Photography from Kate Mitas, Bookseller

San Francisco: Frisco Gazette / San Francisco Camera Publishing Company, Inc., 1969. Good. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Unpaginated, but 60pp. Black wrappers printed in b&w. B&w illustrations. Wrappers rubbed and worn; crease to corner of front wrapper and beginning leaves. Interior clean and bright. "A collection of photographs from San Francisco State College." Includes contributions from Dirk Martin,… Read more about this item

Dayton, Ohio: University Art Galleries, Inc., Wright State University, (1978). Very Good. 9 x 12 inches. 64pp. White wrappers printed in black. B&w illustrations. Light wear and faint toning to wrappers.

Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1999. Near Fine. 10-3/8 x 8-1/2 inches. [16]pp including wrappers. Stapled photographically illustrated b&w wrappers. B&w illustrations. Hint of wear to spine, else fine.

Los Angeles / Osaka: Glass Eye Productions / Glass Eye Osaka, (1976). Very Good. 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. 43,[1]pp. Stapled light grey and white wrappers printed in black. B&w photographic reproductions. Slight spotting and wear to wrappers. Internally clean and bright. Includes contributions by Virgil Moreno, Pat O'Neill, Fukuo Ikeda, Kenneth Shorr, and Neon Park.

San Francisco: Ev Thomas, (1975). Very Good. 9 x 9 inches. 32pp. Stapled white wrappers printed in black. B&w photographic illustrations. Slight soiling and toning to wrappers, else fine. The first issue of this uncommon photography magazine, which includes contributions by Steve Tvorik, Marv Bondarowicz, Robert Booker, Carol Tranter, Samuel W. Samore, R.T. Griffin, Alan Kornblatt, John Mercer,… Read more about this item

Berkeley: De Novo Press, (1983). Good+. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. Unpaginated, but approx. 100pp. Black wrappers printed in white. B&w illustrations of people who've placed personal ads paired with the text of their ad, often with additional, later commentary by the subject. Wrappers lightly worn, with creasing to joints and slight crease to front corner.

New York: Simon Lowinsky, 1997. Near Fine. 8-3/4 x 8 inches. [8]pp including wrappers. White stapled wrappers printed in black. Slight crease near spine, else fine. Catalogue from an exhibition held at Simon Lowinsky's gallery, with an essay by Michael Torosian (who would later write for the 2014 Steidl reprint of Heath's iconic work).

San Francisco: NFS Press, (1978). First edition. Very Good. 12 x 9 inches. 112pp. White wrappers printed in black. B&w illustrations. Light toning and wear to wrappers; bump to spine foot. Interior clean and sound. From the Preface: "The contemporary world is dominated by the presence of the photograph. Its power to displace perspectives of the external world… Read more about this item

Claremont, California: August 9th Press, (1978). First edition. Very Good. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Unpaginated, but 20pp. Stapled white and black wrappers printed in black. B&w photographic reproductions. Light scuff to rear wrapper; minor shelfwear. Clean and bright. Artist's book of Crawford's photo series of different kinds of industrial materials -- glass, aluminum, steel -- in the Mojave… Read more about this item

(n. p.), [San Francisco]: [Federal Telegraph Company], (n. d.), circa 1920. Good. 18-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches. Mounted photograph, in a black wooden frame with an engraved metal plaque. Light soiling and toning; three approximately nickel-sized spots of loss to photographic overlay; frame somewhat scuffed and worn. Large photograph showing one of the Federal Telegraph Company's 100 KW antenna… Read more about this item

New York: Light Gallery, 1985. Fine. 9-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Unpaginated, but 18pp. Stapled black wrappers printed in silver. B&w photographic illustrations. Clean and sharp.

San Francisco: Camerawork / NFS Press, (1977). About Very Good. 12 x 9-1/8 inches. 119,[1]pp. Black and white wrappers. B&w illustrations from photographs. Rubbing and light wear to wrappers; crease to lower corner of front wrapper; slight bump to lower corner throughout. A landmark study of conceptual photography, issued and edited by NFS Press co-founders Donna-Lee Phillips and… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Camerawork Press, (1976). Very Good+. 12 x 9-1/8 inches. [2],86pp + laid-in errata slip. White wrappers printed in black. B&w illustrations from photographs throughout. Light toning and minor soiling/wear to wrappers, else fine. An outgrowth of an exhibition held simultaneously at Camerawork Gallery and La Mamelle's Art Center in San Francisco in 1976. "Once linguistic structuring… Read more about this item

(n. p.), (n. d.), circa 1920. Good. 7" x 10" b&w photograph mounted on 12" x 14" board. Wear and light spotting/soil to board; loss to board corners; hint of spotting to photo edges. A curious photograph, depicting what appears to be a white woman sitting in a semicircle on the grass with four boys of different races… Read more about this item