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  • Un Paese comprises Paul Strand's portraits of the inhabitants of the Italian village of Lazzaro, Southern Italy and photographs of everyday life there in the 1950s.
    Un Paese comprises Paul Strand's portraits of the inhabitants of the Italian village of Lazzaro, Southern Italy and photographs of everyday life there in the 1950s.

    STRAND, Paul
    Un Paese. 1955.
    $514.00

  • Presentation copy of Cor Jaring's book of photographs showing the various subcultures, protests, and happenings in Amsterdam during the 1960s, inscribed with a small drawing of a butterfly.
    Presentation copy of Cor Jaring's book of photographs showing the various subcultures, protests, and happenings in Amsterdam during the 1960s, inscribed with a small drawing of a butterfly.

    JARING, Cor.
    Amsterdam. 1969.
    $206.00

  • Inspired by Chekhov's short stories, Paul Graham's A Shimmer of Possibility is one of the defining photography books of the early 21st century.
    Inspired by Chekhov's short stories, Paul Graham's A Shimmer of Possibility is one of the defining photography books of the early 21st century.

    GRAHAM, Paul.
    A Shimmer of Possibility. 2007.
    $2,053.00

  • Zokushin is Tsuchida's first book, containing photographs taken between 1968 and the mid-1970s at a time when the country was transitioning towards a more modern and Western culture.
    Zokushin is Tsuchida's first book, containing photographs taken between 1968 and the mid-1970s at a time when the country was transitioning towards a more modern and Western culture.

    TSUCHIDA, Hiromi.
    Zokushin. 1976.
    $548.00

  • Coffee Through the Camera's Lens is a scarce Depression-era ephemeral publication resulted from an assignment by the American Can Company, for whom Margaret Bourke-White spent two months in Brazil, photographing the coffee industry
    Coffee Through the Camera's Lens is a scarce Depression-era ephemeral publication resulted from an assignment by the American Can Company, for whom Margaret Bourke-White spent two months in Brazil, photographing the coffee industry

    [BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret].
    Coffee Through the Camera's Lens. A Project on Brazil. 1936.
    $1,198.00

  • The interview in Incognito is considered a definitive source for insights into the process, philosophy and personality of Walker Evans, one of America's greatest photographers.

    EVANS, Walker.
    Incognito. 1995.
    $172.00

  • A very attractive series of photographs displaying Hong Kong in its colonial heyday.
    A very attractive series of photographs displaying Hong Kong in its colonial heyday.

    [HONG KONG]. HAZELL, Denis H. (photographer).
    Picturesque Hong Kong. n.d. circa 1925.
    $1,369.00

  • Alessandra Sanguinetti's On the Sixth Day, set in the Buenos Aires province Partido de Guido, explores the interdependent relationship between local farmers and the animals they raise for food.
    Alessandra Sanguinetti's On the Sixth Day, set in the Buenos Aires province Partido de Guido, explores the interdependent relationship between local farmers and the animals they raise for food.

    SANGUINETTI, Alessandra.
    On the Sixth Day. 2005.
    $685.00

  • The photographs in Falkland Road helped secure Mary Ellen Mark's reputation as one of the most important social documentary photographers of the late twentieth century.
    The photographs in Falkland Road helped secure Mary Ellen Mark's reputation as one of the most important social documentary photographers of the late twentieth century.

    MARK, Mary Ellen.
    Falkland Road. 1981.
    $206.00

  • Sound of Summer Running is Raymond Meeks' celebration of family relationships. It is a broad portrait of the joys of Summer and the ease which settles over family life during those times.
    Sound of Summer Running is Raymond Meeks' celebration of family relationships. It is a broad portrait of the joys of Summer and the ease which settles over family life during those times.

    MEEKS, Raymond.
    Sound of Summer Running. 2004.
    $274.00

  • El Mochuelo, a short-lived gallery in Santa Barbara, published the first important book on Harry Callahan as the first and only realised publication in a series of artist's monographs.
    El Mochuelo, a short-lived gallery in Santa Barbara, published the first important book on Harry Callahan as the first and only realised publication in a series of artist's monographs.

    CALLAHAN, Harry.
    Photographs. 1964.
    $1,198.00

  • Richard Gordon's Meta Photographs is a largely under-the-radar book, similar to some of the work Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand made in the mid to late 1970s.
    Richard Gordon's Meta Photographs is a largely under-the-radar book, similar to some of the work Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand made in the mid to late 1970s.

    GORDON, Richard.
    Meta Photographs. 1978.
    $343.00

  • The deluxe edition of Humanity & Inhumanity, the first comprehensive overview of George Rodger's career
    The deluxe edition of Humanity & Inhumanity, the first comprehensive overview of George Rodger's career

    RODGER, George.
    Humanity and Inhumanity. 1994.
    $2,053.00

  • A presentation copy of Gilbert and George's Dark Shadow.
    A presentation copy of Gilbert and George's Dark Shadow.

