Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, oblong elephant folio size, 137 pp., signed by Ansel Adams on the half-title page, with the original publisher's shipping box. A celebration of the stunning scenery of Yosemite National Park, this volume contains photographs by renowned photographer Ansel Adams..... More
Boston: Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad, [1898-1900]. Wraps. Oblong octavo size, five volumes, illustrated. An early photographic account of New England, each volume has a one-page introduction and 30+ black and white plates. Of especial interest to any of us who have lived..... More
[New York]: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1978), 1978. Avedon, Richard. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio size, inscribed by Richard Avedon. Images by Richard Avedon (1923-2004), whose "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century" (from NY Times obit). This work depicts many..... 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
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1965. Elkus, Richard J. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 83 of 487 copies, elephant folio size, approximately [100] pp., signed by Richard Elkus, Robert and Edwin Grabhorn, with prospectus. The last major book of the Grabhorn Press, "Alamos" is a collection of photographs by Richard Elkus..... More
[1925]: Fred Harvey, n.p. Geary, Fred. Wraps. Oblong folio, [31] pp. Frederick Henry Harvey (1835-1901) was almost single-handedly responsible for "civilizing" what was at the time still considered "the wild west". He founded the first chain restaurant in the US, the "Harvey Houses", built along the tracks of the Atchison..... More
![Item #21060401 [Albumen Photograph - Charles Darwin]. Henry Maull](https://swansfinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21060401_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1623191103)
Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche, ca. 1854. Maull, Henry. No binding. Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" was still five years in the future when this photograph was taken, with Charles Darwin being 45 years of age. This item an albumen photograph, the first photograph of Darwin to be printed on paper;..... More
Redwood Park, California: The Hill Studio, n.d. Wraps. Undated, likely 1899-1902, oblong folio, pp. A stunning album of the "old" California Redwoods, with twelve mounted hand-coloured photogravure plates. Per the web site of Arts and Culture, submitted by History San José, the album "California Redwood Park" (which is now Big..... 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
London: Phaidon, 2017. Leibovitz, Annie. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio size, 314 pp., inscribed by Annie Leibovitz. A book of high-quality colour photographs by American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz, this being a chronicle of her work in digital photography. This edition includes some work that predates 2005, but had not been..... More
New York: Aperture, (1985). Mark, Mary Ellen. Soft cover. Quarto size, 92 pp. "Streetwise" is an in-depth and personal look into the lives of teenagers surviving on the streets of Seattle, working as prostitutes, drug dealers, pimps, and panhandlers. The book began as an article for "Life" magazine, written by..... 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: James Linden, Publisher [designed and printed by Peter Rutledge Koch], 1986. Mundy, Michael. First and Limited Edition. No binding. No. 34 of 100 copies, folio size, six separate leaves plus two photographs, signed by Gary Snyder and Michael Mundy. Gary Snyder (b. 1930) is most often thought of..... 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