Search Results: Photography from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Superb color Photos By Wolman. Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. Oblong folio, fine black cloth with blind stamped title on front and spien. Dustjacket near fine. slight bending at the edges, NOT price clipped. Inside, as new. A fine collection of photos of Israel, both landscapes of desert and cultvated lands, and of cities and holy places. Recommended for its evocation of this land, and for its superb photography..

Lausanne, Switzerland: Bernier ., 1965. Book. Illus. by Fine Photos, Many in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A beautiful copy with no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no major flaws to the dustjacket which is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. Some history as seen soon after the burst of African national indelpendence, with wonderful art & photos. Illustrated by hundreds, many in color. Pages 342 with index and 4 pages of maps in the rear..

Woodbury, NY: Barron's, 1980. Book. Illus. by 86 Fine Images, 81 in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The raw beauty of desert Yemen, superb photography by the French author, who has traveled extensively in Yemen. Oblong format, 11 inches tall by 12 inches long. Translated from the French by Jane Brenton. Double page map. Very clean inside and out, with no prior owner marks..

New York: Abbeville Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by superb Ming Tan color photos. New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. As new in its as new dustjacket and slipcase, the finest collection of China photos that I have seen, free of ideology and pollution. Oblong elephant folio, measuring 32 cm by 47 cm. 238 very large, stunning landscapes and Chinese architecture in color. A laid in print is number 105 of 300 copies..

Chelsea, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing , 1986. Book. Illus. by Hubbard Fine Photography. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very clean inside and out. No prior owner marks inside. Dustjacket is blue, with spine green. But no tears or rubs. American peripatetic photographer Hubbard celebrates the far corners , the most remote places he can find !.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1981. Book. Illus. by Fine Color Photos. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd PRINTING. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Photos taken by a great lady photographer, the first female member of Magnum, taken in 1979 on a long trek through China focused on the people and culture. Pages 201. A square folio, 31 cm by 30cm in a black binding with fresh silver title on unfaded spine, no edgewear. Very clean and tight inside. Dustjacket has a bit of edgewear. .

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1984. Book. Illus. by 136 photo landscapes, 95 in color. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S.. Oblong 8 Vo. Fine original green cloth with bright silver title on the spine, and no edge wear. No wear to the dust jacket. No prior owner marks. No towns or cities here - all fields and dunes and hills. A lovely book..

Germany: self published, 1934. Book. Illus. by 207 mounted photos, about 1/3 postcards, plus a route map in color . Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A thick photo album 32 cm (12 1/2 inches) tall in brown cloth with a gilt title on the spine. Solid hinges, only a hint of edge wear. The ship was the Monte Rosa, departing Genoa - to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Baalbek, Rhodes, Corfu and ending in Venice. This German tourist records what he saw, delays and inconveniences, and what he liked in 67 pages of typed German manuscript, interspersed with the black/white photos. This voyage would undoubtedly have been part of Hitler's Traumschiffe, "Die Kraft durch Freude KDF (Strength Through Joy. It was the world's largest tourist operation from 1934 to 193, part of the German Labor Front..The ship was only two years old, one class, and 700 passengers. .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981. Book. Illus. by Old New Englan in its glory. A fine description of what it was. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. An evocative collection of pwoplw NS PLxwa and how they lived in the days when photography was first capable of popular usage. Not juat forests and rocky shores, this collection also capture immigrant life in the cities and work in the mills and factories. Original plack cloth with silver title on the unfaded spine. No edge wear. Inside, as new. The dust jacket has only a hint of wear and is NOT price clipped. Unpaginated but several hundred photos. .

Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum Forlag, 1955. Book. Illus. by 100 Portraits (mostly photo). Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A collection of one page biographies of Norwegian men and women who made their mark. This was part of the burst of national pride just after WW Two, having resisted and lived through the Nazi occupation. Pages 208. Very good beige cloth with small red circles design and titles in brown on front and spine. Slight edgewear and soiling, protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Inside, impeccably clean and tight with no stains or browning or prior owner marks, on quality art paper..

