Photography
Photographers & Authors: A Collection of Portraits of Twentieth-Century Writers
Northfield, Minnesota: Carleton College, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of black-and-white photos of some of the greatest writers of the 20th century by some of the greatest photographers. Introduction by the author followed by 43 plates. The cover depicts Graham Greene by Bill Brandt, while the..... More
Chinese Encounters
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches; 247 x 195 mm), 252, [4] pages in blue cloth, silver titles to spine, in a photo-illustrated dust jacket. INSCRIBED on the half title to William and Rose Styron..... More
Dreams for Flesh
Philadelphia: Dauphine Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Rare book of prose and photos celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Specifically, Fat Tuesday, "the final day of bacchanalia before the Lenten fasting begins." Chris Peditto has written a short story about a drunken day in New Orleans filled..... More
Bookbinding
Philadelphia: Barnes, Richard H., ca. 1960. Oblong photo album measuring 13 1/2 x 10 inches (340 x 255 mm), 12 leaves containing 8 photos each, for a total of 96 photos, title to front cover written in pencil, metal comb binding. This album shows 96 color snapshots..... More
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[SIGNED] Arp
Paris: Collection Prisme, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (5/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 218 x 190 mm), 72 pages, in pictorial wrappers covered by the original glassine. SIGNED by Hans Arp four (!) times on the title page. A heavily illustrated book dedicated to Arp's sculptures and..... More
The Cubans
Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by all three contributors on the title page: Jack Beckham Combs (photographs), Jennifer L. McCoy (foreword), and Julie E. Sweig (essay). Making 15 trips to Cuba over a period of eight years, New Mexico photographer Jack Combs photographed..... More
Switzerland
New York: Underwood and Underwood, ca. 1904. Case measuring 8 x 5-3/4 x 3-3/4 inches containing 100 stereoviews mounted on gray concave card stock. Gilt lettering to spine. A complete set of 100 stereoviews of Switzerland featuring black-and-white photos of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Each has..... More
The Committed Eye: Alexander Alland's Photography
New York: Museum of the City of New York, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Catalogue for an exhibition of photographs by Alexander Alland (1902-1989), mostly featuring his New York City photos. Informative essay by Bonnie Yochelson, the curator of prints and photographs at the Museum of the City of New..... More