Search Results: Photography from Appledore Books, ABAA

Payot Lausanne, 1981. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A virtually pristine copy of the 1981 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with one tiny bump at the upper tip) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Also includes a Fine example of the publisher's second dustjacket, a glassine jacket meant to protect the pictorial jacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white plates thruout.

Italy: Linea Di Confine, 2004. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. An As New copy of the 2004 1st edition. SIGNED BY JOHN GOSSAGE on the half-title. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, Gossage's crisp black-and-white photos thruout. Signed by Author.

1887. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. A meticulously-crafted album of 29 original, mounted photographs of Yellowstone, all or most of them likely taken in 1887 and purchased directly from the 14-year old National Park. Though the photos are uncredited, we can surmise that photographers such as Thomas Hine, Charles D. Loughrey, Frank Jay Haynes (the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park) or even the renowned William Henry Jackson may have been responsible for some of these photos. All but one of the photos is nicely hand-captioned by a former owner (possibly Joseph D. Potts, whose name adorns the first blank endpaper), the captions serving as crucial identifiers to specific geysers, craters, falls, buildings, etc. The photographs, while all varying slightly in size, are each roughly 8 1/2" wide x 6 1/2" tall. The fragile album itself, a thick, oblong folio, has been professionally restored at its exterior, with recent, wine-red cloth boards laid over the original leather spine and tips, which… Read More

New York: PIX Incorporated, 1947. Photograph. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp example of this press photograph of M. Tanguy-Frigent. According to the description on the back of the photograph, he was the post-War "French minister of agriculture and the most hated man in France, (here) making a statement about the grain policy of the government, to-day". Clean and Near Fine, measuring 9 1/2" wide x 7" tall.

Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Interesting album (7" wide x 5" tall) of 24 hand-colored mounted photographs. Set in late 19th century Japan, bound in decorative brown cloth in a concertina/accordion style. Sepia-toned portraits, enlivened by splashes of red, green and purple. On the front pastedown printed date and name: "April 11, 1887 - With sincere congratulations of Chas. T. Bischof."

1972. Near Fine. A warm, gracious 2 pg. ALS from the photographer Paul Strand, referencing --among other things-- an evening with Hart Crane. Strand is patiently responding (from France) to a Vietnam vet (whose 2 letters are here included) who asks if he and his wife might work for an aging Strand in any capacity. Strand's August 1972 8 1/4" x 10 1/2" letter in response is bright and clean and has held up nicely. His hand is strong and the ball-point ink completely legible. Also includes the original enevelope (addressed in Strand's hand and postmarked "Yvesines", France).

London: Scriptum Editions, 2005. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2005 2nd printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lush black-and-white and color reproductions thruout. Foreword by Sir Elton John, whose AIDS Foundation was the beneficiary from the proceeds of this publication.

Chicago: Belgravia Group, Ltd. And Sandz Development Co., Inc, 2009. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, beautifully photographed thruout.

Paris: Galerie Francois Petit, 1983. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Uncommon 1983 catalogue of the exhibit at Galerie Andre-Francois Petit, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. Bright and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Octavo, 8 Bellmer photographs plus accompanying text taken from his own writings.

Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1965 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket with very light, innocuous spotting along the back panel's top-edge. Quarto, oblong, 74 pgs.

New York: The Viking Press, 1974. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON on the front blank endpaper's verso. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 1974 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Cartier-Bresson's masterful, crisp black-and-white photography throughout. Uncommon signed by the great maestro and legitimately approaching pristine.

Mumbai, India: AJSK Publications, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2000 1st edition, SIGNED BY BOTH ABU JANI AND SANDEEP KHOSLA on the half-title. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lavish color photography thruout. Also includes a Fine example of publisher's printed slipcase.

