Search Results: Photography from Downtown Books & News

1986. Near Fine/Good. Both 8"x10". B&W glossy prints on Kodak paper of figures on the beach. Presumable from the series "O Rio de Janeiro". Laid in the original mailing envelope with Bruce Weber's studio return address: pen markings & stamps to envelope. The photo with multiple figures has markings in pen to the back. Bright & crisp.

Frankfort and Whitesburg, KY: Gnomon Press/Appalshop Inc, 1979. First edition, first printing. Softcover. Near Fine. Square 8vo (9.5"x9"). Unpaginated. Photographic paper wraps; french flaps. Very light edgewear to tail edges. Slightly toned pages. No dust jacket as issued; covered in protective mylar by seller. Collection of work by The Mountain Photography Workshop photographers: Lyn Adams, Shelby Adams, Robert Cooper, Earl Dotter, Will Endres, Wendy Ewald & Linda Mansberger.

Chalford: Chalford Publishing Company, 1996. 1st U.K. ed., 1st ptg. Softcover. VG+. 8vo. 128pp. A collection of historic photos from the archives of the Borough of Hillingdon Heritage Service of the parishes of Ruislip, Ickenham and Harefield. Scuffing to wraps; slight wear to edges; inscribed on inner wrap.

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2007. First edition, limited. Paperback. Very Good. 4to (10.5"x8.5"). 75pp. Photographic wraps. Light general shelfwear. Lightly rubbed corners. Flat signed by Shay to title page. B&W photos throughout. Coincided with exhibition at Stephen Daiter Gallery March 9-26, 2007. Trade edition of 1,000 copies. Exhibition flyer & letter from gallery laid-in.

Huntington, NY: Heckscher Museum Of Art, 1999. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Good +. Small 4to. 48pp. Staple-bound. Grey pictorial wraps. Covers lightly soiled. Upper cover has three spots of rubbingsticker damage. B&W photos and text throughout.

New York: Quercus, 2013. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio: 17"x14". 224pp. Black silk covered boards with silver-stamped title to upper cover & spine. Slipcase in black/glitter cloth covered boards with silver-stamped title. Full color photography throughout.

Munich, Germany: Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Good+. 4to (12"x8"). 115pp. 1/4 bound in linen & paper-covered boards: boards are beveled & double-walled with cut spaces for spatial photos & steroscopic glasses. Glasses & all photos are present, both in fine condition. Includes laid-in instructions for use. Linen cracked at joints, spine extremes chipped & frayed. Heavily toned paper, cracked over bottom corner of upper board (with board exposed). Endpapers over hinges just starting to crack. Heavily toned pages. 8 B&W photographic plates. Text in German.

New York City, New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1971. Paperback. Very good. 8vo (8.75"x11.25"). 142 pp. Black illustrated wraps. Shelfwear. Corners lightly bumped. Slight yellowing to page edges. Color and BW photographs with the occasional poem.

Allen Henson, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. 4to. Unpaginated. Black paper-covered boards with giltstamped title. Top corner of lower board slightly bumped. Signed by Allen Henson to ffep. Full page B&W & color photos throughout. Photographic dj. covered in protective mylar.

Leslie D. Bartlett, 2011. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oblong 8vo (9"x11.5"). Unpaginated. Photographic paper-covered boards. Top corner of upper cover rubbed. Vellum first & last leaves (perfect bound). Photographs througout. Inscribed in Greek & signed by Bartlett to colophon.

Prague, Czech Republic: Odeon, 1986. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Very Good -. 87pp. Wraps scuffed and creased. Text block clean with B&W photos and TEXT IN CZECH throughout.

Mexico: Casa de las Imagenes, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Large 8vo. Unpaginated. Red cloth covered boards. Very lightly soiled along edge of text block. Pictorial endpapers with B&W pictures throughout. Only a few pages of text, which are in Spanish. Pictorial Dj. lightly foxed to head of covers, else fine.

Revere, PA: Lodima Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Oblong folio (23"x11"). Unpaginated. Black cloth-covered boards with silverstamped titles and pastedown photograph to upper board. Signed by Smith & hand-numbered 302/400 copies to colophon. Mylar dust jacket rubbed. Does not include volume I (that included a loose, original photograph) of the original set.

New York: Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton & Co, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 4to (11"x9"). 217pp. 1/4 bound black cloth & paper -covered boards. Head edges dented 2" from spine. B&W photos. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar. Inscribed to Hilton Kramer (art critic), "with much respect" & signed by Klosty, at "Springfield Farm/Millbrook, NY/Feb 1978". Klosty traveled & photographed the MCDC from 67-72; he was also the partner of dancer Carolyn Brown. Included is a typewritten letter by Klosty to the critic Kramer Humorously, it cites the shortcomings of another critic "Clive" & his own thoughts on this book.

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, 1923. First edition. Hardcover, looseleaf. Good+. Folio (20"x15"). 10pp. booklet + 25 loose plates. 1/2 bound brown (leather-look) paper & grey cloth with decorative title, four sets of ribbon ties that connect lower cover. Soiled covers, especially the topedge of upper cover. Ties broken short. Heavy wear to corners: rubbed, 4"crease with board exposed to upper/tail corner, labeled with pen to tail-edge of upper cover, publisher's decorative bookplate to fpdep. Booklet stab-bound with cord, decorative title, illuminated letters: toned, lightly soiled covers, 2" split to head of spine. 25 loose B&W plates: cold pressed paper, deckle edges, tipped-in photo to blindstamped frame, wide margins for framing, printed copyright to each: toned, slightly sun-darkened margins.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Very Good+. 4to (9.5"x7.5"). 174pp. Photographic paper-wraps. Light, general shelwear. Flat signed by Friedler to half title.

Dan Westfall, 2009. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Dj.. 4to. 74pp. Black paper-covered pictorial boards lightly scuffed with a tear on upper cover. Flat signed by photographer on title page. Haunting B&W photos of different sculptors, headstones, and buildings in Europe.

Dietingen, Germany: Prosveta Verlag GmbH, 2007. Second German Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 8vo (8.5"x12.5"). 173pp along with three page bibliography. White paper covered boards. Title in gilt on front and spine of book. Embossed circular symbol on cover. Very light bumping to head and foot of spine. Missing front free end paper. Bound in glossy paper with color photographs throughout. Mild shelf wear to rear of wrapper. Dust jacket covered in protective Mylar.

Japan: Shunji Ohkura, 1983. No additional printings indicated. Paperback. Good. Large 4to. Pictorial wraps lightly scuffed with minor water damage to head of upper cover and first few pages. Text in Japanese and English. Color photographs with text throughout. Beautiful book of photography regarding the traditional use of men in woman's roles in Kabuki theater. If sent internationally, shipping may increase due to size.

NY, NY: Sams Art, 2000. Limited edition of 1,000. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. Pictorial wraps scuffed and slightly edgeworn. Limited edition of 1,000, this one being numbered 703. Includes neat laid in coat check tag with the number 0703 on it as well. Numerous color photos throughout and text at end.