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Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY, 1989; First Edition, 192 pages; illustrated. The photographs of photojournalist Dan Weiner (1920-1959), chronicling the positive and negative effects on the lives of working Americans by the thriving post-war economy of the 1950’s. Weiner’s death at age 39, in an airplane accident while on assignment, prompted Edward Steichen to remark, "The small rank of fine photographers has been cruelly thinned by the loss of Dan Weiner." Informative background text on Weiner and his working methods by William A. Ewing, plus an in-context overview of the postwar period by author and anthropologist Lionel Tiger. A total of 154 b&w photographs, a number published for the first time here. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, not price-clipped, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Ridge Press, NY, 1962; 4to, 128 pages. Photographic essay of some of America’s most creative individuals engaged in their respective crafts: writers, actors, film directors, musicians, poets, painters, architects and sculptors. Captured in compelling b&w and color photographs by such notable Magnum photographers as Eve Arnold, Henri Cartier Bresson, Ernst Haas, Dan Budnick, Dennis Stock, Bruce Davidson, et al. Includes substantive essays by President John Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, James Baldwin, Louis Kronenberger, Mark Van Doren, and Joseph Wood Krutch, all written expressly for this book, together with poetry contributions by Robert Frost and John Ciardi. Published in conjunction with plans to build the National Cultural Center in Washington, DC, later to become the Kennedy Center. Very Good Plus in a crisp and bright Very Good dust jacket that has a single small edge chip (1/2") in the blank margin of the back panel. Miniscule foxing on title page only.

NY Graphic Society/Little Brown, NY, 1988; First Edition; 4to, 402 pages; black cloth; silver titles; illustrated. Revealing collection of Adams’ extensive personal correspondence with friends and luminaries, such as Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Paul Strand, Beaumont and Nancy Newhall, Jimmy Carter, Gary Trudeau, and Edward Weston. Illustrated with over 100 Adams photographs, from sweeping landscapes to family snaps. Foreword by Wallace Stegner. Fine, clean, crisp, bright, sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind, in a Very Good dust jacket with moderate spine sunning. No chips, no price clipping.

Bullfinch Press/ Little Brown, NY, 1996; First Edition; 4to, 136 pages. Startling photographic essay of America’s volcanic landscapes with b&w photos by Diane Cook and color photos by Len Jenshel. Foreword by writer Garrett Hongo. A total of eighty-four magnificent full-page photographs of active and dormant volcanoes and their associated environments. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. No chips, tears, or creases, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Millwood Press, Wellington, New Zealand, 1985; First Edition; oblong 4to, 128 pages. Magnificent color photographic essay of Fiji’s Yasawa Islands by notable New Zealand photojournalist James Siers. Includes the history of the region as well as a Fijian language primer. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed on the front endpaper and select internal pages by a number of Yasawa Islanders in appreciation and farewell to the book’s previous owner. Also includes the warm inscription and autograph of Richard Evanson opposite his photographic portrait on page 69. Evanson is owner of Nanuya Levu island, renamed "Turtle Island" after purchase by him in the early 1970’s. Turtle Island is where both versions of the movie "The Blue Lagoon" were filmed. A beautiful book.

Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1986; First Edition; 4to, 212 pages. James Sheriff Curtis’s renowned portrait portfolio of Native American peoples, consisting of 117 pages of text by Florence Curtis Graybill and Victor Boesen accompanied by 95 full-page reproductions of Curtis’s photos. Introduction by Harold Curtis. Fine, in photo illustrated wraps.

Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1986; First Edition; oblong quarto, 216 pgs.; illustrated. Renowned entertainment photographer Louis Goldman’s engaging study of life on the front line making Hollywood movies, the culmination of over thirty years in the industry working with some of the world’s greatest directors and actors. Hundreds of b&w photographs, the majority full-page. Introduction by Gregory Peck. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Verlag Jurgen Schacht, Berlin, 1987; 4 Auflage; oblong quarto, 72 pages. An aerial history revealing the beauty and splendor of old Berlin. Sixty-eight full-page vintage aerial photographs spanning the period from 1900 to 1939, each accompanied by a detailed descriptive caption. Full page reproduction at the back of a 1710 Gabriel Bodenehr plan view drawing of the city of Berlin and its sister city Colln, expanding upon the 1652 drawing by Johann Gregor Memhardt. A marvelous photographic record of the superb architecture and landscape design of a breathtaking city that was destroyed forever by the devastating Allied bombing of WWII. Text in German. Fine, condition, in a clean and bright Near Fine dust jacket that has not been price-clipped.

Putnam, NY, 1968; First Edition; 4to, 127 pages. Photographic essay on the Fiesta Brava by Jose Suarez, photojournalist for Madrid’s "La Prensa" newspaper, with text in English by John Marks. Scores of full-page and double-page b&w photos of bulls and bullfighters in action including Paco Camino, Santiago Martin "El Viti", Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes", and Miguel Baez, "El Litri". Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp. An attractive copy.

