Gods of Earth and Heaven de Witkin, Joel-Peter - 1989

London: Grey Editions, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for Prev. owner name in felt pen ( on ffep. ), minor bumping and slightest traces of edgewear to cover..

NY: Universe Books, 1956. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Universe Books, 1956, first printing. 4to., 8 3/4" x 10 3/4", unpaginated. Text by Han Suyin. Edited by Robert Delpire. From the dust jacket flap: "This book is the picture diary of one of today's most brilliant roving photographers. Henri Cartier-Bresson lived in China from December 1948 to September 1949. In those eventful and dangerous months he watched from close at hand the withdrawal of the Nationalist government and the inrush of the Communist armies. He caught these events on the fly and came back from China with an unbiased graphic document of enduring historical interest." Beige cloth with white stamped titles. Minor toning to the cloth along the top and bottom edge, light, occasional age spotting to the covers, flyleafs/pastedowns and top edge of page block, else near fine, clean, crisp, bright, unworn in very good dust jacket frayed along the edges, surface scuff line on front panel,… Leer más

Privately printed by Imprenta Gutenberg, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Lavish compilation of 45 ca. 1940 Ecuadorian photographic prints by Theodore Roosevelt's cousin Andre Roosevelt. Image topics include architecture, industrial installations, landscapes, native residents and more. Of special note is a rare photo of the Guayaquil Golf Club. Pages facing photos display explanatory, rubricrated captions. Inscribed and signed by author/photographer Andre Roosevelt to unnamed recipient thus: "To remind you that we are expecting | you back in Quito very soon - where | you will find peace and .... good investments. | We did have fun! | Andre Roosevelt." Foreword by Juan L. Gurrell. Bound in brown felt llama leather with finished versos. Stitched edges, gilt-stamped title and author to front panel and cloth tie. Letterpress printing on vellum. Limited Edition of 400 copies, 300 in English only and 100 with an additional index in Spanish. This copy, among the 300, states on page 100 that… Leer más

Salzburg: Fotohof, 2000. First printing. 4to. 143 pp. Black cloth. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Slightest wrinkling to jacket at head of spine.

Cleveland: George A. Exline, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in very good dust jacket and good original box. Glassine dust jacket with wrinkle to front panel and small closed tear from rear inside flap; box seperated at 2 of 4 corner-joints, with large scrape from bottom. Overall quite presentable.. 4to. 9.25 x 12.25 in. Unpaginated. Black quarter-cloth over black & white decorative folk cloth, with black cloth title label inset on upper cover, titles in gilt; in original glassine dustwrapper. Presented in publisher's matching box. Fully illustrated with black & white photographs by Edouard Evartt Exline. ('Something of what the visitor saw, during the season of 1937, is to be found within the pages of this book.'). 'As long as the wild orchid blooms in the moss of Spring and the wind rips through the blue spruce on Winter mountain tops, the Smokies will be a land appart, for over all, in this Valhalla, is the hand of the Great Sprit, unchanging, everlasting.' One of 1000 numbered copies.… Leer más

New York: Horizon Press, 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by Harold Rosenberg. Folio. Black cloth with silver stamping, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 150pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with several archivally closed (on verso) edge tears and one wide chip running along the bottom edge of the front panel (triangular, 8½" wide X 1¼" at left side narrowing to ¼" at right side) -- fairly attractive overall despite obvious flaws. A tight, nice first edition of this scarce first photo collection by the reknowned New York and Chicago photographer (1903-91), who pioneered abstract expressionism in photography. Though not so noted, from the collection of noted Midwest photographer Archie Lieberman (1926-2008), author of "Farm Boy." A handsome copy of this desireable title.

Little Bear Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY WEBER on title page. As new. Books plainly signed (i.e without inscription) by Weber are rare, particularly the All American series.

Harper and Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectable - Good Condition/Good. Good+/Good+ 1st printing 1974 Harper and Row hardback, unclipped DJ in protective Brodart cover. Small tear to top front corner of DJ spine and surface crease around this area of jacket, previous owner has left outlines of pencil scribble sketch marks to inside front cover and front free end-papers, otherwise VG bright and unmarked throughout, very secure binding. Size: 250\nx 320mm. 250 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; History Of The Americas; ISBN: 0060100168. ISBN/EAN: 9780060100162. Dewey Code: 973.9. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 084811.. 9780060100162

Rat Hole, 2008. First Edition. Hardback. Collectable - Fine Condition. ~~Limited edition of 1,000~~Fine 1st edition 2008 Rat Hole hardback in slipcase, beautifully produced. Book itself in fine condition, minor handling-related discoloration marks to lower rear edge of slipcase only, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; ISBN/EAN: B001N9Z05C. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 086025.. B001N9Z05C

Kyoto: Korinsha Press, 1998. First edition. Laminated Boards. Near Fine. 4to (29cm). Photographically illustrated paper on laminated thick boards. Full bleed colour photographic images on paper over thick laminated card pages. Unpaginated. Signed by Homma to inner rear pastedown in pen. With the accompanying 20p. loose leaf pamphlet leaflet in the fluorescent green enclosed with text in Japanese and English, including two essays, by architect Momoyo Kajima, 'Ways of Looking at the Suburban Landscape,' and 'In the very fact of an intensity without having "meaning"', by sociologist Shinji Miyadai. Images from the endless sprawl of Tokyo's suburbs, capturing well manicured lawns, bright pastel shades and dreamy blue skies. Only occasionally does the imagery veer off into less certain, bleaker shades. Parr & Badger, The Photobook, A History, Vol 2. A slight crease mark to spine, some light shelfwear to lower edges of boards, otherwise very sound. SCARCE as a signed copy.