![Item #22032102 The Negative, Basic Photo Two [with] Natural-Light Photography, Basic Photo Four....](/pictures/thumb/22032102_1.jpg?v=1658010003)
Hastings-on-Hudson: Morgan & Morgan, Inc., 1965 and 1966. Hardcover. Octavo size, both volumes 128 pp., both volumes signed by Ansel Adams on the title page, with separate notes by prior owner. Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) was noted as possessing, in perfect balance, the skills of both a master photographer and..... 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
New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed by Michael & Winifred Bixler], 1981. Benson, Richard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 2000 copies, folio size, 97 pp., signed by Richard Benson, with LEC Monthly Letter, announcement, and slipcase. Hart Crane (1899-1932) tragically died by committing suicide at the age of..... 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
![Item #21060401 [Albumen Photograph - Charles Darwin]. Henry Maull](/pictures/thumb/21060401_1.jpg?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
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