Preservation Press/ National Trust For Historic Preservation, Washington DC, 1986; First Edition; 4to, 128 pages. Captivating series of thirty-three color and eighty-six lush duotone photographs of historic American industrial artifacts and structures, produced from large format negatives by Jet Lowe. Commissioned by the Historic American Engineering Record agency of the National Park Service. Essays by David Weitzman and MIchael Leccese, Preface by Robert J. Kapsch, text by Gray Fitzsimons. A remarkable book. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket.

Metropolitan Museum Of Modern Art, NY, 1978; First Edition; tall quarto (14" x 11"), 128 pages. Fifty-one rich full-page gravure reproductions of photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe taken by Alfred Stieglitz from 1917 - 1930, with an eleven-page introduction by O’Keeffe. Complete index of all works shown, with dates, at the back. Printed in Monotype Bell and Bembo by the Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont, on Monadnock Caress paper. Plates by Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut. Binding by Publisher’s Book Bindery, Long Island City, New York. Fine, in gray boards with gilt titles. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. In the original Very Good slipcase which is clean, absolutely sound, with very slight sunning and miniscule wear. A desirable copy of the first edition, published by M.O.M.A. under the direction of O’Keeffe in conjunction with the Stieglitz exhibition that year, composed chiefly of prints from her… Leer más

Random House, NY, 1967; First Edition; 4to, 87 pages. Barry Goldwater’s thoughtful photographic essay on the land and peoples of the American Southwest and Mexico. Very Good Plus, in a price-clipped Very Good dust jacket that has two 1" closed edge tears at the top of the front panel.

Whittlesey House, NY, 1939; First Edition, second printing; 8vo, 239 pages; illustrated. Stimulating source of fresh ideas and techniques for photographs, authored by Jacob Deschin, writer of the "Camera Angles" column for Scientific American, contributing editor of Popular Photography from its inception, and camera editor for the New York Times from 1941 until his retirement. Twenty-four full-page photo illustration plates. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, corners sharp, no ownership signatures. In a clean and bright Very Good dust jacket that has a small (1/4") chip on the back panel adjacent the shoulder.

Caesare Capello, Milan, 1930; 12mo, 32 pages; color illustrated boards. Wonderful 32-panel accordion foldout photographic study of Pompei, each photo fully described on the verso in Italian, French, English, and German. Beautifully bound in elaborate embossed color lithograph boards depicting Pompei ablaze after the devastating 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius. Near Fine, clean, bright, crisp and sharp.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NY, 1977; First Edition; large 8vo, 240 pages. A look into some of the most significant and haunting architectural ruins from around the world, with text by novelist Rose Macaulay. Embellished with 156 photographic plates by Roloff Beny, 16 in color, plus 26 maps and site plans. Previously published in a text-only edition in 1964, and republished here in the first illustrated edition under direction of author and photographer. Very Good Plus in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. No chips, tears, signatures, or price-clipping. Crisp, clean, bright, and sharp.

Simon & Schuster, NY, 1958; First Edition; 4to, 192 pages; illustrated. Visual essay on the Spanish bullfight, with photographs and narrative by Peter Buckley. One hundred and nine beautiful full-page b&w photos of bullfighters in action, including Domingo Ortega, Antonio Ordonez, Luis Miguel Dominguin, Manuel Jimenez (Chicuelo II), Rafael Giron, Cesar Giron, Manuel Baez ("Litri"), Antonio Borrero ("Chamaco"), Jaime Ostos, Gregorio Sanchez, and others. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has some minor tanning of the extremities. Crisp, clean, and bright, with no ownership signatures. A very nice copy.

Aperture, NY, 1983; Quarto, 71 pages. Steven Shore’s exquisite color photographs of Claude Monet’s gardens at Giverny, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Near Fine, in a clean and bright Very Good dust jacket that has a short tape repair on the verso of the front panel.

Little Brown and Company/ Bullfinch Press, Boston, 1990; First Edition; quarto, 141 pages; maroon cloth; silver titles. Prodigious collection of 141 photographs, the majority full-page, from Eisenstadt’s LIFE years as well as from his personal collection. Lengthy introduction by Bryan Holme. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus unclipped dust jacket. No chips or tears. Clean and bright. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

The Brooklyn Museum/ Univ. of Washington Press,, NY, 1992; First Edition; large 8vo, 223 pages. Official catalogue for the photographic exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in 1992. Over 120 compelling b&w images by photographer Consuelo Kanaga (1894-1978), with 51-page Kanaga biography at the front authored by Barbara Head Millstein. Chapter introductions and analyses by Millstein and Sarah M. Lowe, with complete titles and details for each photo, plus a 4-page bibliography at the back. Very Good Plus in stiff photo-illustrated wraps. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. Clean, crisp, and bright.

Collins, St. James Place, London, 1965; First Edition; Signed; 4to, 285 pages; illustrated. Magnificent photographic study of the wildlife of Kenya, with informative text by Malcom MacDonald, former Kenyan Governor/ High-Commissioner and dedicated conservationist. Profusely illustrated with beautiful full-page color photographs by noted wildlife photographer Christina Loke. Inscribed and signed on the title page by MacDonald. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, and bright, in a VG- dust jacket which is rubbed along the right and left margins of the front panel, and with a small chip at the lower extremity of the spine panel.