    GILBERT AND GEORGE.
    Dark Shadow. 1976.
    $1,198.00

  • My Camera on Point Lobos.
    My Camera on Point Lobos.

    WESTON, Edward.
    My Camera on Point Lobos. 1950.
    $1,711.00

  • Ed Ruscha's 1965 book Some Los Angeles Apartments included a photograph of The Capri, a building at 118 N. Normandie. John O'Brian's book More Los Angeles Apartments follows Ruscha's format and contains photographs of other apartment buildings on the same stretch of road.
    Ed Ruscha's 1965 book Some Los Angeles Apartments included a photograph of The Capri, a building at 118 N. Normandie. John O'Brian's book More Los Angeles Apartments follows Ruscha's format and contains photographs of other apartment buildings on the same stretch of road.

    O'BRIAN, John.
    More Los Angeles Apartments and Twenty Three Min Photo. 1998.
    $274.00

  • Drew made a nine year stay in Kashmir between 1862 and 1871, and travelled widely in the country
    Drew made a nine year stay in Kashmir between 1862 and 1871, and travelled widely in the country

    DREW, Frederic.
    The Northern Barrier of India. 1877.
    $1,027.00

  • Inscribed copy of Bill Manville's Saloon Society, designed by Alexey Brodovitch with photographs by David Attie.
    Inscribed copy of Bill Manville's Saloon Society, designed by Alexey Brodovitch with photographs by David Attie.

    [BRODOVITCH, Alexey] MANVILLE, Bill; ATTIE, David.
    Saloon Society. 1960.
    $343.00

  • Man Ray's first monograph, with the scarce first issue title-page
    Man Ray's first monograph, with the scarce first issue title-page

    MAN RAY (pseud. RADNITZKY, Emmanuel).
    Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934. 1934.
    $8,210.00

  • Contains photographs taken by Seymour and also by his father and other family and friends. The title is derived from a poem written by his mother titled 'A Loud Song, Mother / For My Son Daniel Seymour' which is reproduced here along with other texts including a coming of age letter from his stepfather Allen Tate and a note from Robert Frank.
    Contains photographs taken by Seymour and also by his father and other family and friends. The title is derived from a poem written by his mother titled 'A Loud Song, Mother / For My Son Daniel Seymour' which is reproduced here along with other texts including a coming of age letter from his stepfather Allen Tate and a note from Robert Frank.

    SEYMOUR, Daniel.
    A Loud Song. 1971.
    $411.00

  • William Eggleston's solo exhibition in 1976 had the distinction of being the first exhibition of colour photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. As such, it and this catalogue which accompanied it are often credited with legitimatising colour photography for the serious American museum-attending audience.
    William Eggleston's solo exhibition in 1976 had the distinction of being the first exhibition of colour photography at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. As such, it and this catalogue which accompanied it are often credited with legitimatising colour photography for the serious American museum-attending audience.

    EGGLESTON, William.
    William Eggleston's Guide. 1976.
    $514.00

  • A presentation copy of Wright Morris's The Inhabitants, inscribed the editor of his first book.
    A presentation copy of Wright Morris's The Inhabitants, inscribed the editor of his first book.

    MORRIS, Wright.
    The Inhabitants. 1946.
    $1,198.00

  • With the rare dust-wrapper. Le Palud's account of a journey from Chungking to Ichang illustrated with fine large photographs.
    With the rare dust-wrapper. Le Palud's account of a journey from Chungking to Ichang illustrated with fine large photographs.

    LE PALUD, A.M.
    The Yangtze Gorges in pictures and prose. n.d. [but 1930's].
    $1,027.00

  • The publisher used these prints during preparation for Nat Finkelstein's 1989 book Andy Warhol Factory Years 1964-1967.<br />
    The publisher used these prints during preparation for Nat Finkelstein's 1989 book Andy Warhol Factory Years 1964-1967.<br />

    [WARHOL, Andy]. FINKELSTEIN, Nathan Louis 'Nat'.
    Publisher's file photographs for Andy Warhol: The Factory Years 1964-1967. Printed 1980s.
    $8,894.00

  • Three of Stephen Shore's artists' books produced using Apple's print-on-demand iPhoto software.
    Three of Stephen Shore's artists' books produced using Apple's print-on-demand iPhoto software.

