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1) A PORTRAIT OF MAINE
Abbott, Berenice, and Chenoweth Hall

New York : MacMillan, 1968. First edition. 4to. Quarter-cloth over cloth-covered boards. 175 pp. Illustrated throughout in black in white from the photofgraphs of Berenice Abbott. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)

Offered by Commonwealth Books (United States)
$75.00
2) PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Akiba, David

Boston : Boston Public Library, 1998. Limited edition. One of an edition limited to 1,500 copies. 4to. Stapled wraps. 32 pp. Illustrated with the black and white photographs of David Akiba. Two small scratches to backstrip near heel else very good plus. (more information)

Offered by Commonwealth Books (United States)
$20.00
3) OLLIN MECATL: THE MEASURE OF MOVEMENTS
Anton, Don Gregorio

Syracuse : Light Work, 2008. Small square 4to. Wraps. 48 pp. CONTACT SHEET number 145. Illustrated in color. Light edgewear, small crease to upper corner of front cover, else very good plus. (more information)

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$15.00
4) PLATTELAND: IMAGES FROM RURAL SOUTH AFRICA
Ballen, Roger

Rivonia, South Africa : William Waterman, 1994. First edition. 4to. Cloth. Unpaginated. B/w illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the half title: “To June, | Best wishes, | Roger Ballen | Oct. 28, 1994.” With an invitation to the book launch laid in. Jacket has a small wrinkle to the upper fore-corner of the rear panel. Light shelfwear. Slight bump to upper fore-corner of rear board. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. Signed copies are scarce. (more information)

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$750.00
5) BURNING WITH DESIRE
Batchen, Geoffrey

USA : MIT Press, 1997. 8vo, xii, 372 pp. Subtitled “The Conception of Photography.” Analyzes the desire to photograph as it emerged within the philosophical and scientific milieus that preceded the actual invention of photography. Black hardcover with silvertone spine lettering in black dj with white spine lettering. Illustrated with black/white photographs. Five chapters titled Identity, Conception, Desire, Pictures and Method. No writing, highlighting, underlining or dogearing. Book and dust jacket have shelfwear only, with gently bumped corners. Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. (more information)

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$35.00
6) THE CONNECTICUT RIVER
Benson, Robert, photographer. Essay by Ben Bachman

Boston : Bulfinch Press, (1989). First edition. Cloth. 128 pp. Extensively illustrated with color images. Chipping to jacket at head of spine and corners at fore-edge. 1" pen mark on copyright page; light soiling on last page of text. Very good plus in very good jacket. (more information)

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$20.00
7) HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON UND ALBERTO GIACOMETTI: LA DECISION DE L’OEIL / DIE ENTSCHEIDUNG DES AUGES
Bezzola, Tobia, edited

Zurich : Scalo, 2005. Quarto. Illustrated paper-covered boards. 156 pp. B/w photographs and line drawings. Near fine. (more information)

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$50.00
8) HARRY CALLAHAN: COLOR, 1941-1980
Callahan, Harry. Edited by Robert Tow and Ricker Winsor

Providence, RI : Matrix Publications, 1980. Large square 4to. Cloth in a slipcase. Unpaginated. Color illustrations. Backstrip sun faded, edges scuffed. Slipcase sun faded and soiled. Very good in a very good minus slipcase (more information)

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$125.00
9) AN AMERICAN CENTURY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FROM DRY-PLATE TO DIGITAL: THE HALLMARK PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION
Davis, Keith F

Kansas City, MO : Hallmark Cards, 1995. Large 4to. Wraps. 423 pp. Lavishly illustrated in b/w. Light shelfwear, small tear to bottom edge of rear cover, else very good plus. (more information)

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$40.00
10) LOGICAL TRAPS: ARCHITECTURE, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY. 15 YEARS OF INTERVIEWS, 30 YEARS OF WORKS
Dimas de Melo Pimenta, Emanuel

London : ASA Art and Technology, 2006. Small 4to. Wraps. 360 pp. Extensively illustrated in b/w. Very good plus. (more information)

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$20.00
11) THE WORLD OF WILLIAM NOTMAN: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY THROUGH A MASTER LENS
Dodds, Gordon, Roger Hall, and Stanley Triggs. Foreword by Robert MacNeil

Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc., 1993. 4to. Cloth. 232 pp. Lavishly illustrated in black and white. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)

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$35.00
12) GRACE: Thirty Years of Fashion
Fielden, Jay (Editor), Coddington, Grace and Roberts, Michael (Art/Photo editors)

Germany : Edition 7L, 2002. Large quarto in slipcase. Printed clear mylar dust jacket. Pictorial end papers. 408 pages. Profusely illustrated through out with remarkable color and photo reproduction by Steidl in Germany. Destined to become a photography classic. Very light shelf wear/smudges to slip case. Book is near fine. Clear mylar printed jacket with only slight wear. Near fine in a very good plus dust jacket and very good plus slipcase. (more information)

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$850.00
13) MEMOIREN DES AUGES
Freund, Gisele

(Frankfurt am Main) : S. Fischer, 1977. Quarto. Cloth. 137 pp. Photographs in both b/w and color. Corners bumped. Dust jacket lacking two pieces, the largest being 1”, also has several tears, the longest being 3.5”. Very good in very good minus dust jacket. (more information)

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$50.00
14) GOTO: SHOTOVER
Goto, John