Los Angeles: Knapp Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by Profuse Photos By Dan Budnik & 4 Others. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. With a forward by Harrison Salisbury, these are splendid , overhead photos of a China that is changing. Pages 288 with index. Very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. No hint in these photos of the massive pollution in China today. A large book which may require extra postage..

North Hinksey: C.Andrews ., 1994. Book. Illus. by excellent colour photography. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Oblong 8 Vo. Fine handbounnd brown cloth,with a tan calf spine label and fresh gilt title. Mint inside. Illustrated by profuse colour photos. pages 160. An unusual copy protected in a clear, mylar dust jacket. ..

Beirut: Maison Bonfils, 1880. Book. Illus. by 27 Photogravures (of 30). Very Good. Unbound. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. RARE early photogravures (circa 1880) by the famous French photographer Bonfils (1831-1885), of Palestine. The individual photos , 4 1/2 " by 6 1/2 ", are mounted on heavy gray card stock , a few of which are chipped. The photos are bright and clear, no foxing or stains. Enclosed in a cloth box with Palestinian woman and palm tree on the front, and bright title , Palestine, in gilt. The sides of the box were flimsy and had deteriroated, so the box was rebuilt with heavy cloth sides to protect the plates. Only two other sets on the internet at this writing, all 30 for $1962. and set of only 20 photos for $750. Each photo is captioned on the grey card..

Stockholm: Wahlstrom and Widstrand, 1973. Book. Illus. by photos by Nino Monastra, Goran Wingstrand, Rold Wohlin. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very nice copy in original blue cloth with no edgewear, bright gilt title on the spine. Published in coordination with the Sweden Architecture Museum. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has some wear and one closed tear, protected in a mylar sleeve. .

Shanghai: Denniston & Sullivan, 1908. Book. Illus. by 450 black & white photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong 8 Vo. Oblong brown cloth with a bright title in light green surrounded by a dragon on the front cover. Profuse early photos from all over China. Very clean and tight inside, with English captions on all the photos.. No stains or browning or foxing. Title and publishing data in Chinese on the last page. The spine has been neatly and professionally repaired. Quite a rare volume, with only one other copy in England on the internet at this writing. .

Oxford , Hong Kong: Oxford Univ Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by Fine black/white Photos Pre WW Two. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Endpaper map noting locales for this photographer, 14 years a resident in China. She traveled widely in rural China and this is her superb record. Pages 246. Dustjacket is NOT price clipped and has no tears. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks...

Colbyville, VT: Silver Print Press, 2017. Book. Illus. by fine Vermont portraits by the author -photographer. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. Fine original black cloth with photo on front and gilt title on front and unfaded spine. As new inside and out. Peter's last book, self-published, and a tribute to a changing Vermont. A beautiful book and scarce since the author's recent death. Signed by Peter on the half title, and limited to 500 copies of which 33 are signed and numbered. This is copy AZ 26..

Hong: South China Press, 1981. Book. Illus. by Color Photos from the Southwest Corner of Yunnan Province in China. Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. With emphasis on the Dai ethnic group. Sixty pages of photos, and a few pages in English and in Chinese to explain the subject. Photo captions in Chinese and English..

not stated: none listed, 1880. Book. Illus. by no photos in this album. Very Good. Full-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A splendid Victorian photo album, French or possibly French Canadian with a portrait of two women on the front board, with four white stones mounted on a full leather binding. The metal clasp is intact. Gilt edges are goeffered, a flower design stamped into the gilt page edges. Just waiting for you to add your own photos. .

not stated: none listed, 1880. Book. Illus. by early American photos, circa 1870s. Very Good. Full-Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Brown full morocco leather binding, with raised bands flanked by gilt lines and double gilt lines on the covers. Gilt geoffered page edges (meaning a design has been pressed into the gilt page edges). Bright gilt dentilles on the inside of the boards. Two antique brass clasps hold the book shut. A bit scuffed along some edges, but over all VERY GOOD PLUS. 50 photos portraits of men, women and children, dressed in dress that appears of the American Civil War era (1870s or earlieer). Quite a rare, early album with all 50 photos intact. .