Ecstasy of Things: From the Functional Object to the Fetish in 20th Century Photographs by Seelig, Thomas & Urs Stahel, Eds - 2004

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1974. From jacket: "This is the Seine - Notre Dame...These are the children - the booksellers - the flower pedlers...This is a puppet show at the Luxembourg Garden - A dinner at the Cafe du Dome...This is the Paris of Andre Kertesz." 224 glossy pages with black and white photographs of Paris throughout. Ex-library with typical treatments; many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar. Tape transfer marks on endpages and on jacket; some depression marks on first few pages from the book pocket and previously folded corner of fep. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Kertesz, Andre. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Book with all pages present, without creases/tears. Worn outer cover. Owner's signature covered in black pen on second title page (does not affect content). 216 pages, 21.8 x 29 x 2.7 cm / 5.24 x 0.98 x 8.46 inches This new collection of Peter Lindbergh's photographs presents his work from the past ten years. The prolific fashion and portrait photographer is one of the leading commercial artists of our day. His special subject are women.

Signed copy. Light tanning to pages edges, not affecting text or content.No tears/marks on either binding or paper. ///Published in Welsh and English in an edition of 850

NY: Assouline Publishing, 2004. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Assouline Publishing, 2004, first printing. Folio, 10 1/2" x 13 3/4", 197pp., lavishly illustrated with color and b/w photos. Inscribed by Herrera on half title: "To Annette, Carolina Herrera." "Through the celebrated photography of Annie Leibovitz, Francesco Scavullo, Horst, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Mario Testino, as well as the words of friends, colleagues, and admirers sucg as Calvin Klein, Ian Schrager and Bianca Jagger, among others, Carolina Herrera is a portrait of one of today s most timeless designers. With an introduction by Hamish Bowles, this book tells the story of one of fashion s most remarkable women." Fine in fine dust jacket. . Signed By Artist. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.

"My Wallet of Photographs: The Collected Photographs of J. M. Synge" arranged and introduced by Lilo Stephens. [Dublin]: Dolmen Editions, 1971. Eleven hundred copies, of which 1050 are for sale, are printed. pp. xvi + 53 b. & w. plates (incl. frontis. tipped in), [7]. Hardcover, quarter black cloth with grey boards, gilt title on spine and gilt initials (J. M. S.) of Synge, on front cover (corners square, slight wear at bottom of spine, covers are unmarked, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (a few marks on back cover, spine faded, some wear at top of dustjacket with a tiny tear at top of spine).Very Good+ condition. (Dustjacket is in Very Good condition).Size: 11" x 7 5/8" (28cm x 19.5cm).

[New York: The Intimate Gallery (?), post 28 November 1923].. Quarto broadsheet (28 x 21.7cm), text printed on recto and verso in double columns. Very good to near fine. An off-printing of Muir's article from THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER (London, 28 Nov. 1923), produced for promotional purposes by Stieglitz, probably during the Intimate Gallery years.

Signed in silver ink by author/photographer. States First Published in the United States of America with the first printing line.
Slipcase has some scratches, edgewear and rubbed corners. One is dented which dented the hardcover book beneath. Otherwise book itself in fine condition.
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Interview by Lou Reed. Essay by Matthew Barney.

A near fine hardcover rare book with near fine DJ. GREEK, ENGLISH"Many things have changed over the past 15 years since the publication of the book, mainly in the life of the Greek farmer. But beyond these changes, the timeless nature, the deep entity of women's existence, the connection, the hugs of yesterday with today remain unaltered. It's the moments of birth, sadness ... It's the look of the girl from Benaki Museum that "marries" with the look of the eternal Aphrodite. Close and long, modern and endless. These thoughts were shared with the people of the publishing house MILITOS who took over the re-enactment of the book, offering their knowledge and experience. I thank them all wholeheartedly. Special thanks to Director Anna Economidis, whose help has been valuable. I want to thank from the heart of the National Archaeological Museum and the Benaki Museum, sources of precious material. In particular, the director of the Benaki Museum, Angelos Delivorrias and his colleagues, who helped with this… Read More

Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2012. Original archival color print signed by Stephen Shore on the back is tipped in. First edition / First printing. Limited edition. 500 copies. This copy is an Artists Proof. Taupe laminated boards. Very fine. Issued without dust jacket. The 73th publication in the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series.

NEW ~ Museum catalogue from exhibit at the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Coyoacan, Mexico, documenting nineteenth-century industries in Mexico. Eleven essays cover mining, manufacturing, transportation, and the like, with accompanying photographs and bibliographies. Introduction by Victoria Novelo. The essays cover the historical background of each topic -- glass, textile, and paper factories, mining, railroads, electricity, iron works, sugar mills, and more; poignant black-and-white photographs document abandoned machinery, ruined and overgrown factories. 274pp. Ilus. Minor shelf wear, scuffed cover. NOTE: Beware of dealers ignorant of the binding of their books.