Oxford : Oxford Polytechnic Press, 1984. Small 4to. Wraps. 55 pp. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Signed, placed and dated by the author on front free endpaper. Very good plus. (more information)

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$85.00
15) DARK ODYSSEY
Griffiths, Philip Jones

New York : Aperture, 1996. First edition. Small folio, 181 pp. of black and white photographs. Light rubbing to dust jacket at head, heel and corners, heel of spine slightly bumped, else very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)

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$65.00
16) HAWAIIAN TYPES
Inn, Henry

New York : Hastings House, 1945. First edition. 4to. Cloth. 3 pp text plus 47 full page black and white photographs by the author. Slight rubbing to dust jacket at head, heel and corners, slight toning to jacket as is usual, else very good plus in a very good dust jacket. (more information)

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$85.00
17) THE PERFECT MOMENT
Mapplethorpe, Robert. With essays by David Joslelit and Kay Larson, and dedication by Patti Smith

Philadlephia : Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1988. First edition. 4to. Wraps. 135 pp. Exhibition catalogue, lavishly illustrated (mostly b/w, but a few color photographs as well). Light shelfwear, else very good plus. (more information)

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$150.00
18) TRACEY MOFFATT: FREE-FALLING
Moffatt, Tracey with editors Lynne Cook and Karen Kelly

New York : Dia Center for the Arts, (1998). Oblong 8vo. Paper-covered boards. 60 pp. Illustrated with b/w and color images. Light wear to boards and endpapers. Very good. (more information)

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$20.00
19) TRACEY MOFFATT: FREE-FALLING
Moffatt, Tracey with editors Lynne Cook and Karen Kelly

New York : Dia Center for the Arts, (1998). Oblong 8vo. Paper-covered boards. 60 pp. Illustrated with b/w and color images. Moderate shelfwear. Some bumping to head and heel of spine and corners. Very good minus. (more information)

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$15.00
20) PORTRAITS
Morath, Inge. Introduction by Arthur Miller

New York : Aperture, 1986. First edition. 4to. Cloth. 95 pp. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)

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$55.00
21) LES COLERES DE LA TERRE
N/A

Paris : Editions Leo Scheer, 2003. 8vo. Wraps. 109 pp. Text in French. Extensively illustrated with color photographs. Some sticker residue to front cover, else very good plus. (more information)

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$15.00
22) NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING BFA CATALOG 2006
N/A

New York : Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, 2006. 4to. Boards. 127 pp. Extensively illustrated in color and b/w. Very good plus. (more information)

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$15.00
23) BONARD PHOTOGRAPHE
N/A

Paris : Editions de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 1987. 8vo. Wraps. 24 pp. B/w illustrations. Text in French. Bump to heel of spine, with covers wrinkling. Very good. (more information)

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$15.00
24) THOMAS EAKINS: HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
N/A

Philadelphia : Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1969. Exhibition catalog. 8vo. Wraps. 78 pp. B/w illustrations. Errata slip laid in. Remnants of a sticker to bottom of front cover. Light edgewear, and light fading to backstrip and top edges. Owner’s name in pen to inside of front cover. Very good. (more information)

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$20.00
25) TIME IN NEW ENGLAND
Newhall, Nancy. Photographs by Paul Strand

New York : Aperture, 1980. 4to. Cloth. 256 pp. B/w illustrations. Light shelfwear. Very good plus in a very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. (more information)

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$65.00
26) FOUNTAINS AND SPRINGS
Pfannschmidt, Ernst-Erik

New York : Universe Books, (1969). First American edition. 4to. Cloth. 208 pp. Translated from the German by Diana Steinmetz. 272 illustrations, including photographs, sketches, and scale drawings. Dust jacket torn at head of spine and price-clipped. Very good in a very good minus dust jacket. Out of print. (more information)

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$60.00
27) HELEN LEVITT
Phillips, Sandra S.; curator

New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. 4to. Wraps. 84 pp. Illustrated with 85 photographs, 24 in color and the remainder in black and white. Light hand-soiling to wrappers, else very good plus. (more information)

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$24.00
28) IMPRESSIONNISME ET NAISSANCE DU CINEMATOGRAPHE
Ramond, Sylvie, edited

Zwolte : (Fage editions), (2005). 8vo. Paper wraps w/ wrapper (softcover). 352 pp. Profusely illustrated in both b/w and color. Text in French. Wrapper lightly edgeworn, else very good plus in a very good plus wrapper. (more information)

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$20.00
29) EMMET GOWIN: PHOTOGRAPHS; PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
Shoemaker, Innis Howe, Anne D’Harnoncourt

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1990. First edition. Oblong 4to. Cloth. 127 pp. Illustrated with 106 black and white photogeraphic illustrations. Dust jacket shows some chipping to head, and to upper and lower corners, else near fine in a very good minus dust jacket. (more information)

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$225.00
30) ALBUM VON SCHMALKALDEN: 41 ANSICHTEN IN UNVERGANGLICHEM LICHTDRUCK
Simon, Carl

Schmalkalden, Germany : Carl Simon, 1897. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial cloth. Unpaginated. 31 pages of pictures (41 total illustrations). Text in German. Shelfwear, slightly cocked spine, soiled boards, rubbed and bumped corners, toned edges, front hinge partially exposed, else good. (more information)

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$150.00
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