[New York]: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux], (1976). Avedon, Richard. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, unpaginated, inscribed by Richard Avedon. Richard Avedon (1923-2004) was a prominent photographer in the field of fashion, and one of the leading photographers for "Vogue" magazine during the 1970s and 1980s; his portraits of numerous writers..... More
Llandogo, Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, 2012. Pusch, Steffi. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 5 of 100, folio size, [40] pp., signed by S.J. Butler and Steffi Pusch. "The Swimmer" first appeared in "The Warwick Review" and was then selected for "The Best British Short Stories 2011" published by Salt; this..... More
n.p. Condorpers [Peter Hendriks (Typography and Printing); WIlma van Ipenburg (Binder)], 2007. Anke Ligteringen. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. IX (total edition not stated), square quarto size, [48] pp., note that text is in Dutch with English translation. A fascinating artist book which is a perfect marriage of custom binding, photography..... More
Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre, (1955). Roiter, Fulvio. Softcover. One of 10,000 copies, quarto size, 130 pp., in French. Fulvio Roiter (1926-2016) was an Italian photographer; beginning as a chemist, he committed himself to photography in 1947, documenting various cities in stunning series of black-and-white photographs. During his career, Roiter..... More
1986: The Earth Technology Corporation, Long Beach, California. Corwin, Jeff. Limited Edition. No binding. Four limited-edition photographs, each one of 500, each numbered, signed and dated by the photographer, with corresponding text. A series of four black-and-white photographs, each photograph signed, dated, and numbered below the image by the artist..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1990. Kenna, Michael. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 400 copies, unnumbered, oblong quarto size, 115 pp., signed by Michael Kenna. The Désert de Retz is a landscape garden in north-central France, known for its lavish architecture in the style of classical antiquity, created by French..... More
San Francisco: Book Shop of David Magee [The Grabhorn Press], [1961]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 250 copies, unnumbered, quarto size, 91 pp. A catalogue of The Grabhorn Press, serving as an example of the work printed at the shop. This catalogue also provides insight into the workings of the..... More
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1993. Sherman, Cindy. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition, folio size, 240 pp. Cindy Sherman (b. 1954), photographer and filmmaker, is known for self-portraits which "offer critiques of gender and identity. What made Sherman famous is the use of her own body in roles..... More
[San Francisco]: [Engravings made by S.F. Photo Engraving Co., Sacramento], c. 1895. Taber, [Isaiah West]. Wraps. Oblong octavo, 96 pp. Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912), a native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, came to California shortly after the gold rush began on the ship "Friendship". After trying his hand at mining, ranching..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1925. Hollyer, Frederick. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, octavo size, 713 pp. An illustrative account of the years leading up the the Great War, by English author, countryman and politician Viscount Grey of Fallodon (Edward Grey 1862-1933). This and Grey's other well-known work "The Charm..... More