Search Results: Photography from Harper's Books, Inc.

Tucson: Nazraeli, 2005. Fine in a near fine jacket, slightly toned with 1 inch tear on top front.. Limited edition. Folio. An edition of 2500 copies. 59 intimate color snapshots of landscapes, interiors, and delicate still scenes, with a double gate fold.

Utrecht: Borotov Photography, 2008. Corners of the front and rear wrappers very lightly tapped, else near fine in photo-illustrated boards.. Limited edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Hornstra. An edition of 1000 copies. A series of 101 color photographs by Hornstra, with 16 gatefolds, depicting the raw underbelly of Russian society, overshadowed by the facade of the power elite. With texts by Aldus and Hans Loos.

Switzerland: JRP | Ringier, 2005. Fine in wrappers.. Second Edition. Quarto. A beautifully done facsimile of the 1980 edition.

Reynoldsburg: Abercrombie & Fitch Co., 1999. Near fine in photo illustrated wrappers.. Quarto. Report to the shareholders during a period of exponential growth for A&F. Full bleed photography by Weber elevates item into the tradition of the company book. The meeting of art and commerce.

Brewster: Leo & Wolfe Photography, Inc, 1999. Fine in brown cloth with image affixed to the front board as issued. Housed in the original cardboard box.. First Edition. Large quarto. The trade edition, limited to 4500 copies. The inaugural volume of this beautifully designed and produced photo annual. Promotional packet and sponsorship booklet laid in.

[Los Angeles]: Privately published, [N.d. but c. 1968-69]. Near fine in printed white spiral-bound wrappers.. First Edition. Spiral-bound oblong octavo. Design and photography by Gary Krueger. An artist's book in the style of Ruscha and Feldmann, with 23 three images shot in and around L.A.

Bristol: Grey Editions, 1983. Fine in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Oblong quarto. SIGNED by the photographer. One of about 75 copies issued in hard cover, but distributed only in the paperback edition. The colophon states the hardcover edition was issued in a slipcase with a print, but we believe the slipcase and print were not executed at the time of publication. A few copies with prints have sold at auctions over the last several years, but these prints were added after the fact. Paul Graham's first book: one of the seminal British titles of last 25 years. A comprehensive documentary survey of the A1 highway in England: the only road to run the length of the country, from London to Edinburgh. With an introduction by Rupert Martin and an afterword by the photographer. Can be looked at as the modern British equivalent of Robert Frank's, "The Americans".

New Albany: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2002. Near fine in wrappers, addressed at rear to prior owner.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalog of clothing with color portraits of the models by Bruce Weber. Notorious for the sexualized images and nudity in a catalog of clothing marketed towards teenagers. Weber's vision of an adolescent halcyon erotics created and defined the brand.

New Albany: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1998. Near fine in wrappers, addressed at rear to prior owner.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalog of clothing with color portraits of the models by Bruce Weber. Notorious for the sexualized images and nudity in a catalog of clothing marketed towards teenagers. Weber's vision of an adolescent halcyon erotics created and defined the brand.

New Albany: Abercrombie & Fitch, 2003. Near fine in wrappers, addressed at rear to prior owner.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalog of clothing with color portraits of the models by Bruce Weber. Notorious for the sexualized images and nudity in a catalog of clothing marketed towards teenagers. Weber's vision of an adolescent halcyon erotics created and defined the brand. Sticker at rear warns: "Due to mature content parental consent suggested for readers under eighteen.

New Albany: Abercrombie & Fitch, 1999. Near fine in wrappers, addressed at rear to prior owner.. First Edition. Quarto. Catalog of clothing with color portraits of the models by Bruce Weber. Notorious for the sexualized images and nudity in a catalog of clothing marketed towards teenagers. Weber's vision of an adolescent halcyon erotics created and defined the brand.

Reynoldsburg: Abercrombie & Fitch Co., 2000. Near fine in photo illustrated wrappers.. Quarto. Report to the shareholders. Consistent with the 1998 shareholder report, full bleed photography by Weber elevates this item into the tradition of the company book. The meeting of art and commerce.

Berlin: DAAD, 1993. Faint foxing along the top page edges and margins of white covers and touch of soiling to the bottom page edges, else near fine in a near fine photographically illustrated dust jacket with a touch of rubbing at the corners. Print is in fine, excellent condition, housed in publisher's glassine envelope.. First Edition. Quarto. Special edition of 50 copies issued with a print (the trade edition was limited 1000 copies). Both the book and the print are stamped: "Absent without Leave / -Special Edition- / Christopher Wool / __/50." with handwritten edition number 10. Print is 3.5 x 5 inches, with "Kodalux Processing Services Sept 1993." printed on the back 160 black and white reproductions of travel photographs taken between 1989-1993, and published to look like photocopies; the original photocopies were exhibited at Wool's Guggenheim retrospective. The artist's apparent lack of concern for technical acumen belies not only his long and profound relationship with photography, but more… Read More

Berlin: DAAD, 1993. Fine in white wrappers, blue dust jacket; hint of wear to spine crown.. First Edition. Quarto. 1000 copies printed. SIGNED by Wool. 160 black and white reproductions of travel photographs taken between 1989-1993, and published to look like photocopies; the original photocopies were exhibited at Wool's Guggenheim retrospective. The artist's apparent lack of concern for technical acumen belies not only his long and profound relationship with photography, but more importantly his creative virtuosity which also thrives on, if not redefines, this Provoke style paradigm. (Parr / Badger, v3).

New York: Scalo, 1995. Fine in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Prince and dated in the year of publication. One of Prince's best and most comprehensive books, with all the salient elements of his work represented. Prince's genius here is not so much the accumulation of the individual pieces themselves, but rather how their juxtaposition in book form creates a commentary not only on himself, but also on the culture he portrays, manipulates, and ultimately shapes. The title refers to sections of a video rental store Prince frequented in the 80s. (Roth 274).

New York: PPP Editions, 2003. Touch of rubbing to corners, spine head and foot; near fine in photo-illustrated paper-covered boards.. Limited edition. Quarto. An edition of 1000, published to coincide with the exhibition at Roth Horowitz, January 9 - February 22, 2003. Illustrated with black-and-white plates documenting the atom bomb and its results at Hiroshima. With text by Elkins and Als.

Tokyo, 1950. Fine in photo-illustrated card wrappers, near fine matching photo-illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Square octavo. Mostly text-based book, illustrated throughout with childlike drawings, sheet music, and 11 photographs, all in black and white including the covers. Some images document storefronts in a deadpan manner ahead of its time.

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1965. Near fine in quarter native leather with orange and brown linen boards, hand-loomed and dyed in Mexico. Tight copy.. First Edition. Folio. Number 1 of 487 numbered copies SIGNED by Elkus and the book's designers and publishers, Edwin and Robert Grabhorn (the last major book published by Grabhorn). Additionally signed and inscribed by Elkus in 1994. Foreword by Barnaby Conrad. 24 original black-and-white silver prints of Mexico mounted to paper and paired with short aphorisms by the photographer.

Tucson: Nazraeli, 1999. Fine in stamped boards with black-and-white photograph mounted on cover.. Limited edition. Folio. An edition of 1000 copies. 30 rich black-and-white plates exploring our nurturing, yet perilous relationship with nature. Introduction by Steven Jenkins.

Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 1992. Fine in dos-á-dos stamped boards with slightly creased slipcase, else near fine.. Limited edition. Oblong octavo. SIGNED by Sommer. An edition of 2000 copies. A collection of 30 color and black-and-white photos, collages, and clichés verres, paired with text by Sommer in both English and German.