Patterned Cloth. Very Good +. Wonderful handmade photo album, consisting of 144 pages of evocative portraits and autographs gathered between May 1919 and August 1920 by professional German dancers Edith & Gaillard. The album profiles colleagues and friends, creative performers of all kinds, including cabaret artists, opera singers, actors, comedians and dancers. Silver gelatin photographs and postcards, all accompanied by warm inscriptions from the subjects. Created at venues such as the Winer Café in Hirschberg, the Apollo Theater in Augsburg, Stuttgart's Savoy Bar, cafes in Nuremberg, Gelsenkirchen and Spremberg, etc. Signatures include: Paul Godoy, Max Drechsler, Emmy Falke, Richard Müller, Lisa Siemon, "3 Girardi's", Roland Marwitz, Karl Sölter, Harry Brade, Eve Kristen, Rudi Reimers, Magdalena Wetta, Marga von Prostka, Traute van der Kerken, Heinz Artus, Margot Radionoff, Otto Hansen and others. The roster of performers --and the album itself-- bridge German turn-of-the-century… Read More

Rio De Janeiro: SPala Editora, 1987. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Handsome photographic study of Alcantara, the magical, "monument" city of Brazil. VG+ in its dark-blue cloth with a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Square quarto, 213 pgs. Text in both Portuguese and English, beautiful color photography abounds thruout.

London: frieze, 1997. Pictorial boards. Fine. A major Association copy: INSCRIBED BY BILLY NAME --THE PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF ANDY WARHOL'S FACTORY AND ITS ARCHIVIST FROM 1964 TO 1970-- TO VICTOR BOCKRIS, THE GREAT WARHOL AND VELVET UNDERGROUND BIOGRAPHER AND FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO WARHOL'S INTERVIEW MAGAZINE on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its wild pictorial boards. Quarto, Essay ("Naming the Colours") by Dave Hickey, Interview ("A Talk with Billy Name") by Collier Schorr. Famously, Warhol was once quoted as saying of Victor Bockris: "He's a brilliant young writer who only writes about three people: William Burroughs, Muhammad Ali and me. Victor Bockris has more energy than any person I know. He types like Van Cliburn plays the piano. He's always tape-recording and taking pictures. I can't keep up with him."

Readymade Music Pubishing Co, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Masayoshi Sukita. A crisp, very well-preserved copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with the uncommon Japanese wraparound band (or obi) completely intact. Quarto, rich gravure and color photography thruout by Masayoshi Sukita. Text in both Japanese and English. Also includes publisher's 45 RPM record, in a sleeve affixed to the rear pastedown.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. NICELY INSCRIBED BY PHOTOGRAPHER DENNIS STOCK (TO ICP {INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY} PATRON BERT ROSEN) on the front free endpaper's verso. A very solid copy to boot of the 1970 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear --and very light creasing-- along the spine crown. Quarto, Stock's first-rate black-and-white photography (beautifully capturing the spirit of communal life in the late Sixties) throughout.

Chicago: Edwynn Houk Gallery, 1985. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A bright, lovely copy of the catalogue based on the 1985 exhibition at Chicago's Edwynn Houk Gallery. Clean and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. #98 of 1,000 copies issued. This copy, though not called for, IS SIGNED BY ANDRE KERTESZ on the title page. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white reproductions thruout.

Antwerp, Belgium: Gallery Ronny Van de Velde, 1989. Near Fine. A magnificent --and very uncommon-- portfolio of original photographic prints by Nat Finkelstein (1933-2009), one of the great chroniclers of Andy Warhol, specifically his mid to late 60s period at The Factory. Gallery Ronny Van de Velde of Antwerp produced and published this lavish tribute to Warhol in 1989 in a tiny edition of 50 copies (this being #31). Included in the complete portfolio are: "nine black/white photographs (30 cm x 40 cm)"; "one black/white photograph (15 cm x 22 cm)"; "one repetition of ten photographs on linen (80 cm x 160 cm)"; "one photo screened canvas (27 cm x 27 cm)"; and "one eight minute video cassette". "Each image is signed, stamped, and numbered (31/50) by the artist" and each is mounted to a light-gray cardboard backing, with dark, thin-cardboard guards (which have done their job well and kept each of the prints in pristine condition). The entire portfolio is contained within a marbled, pictorial metal… Read More

Grinnell College (Faulconer Gallery), 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the October-December 2006 exhibition at Grinnell College's Faulconer Gallery. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards, with light bumping at the lower tips. Tall quarto, crisp color plates on each recto.