N. p. n. p., ca. 1950s. Black and white print on paper roughly trimmed to 3.38 x 4 inches. A pip, a nonpareil, a keeper—a portrait of man cut from the Liebling mold, who here faces the camera in a genial manner. His shirt is open at the collar and..... More
N. p., ca. 1930? Black and white print on paper, 5.5 x 3.5 inches. More
New York: Congdon & Lattès, Inc., (1979). First American edition. 4to, original black cloth, 253, [3] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. Photos of the French dancer and choreographer by Colette Masson, accompanied by text in Béjart’s hand and other explanatory text. More
(Oxford): Basil Blackwell, (1985). First edition. 8vo, original black cloth, 261, [1] pages. Illus. Original pictorial dust jacket. An academic study of the psychology and conventions of photography. A few contemporary ink notes in the rear. More
[N. p. n. p., ca. 1910?]. Approx. 3.5 x 5.5 inches, postally unused, divided back, no stamp box. An evocative image of the trio atop their various cycles--a man in evening dress on a unicycle, an ingenue upon a bicycle that would do credit to any contemporary fixie-hipster, and a...... More
Ann Arbor: Goodrich Press, 1991. First edition. 4to, original dark gray linen stamped in silver, [8], [84], [4] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. 42 photos, abstractions from Greek churches and other built and natural features of the Cyclades Islands. More
[Various places, 1940-1941]. Oblong album, textured cork paper over boards, album measures approx. 11-1/2 x 15 inches. 186 photos, the bulk approx. 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches, plus 10 mounted color linen postcards of California locations. A nice slice of middle-class California life. Includes a few pictures dating from girlhood in..... More
N. p. n. p., ca. 1880-1900? Evident albumen print measuring 6.13 x 8 inches on a larger plain mount. Suitable to illustrate the darker early stories of Hamlin Garland. The litter in the yard and the bare branches suggest a bleak early spring. More
N. p., ca. 1900? Evident albumen print measuring a scant 5 x 8 inches on a plain dark mount measuring 8.88 x 11.88 inches. Conifers and a small fenced garden and a hat placed neatly at the foot of a tree. Handling a number of these photographs suggests that the..... More
[Paris]: Editions de Pierre Belfond, (1968). First edition. Hardcover. Original light green-gray cloth, 11.88 x 9.63 inches, unpaginated. Illustrated from black and white photos by Clergue throughout. Original pictorial dust jacket. Female nudes in the water and on the sand at the seashore. Boldly signed by Clergue in black autograph..... More
N. p., n. p., ca. 1900? Round portrait image measures approx. 2 inches across. Frame measures approx. 4.75 inches square. A sweet image and a sweet object. More
[Houghton-le-Spring? n. p., ca. 1880-1900?]. Original black and white gelatin print, 1.5 x 2.25 inch image on a mount measuring 4.13 x 2.5 inches, mount with scalloped edges. 8-line autograph manuscript poem captioning the image. A clear, crisp, striking image of men standing in front of structures (including smokestacks) at..... More
[N. p., but Bellevue, O. 1892]. Image measures approx. 7.75 x 9.75 inches, on a somewhat larger plain mount. Bands, banners, flags, and orphans: everything one needs for a fine 19th century patriotic celebration. A large, detailed view of a parade in this northern Ohio town. The evidence for the..... More
N. p. n. p., ca. 1890? Print measures approx. 3.5 x 3.5 inches on a textured mount 5 x 5 inches. Not necessarily artfully composed, or even a high contrast photograph, but still a sharp, evocative outdoor domestic scene that includes a photogenic cat. More
(San Francisco: Post-Contemporary Productions and Last Gasp, 1982.). First edition. Paperback. Oblong book in pictorial wrappers, 8.5 x 11 inches, 64 pages. Illustrated after photographs throughout. Semiotic guerrilla warfare—or such anyway is the claim here made of the New Wave scene in San Francisco. More
N. p., n. p., ca. 1940s? Black and white vintage print, approx. 4.75 x 3.5 inches. The very real possibility that the bottles (and a few of the glasses) contain beer suggests a possible family reunion or perhaps lodge activity instead of a church outing. Early ink signature on the..... More
[N. p., ca. 1905-1907]. Real photo postcard, postally unused, undivided back, approx. 3.5 x 5 inches. Sailboat stamp box and undivided back date this card to ca. 1905-1907. A fine sepia photographic image of an early pickup football game. Three farmhands crouch on the line (one is hiking the ball..... More
Buffalo: Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Cambridge: The MIT Press, (1984). First edition. Hardcover. Original black cloth, 11.25 x 8.75 inches, 128 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial dust jacket. A retrospective/posthumous exhibition of the photographer and film maker Frampton (1936-1984). Contemporary Kroch & Brentano’s price decal on the rear panel of the..... More
[N. p., ca. 1890-1900]. Each photo on a mount measuring 5.5 x 4 inches. The prices for pieces in various “suits” of furniture are given: wash stands (from $4 to $4.50, up to $6 “fine”), bedsteads, frames, even the occasional whatnot shelf in ash ($8 for a plain side whatnot..... More
(Hartland, Michigan): Galbraith-Scott Publications, (1985). First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo, original tan linen, gilt lettering, 199, [1] pages. Illus. throughout. Original dust jacket. Documentary photography of this small Livingston County, Michigan town. A presentation copy, inscribed in ink by the photographer D. James Galbraith and by Susan Scott Galbraith, dated..... More
[Rome, Georgia? n. p., ca. 1900-1920?]. Sepia print measuring approx. 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches on a 4 x 5 inch embossed mount stamped "Kodak." A fine image of mule-drawn wagons, some filled with cotton bales, crowding what is likely Broad Street (the main drag in Rome). A sign for W...... More
(New York): HarperStyle, (1996). First edition. Folio, original glazed paper boards, 143 pages, illus. Original fold-out dust jacket. A vaguely fetishistic look at the white t-shirt in photograph and history. More
New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981. First edition. 8vo, original blue cloth, 139 pages, illus. Original price-clipped dust jacket. Early scholarly treatment of what is now known and revered as the vernacular photograph. More
New York: Abbeville Press, (1987). First edition. 4to, original linen stamped in red and yellow, 206, [1] pages. Illus. Original dust jacket. Detailed survey of 58 American and European photographers working with altered or staged photos. Wegman, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, Boonstra, etc., with biographies. Teal endpapers and late-Eighties typography..... More
