O Rio de Janeiro. A Photographic Journal by Weber, Bruce - 1986

UsedAcceptable. Clean pages. Small crack on spine. Lightly bumped corners. Minor edgewear around cover. Ink mark on bottom text block.

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New York: Knopf, 1986. 1st edition. Nice copy. oversize. pictorial wrappers 191pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., index, Bruce Weber's second booka lavish paperback published at the then unheard of price of $60.00!. A joyous celebration of the cultural diversity of Brazil. Filled with tanned, elegant bodies on the beach, and in hotels and nightclubs, Portrays the city's youthful hedonism in a way that had not been captured before, or since. Inc. many homo-erotic images. Also many portraits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend Rickson Gracie, and his fifteen member family. Illustrated with over 140 full page photographic images (four folding plates). Some rubbing to wrappers, one loose gather & small crease to rear wrapper o/w a nice copy of a scarce and important book

Knopf, 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. A near fine copy of this scarce Bruce Weber. A near fine copy of this folio paperback (light wear; ink gift inscription on endpaper).

New York: Knopf, 1986. First. paperback. fine. Bruce Weber.. Profusely illustrated throughout with full-page sexy black & white photographs by Weber, some tinted, a few in color, a few gatefolds. Drawings by Richard Giglio, design by Sam Shahid, Rise Daniels and Donald Sterzin. Unpaginated, Short folio, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Knopf, 1986. First edition.<br/> <br/> Lacking the uncommon slipcase, still a fine copy of this scarce and desirable book. -- Roth 254-255.<br/> <br/>

Knopf, 1986-11-12. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Signs of slight shelfwear, edgewear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. 1st. Softcover. Fine. Drawings by Richard Giglio. Design by Sam Shahid, Rise Daniels and Donald Sterzin. Bound in publisher's original illustrated papper. Grey spine stamped in purple. Profusely illustrated with many full page color photographs. 130 plates are named and listed. 11 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches. Not paginated.

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Retrospective collection of photographs, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful photography books of the 20th century. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a tall softcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Bruce Weber and Sam Shahid: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 4 pounds. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Bruce Weber. Drawings by Richard Giglio. Printed in multi-toned palette on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Bruce Weber's "O Rio de Janeiro: A Photographic… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, , 1986. Brossura (wrappers). Molto buono (Very Good). Un testo e 130 fotografie a colori e in bianco e nero, di cui 4 ripiegate più volte, di Bruce Weber. Disegni a colori di Richard Giglio. 4to (cm 36,5x28). pp. 196 n.n. Molto buono (Very Good). Quarta di copertina leggermente scolorita lungo i bordi (Back cover lightly faded along the edges). Prima edizione (First Edition). Fotolibri1 [Roth, 2001] Roth Andrew, The book of 101 books. PPP Editions - Roth Horowitz, 2001. “O Rio De Janeiro” (1986) was a highly influential book set in the famous Brazilian city and its environs. Its release was accompanied by an exhibition at Robert Miller Gallery which traveled throughout the United States. As described in the Vince Aletti's “100 Books,” O Rio “brought all the elements of Weber's commercial work together and was the first to incorporate the vivacious pastiche of original and borrowed material that had become the signature of his… Read More

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. . First edition; 4to (367 x 281 mm, 14½ x 11 in); 130 black-and-white and colour photographs by Bruce Weber, drawings by Richard Giglio, printed in offset, designed by Sam Shahid, Rïse Daniels, and Donald Sterzin; photo-illustrated adhesive-bound card covers, near-fine; [196]pp (incl. 4 folding). Bruce Weber's elegant paean to Rio interweaves portraits, still life, and landscape photographs with an extended study of Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu champion Rickson Gracie, whose father Helio was one of four brothers who opened the first Jiu-Jitsu academy in Brazil. Carlos, the eldest brother, had learnt the martial art from Esai Maeda, who had emigrated from Japan to Brazil in 1914. The Book of 101 Books pp254-5.