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Managua Nicaragua Ministerio de Cultura de Nicaragua, 1982, paperback. No publication date given, 1982 supplied. Text in SPANISH and GERMAN. -- Black-and-white photographs taken by acclaimed photojournalist Cross during the 1978-1979 war by Sandinistas to overthrow the dictator. The poems by the liberation theology priest and poet Cardenal are: Muchachos de "La Prensa"; Waslala; Barricada. Historical introduction by Carlos… Read more about this item

Paris Paul Hartmann Editeur, 1952, paperback. First Edition, First Printing. -- Introduction by Charles d'Ydewalle, text in FRENCH. Photo captions are in French, Dutch, English. Noted photographer Pierre Verger has captured aspects of these countries of Africa: trade and transport, personal textiles and adornment, hunting feasts agriculture, recreation and religion, and much more. -- Softcover, 7x10 inches. Condition: good-plus… Read more about this item

Bucharest Meridiane Publishing, 1967, hardcover. Reprint edition (original was 1956). Romanian photographer. 214 photos in black-and-white and 16 in color. -- Hardcover, 13x11.5 inches, oblong format. Condition: very good (spine slant) with very good minus dust jacket (edges are curled).

Berlin Verlag fur Kunstwissenschaft, 1911, hardcover. Introduction dated 1911. Text in GERMAN. -- A now-scarce record of the architecture, including interiors and furniture, of the medieval trading port city of Lubeck on the Baltic coast, which was bombed during World War Two. There are 174 pages of photographs, one or several on each page. -- There are LAID IN… Read more about this item

Stockport England Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2007, hardcover. Added subtitles: Rollup, Rollup, See for Yourself; All Cliches Conserved; A Circus of Light Magical Transformations from the Photographer's Tent. -- The art is Victorian Cartes de Visite, each with a superimposed animal head from natural history museums. -- Hardcover. Condition: fine, no jacket issued. ISBN 9781904587507

New York Quantuck Lane Press, 2003, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Foreword by Charles Flowers. The photographer gives us a book full of hand pictures. -- Hardcover. Condition: fine, with fine dust jacket. ISBN 0971454833

London V&A Publications, 2007, paperback. In addition to the text, there are 180 numbered photographs, plus bibliography and index. Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum. -- Softcover, 224 pages, 10x11.5 inches. Condition: near fine. ISBN 9781851775194

Sydney Australia Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1989, paperback. Exhibition, with a brief essay by the photographer. Softcover. Condition: near fine (bookstore label rear-cover). ISBN 0730561887

Los Angeles Press Photogaphers Association, 1966, paperback. Three issues offered: 1955, 1965, 1966. Softcover, 9x12 inches. Conditon: very good.

Rochester NY George Eastman House, 1961, hardcover. Includes 40 photographic plates, essay on Weston's technique, index. -- Hardcover, 214 pages, 8.6x10 inches, ex-library copy with stamps, pocket remnants, small spine letters. Condition: good-only (library flaws as noted; many pages and plates have small margin stains; no jacket).

San Francisco San Francisco Chronicle, 1961, paperback. Introduction by Stanton Delaplane. Photographs taken from the pages of this newspaper. -- Softcover, 85 pages, 8.5x11 inches. Condition: very good.

New York Abrams, 1989, First Edition. paperback. First Edition. Some of Phillippe's photos in this book have not been previously published. -- Softcover, 94 pages, 9x11 inches. Condition: near fine. ISBN 0810924366

Rochester NY Eastman Kodak Company, 1933, hardcover. 12th edition, revised. Illustrated. Hardcover, 128 pages. Condition: very good minus (cover tips worn; owner name; no jacket).

New York Holt, 1947, hardcover. Later printing. Hardcover, 243 pages. Condition: very good minus (cover has faint stains; no jacket). Pages and pictures are bright, the binding is tight. -- Photographs and commentary by the author as World War II journalist. The commentary is deeply personal ("I hated Hitler, my grandfathers were Jewish"), the author talks about Ernie… Read more about this item

New York Aperture, 1975, paperback. Includes chronology of the photographer, and select bibliography. -- Softcover, 9.5x11.5 inches. Condition: very good. ISBN 0912334843

Chicago Ziff-Davis, 1946, hardcover. Second printing. Includes a glossary for photo-journalism, interviews (including Alfred Eisenstaedt, Yousuf Karsh, Bourke-White, etc.), and a great many examples (lighting for mood and effect; same woman's face as intellectual or sensual). -- Hardcover, 142 pages, 9.5x10.5 inches. Condition: very good (slight spine slant; owner name; no jacket).

New York National Press Photographers Association, 1950, hardcover. Includes advertising at rear, membership roster, "where to sell your pictures" section, glossary, etc. -- Hardcover, 206 pages, 9.5x12 inches. Condition: very good (spine lettering dulled; light wear to cover edges; no jacket).

New York T. J. Maloney Co, 1949, hardcover. First Edition. The author writes an amusing introduction: "those who need it won't understand it, and those who understand it won't need it." He says this book is about commercial photography, advertising [perhaps some readers will think it is much more]. -- Hardcover, 64 pages, 8x11 inches. Condition: very good minus… Read more about this item

New York Whittlesey House McGraw-Hill, 1948, hardcover. Hardcover, 210 pages, 9x11.5 inches. Condition: very good minus (spine tips and corners worn; no jacket).

San Francisco Straight Arrow Books, 1975, hardcover. Second printing (number line starts with'2'), flap shows 14.95. -- This book about the earlier stars and studios was originally published, long ago, in French in Paris. -- Terrific photos amongst the text of scandals and extravaganzas. -- Hardcover, 7.5x10.5 inches, gold cover. Condition: near fine (inch rub line bottom front-cover) with… Read more about this item