    SHORE, Stephen.
    Three iPhoto artists' books: 2003; 2006; 2006.
    $6,842.00

  • Bruce Davidson regularly visited East Harlem with a view camera and tripod with which he photographed the residents of a city block on East 100th Street between First and Second Avenues in New York. Davidson chose this block because, at the time, it had a reputation as being one of the worst in the city.
    Bruce Davidson regularly visited East Harlem with a view camera and tripod with which he photographed the residents of a city block on East 100th Street between First and Second Avenues in New York. Davidson chose this block because, at the time, it had a reputation as being one of the worst in the city.

    DAVIDSON, Bruce.
    East 100th Street. 1970.
    $1,027.00

  • The twelve photographs in Walker Evans' Message from the Interior are richly suggestive of the lives of those who live or lived in them.

    EVANS, Walker.
    Message from the Interior. 1966.
    $1,027.00

  • I Want to Take Picture comprises photographs Bill Burke made whilst travelling through Southeast Asia
    I Want to Take Picture comprises photographs Bill Burke made whilst travelling through Southeast Asia

    BURKE, Bill.
    I Want to Take Picture. 1987.
    $1,198.00

  • Ishimoto Yasuhiro studied at the Chicago Institute of Design under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, Someday Somewhere clearly shows the influence of his time there.
    Ishimoto Yasuhiro studied at the Chicago Institute of Design under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, Someday Somewhere clearly shows the influence of his time there.

    ISHIMOTO, Yasuhiro.
    Aru hi Aru tokoro. Someday, Somewhere. 1958.
    $3,421.00

  • This is Ralph Eugene Meatyard's best-known work, for which he cast his wife Madelyn as the mask-wearing central character Lucybelle Crater, a name adapted from a character in a Flannery O'Connor short story.
    This is Ralph Eugene Meatyard's best-known work, for which he cast his wife Madelyn as the mask-wearing central character Lucybelle Crater, a name adapted from a character in a Flannery O'Connor short story.

    MEATYARD, Ralph Eugene.
    The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater. 1974.
    $479.00

  • First edition thus of this meditation on resistance, after the scarce original clandestine version with gelatin silver photographs produced by the artists in a small number of copies during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.
    First edition thus of this meditation on resistance, after the scarce original clandestine version with gelatin silver photographs produced by the artists in a small number of copies during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.

    STYRSKY, Jindrich.
    Na jehlách těchto dní [On the needles of these days]. 1945.
    $1,335.00

  • A presentation copy of Fototek 60 Fotos, the first monograph of Moholy-Nagy's photographs.
    A presentation copy of Fototek 60 Fotos, the first monograph of Moholy-Nagy's photographs.

    MOHOLY-NAGY, L[aszlo]; ROH, Franz (ed).
    60 Fotos herausgegeben von Franz Roh. 60 photos edited by Franz Roh. 60 photographies publiées par Franz Roh. Fototek 1. 1930.
    $890.00

  • These photographs represent the only period Walker Evans spent working as a photographer outside the United States. Carleton Beals wrote The Crime of Cuba out of anger for the political situation in Cuba and disapproval of the way America managed its relations with Latin American countries.
    These photographs represent the only period Walker Evans spent working as a photographer outside the United States. Carleton Beals wrote The Crime of Cuba out of anger for the political situation in Cuba and disapproval of the way America managed its relations with Latin American countries.

    EVANS, Walker; BEALS, Carleton.
    The Crime of Cuba. 1933.
    $1,027.00

  • An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.
    An early presentation copy of Sentimental Journey, Araki Nobuyoshi's most important work, inscribed to Asahi Sonorama Chief Editor Tatsuo Shira with a drawing of a three-trunked elephant.

    ARAKI, Nobuyoshi.
    Senchimentaru na Tabi [Sentimental Journey]. [1971].
    $11,973.00

  • An important presentation copy of Lewis Hine's Men at Work, inscribed to Owen R. Lovejoy who served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926, where Lewis Hine was a staff photographer and art director of their magazine
    An important presentation copy of Lewis Hine's Men at Work, inscribed to Owen R. Lovejoy who served as the general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee from 1907 to 1926, where Lewis Hine was a staff photographer and art director of their magazine

    HINE, Lewis W[ickes].
    Men at Work. 1932.
    $20,524.00

  • Mind Games is Suzuki Kiyoshi's third book, taking its title from a song by John Lennon. The Japanese title refers to the first chapter, 'People under the Tent,' which contains photographs of a travelling circus troupe that invoked memories for Suzuki of his childhood.
    Mind Games is Suzuki Kiyoshi's third book, taking its title from a song by John Lennon. The Japanese title refers to the first chapter, 'People under the Tent,' which contains photographs of a travelling circus troupe that invoked memories for Suzuki of his childhood.

    SUZUKI, Kiyoshi.
    Tenmaku No Machi [A Town of Tents]: Mind Games. 1982.
    $685.00

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