THE ENDURING NAVAHO by Gilpin. Laura - 1968

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980. 4to black clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 187 pages profusely illustrated with 202 photographic illustrations, many full page. A production of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in association with Berger-Levrault, Paris for a 1980 exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From dust jacket: "The work of one hundred photographers, from 1848 to 1900 was selected to give both the public and the experts their first glimpse of some of the finest photographs of the nineteenth century. In spite of the spectacularly high quality of their production, only a few of these photographers - such as Felix Nader and Gustave Le Gray - are known to scholars...Whether familiar or unknown, they have left us a legacy of images documenting famous men and great events through a variety of approaches that ranges from studio to countryside and techniques that vary from daguerreotypes to honey-based collodion plates." Dust jacket has some flaws: half inch… Read More

New York: Power House Books / A Blind Spot Book, 2002. First edition / First printing. Ivory cloth with picture tipped to front board in chipboard slipcase. Very fine in very fine slipcase.

Book with all pages present, without creases/tears. Worn outer cover. Owner's signature covered in black pen on second title page (does not affect content). 216 pages, 21.8 x 29 x 2.7 cm / 5.24 x 0.98 x 8.46 inches This new collection of Peter Lindbergh's photographs presents his work from the past ten years. The prolific fashion and portrait photographer is one of the leading commercial artists of our day. His special subject are women.

Signed copy. Light tanning to pages edges, not affecting text or content.No tears/marks on either binding or paper. ///Published in Welsh and English in an edition of 850

New York: St. Martin's Press [0-312-08220-7] 1992, 1st printing. (Folio hardcover) np. Fine in fine dust jacket. Photographic endpapers, photographs. "George Hurrell was the glamour photographer of the golden age of Hollywood. From the dawn of his career in 1928 until his death in 1992 at the age of eighty-seven, no Hollywood actor had realized the pinnacle of stardom until he or she was captured through the Hurrell lens". Time Period 1928-1990. (Photography, Actors, Cinema/Film, Glamor Photography, Hollywood, Movies, Photography, Stars).

Book with all pages present, without creases/tears. Worn outer cover. Owner's signature covered in black pen on second title page (does not affect content). 216 pages, 21.8 x 29 x 2.7 cm / 5.24 x 0.98 x 8.46 inches This new collection of Peter Lindbergh's photographs presents his work from the past ten years. The prolific fashion and portrait photographer is one of the leading commercial artists of our day. His special subject are women.

Signed copy. Light tanning to pages edges, not affecting text or content.No tears/marks on either binding or paper. ///Published in Welsh and English in an edition of 850

"My Wallet of Photographs: The Collected Photographs of J. M. Synge" arranged and introduced by Lilo Stephens. [Dublin]: Dolmen Editions, 1971. Eleven hundred copies, of which 1050 are for sale, are printed. pp. xvi + 53 b. & w. plates (incl. frontis. tipped in), [7]. Hardcover, quarter black cloth with grey boards, gilt title on spine and gilt initials (J. M. S.) of Synge, on front cover (corners square, slight wear at bottom of spine, covers are unmarked, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (a few marks on back cover, spine faded, some wear at top of dustjacket with a tiny tear at top of spine).Very Good+ condition. (Dustjacket is in Very Good condition).Size: 11" x 7 5/8" (28cm x 19.5cm).

Stated First Edition, first printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, very slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear.
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This first comprehensive monograph in English for Mexico's first major female photographer tracks a career equally exceptional for its remarkable range and for its compelling quality. Lola Alvarez Bravo explored her calling through photojournalism, commercial work and professional portrait-making, even as she was creating intensely personal images of people, places and things throughout her native Mexico. In addition, she played a vital role in the Mexican cultural scene as an inspiring teacher, a friend of innumerable artists (many of whom she photographed), and as the owner of a prestigious gallery that presented the first solo show by her friend Frida Kahlo, the subject of some of Alvarez… Read More

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Emanating from a thrilling and glamorous tradition comes Racing Style, a photographic representation of the Goodwood Revival, a motor car race of vehicles from the 40s, 50s and 60s.
The Goodwood Revival relives the glory days of the legendary Goodwood Motor Circuit, Britain s leading racing venue between 1948 and 1966, and host to contemporary racing of all kinds including Formula One. Racing Style brings us back to the tracks, as they once were, offering all the romance and excitement of original motorcar racing.
This edition celebrates Goodwood through the years with engaging and unusual photos. On each luminous page, the reader is invited to peek at details of the era, from the cockpits of bugattis to the competitors and spectators who dress in period clothing. Racing… Read More