffus and with illustrations and black and white photographs by Charles Krutch. A near fine copy in photo-illustrated boards with cloth spine in an about very good with some wear, surface loss, tears, some small chips and numerous tape repairs to the verso. Still a solid copy. Item #178629 More

Price: $30.00

Oakland, Ca: PS Press, 1981. First edition. Small oblong softcover. 24 pages. Features an introduction by Lynne Hockman. Includes a total of 21 black and white images, abbreviated bibliography, list of previous exhibitions, and selected collections. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon. Item #178627 More

Price: $40.00

Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1965. First edition. Softcover. 44 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November 25, 1965 through January 16, 1966. Essay by Beaumont Newhall. Includes 36 black and white images along with a photograph of Webb by Georgia O'Keeffe. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor wear. Internally a clean copy. Item #178625 More

Price: $20.00

Chicago, IL: LaSalle National Bank, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. A look at a small portion of this world class collection of photographs. Includes information and images from these photographers: Berenice Abbott, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Atget, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Werner Bischof, Julia Margaret Cameron, Henri Cartier Bresson, Barbara Crane, Bruce Davidson, Robert Doisneau, Robert Frank, Lewis Hines, Gustave Le Gray, Barbara Morgan, Nadar, Paul Outerbridge, Sebastiao Salgado, Ben Shahn, Art Sinsabaugh, W. Eugene Smith, Paul Strand and numerous others. A near fine copy with some slight bumping to the spine ends and corner in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. A very nicely printed book. Item #178623 More

Price: $20.00

San Francisco, CA: Fraenkel Gallery, 1987. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran March 4 through April 18, 1987. Includes a total of 27 images from photographers like Nicholas Nixon, Richard Misrach, Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton, William Henry Fox Talbot. A very near fine copy in French style wrappers and with laid in compliments card. An attractive catalog. Item #178621 More

Price: $25.00