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Venus.
by PERCY, Grace Vane.
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(London: Quartet, 2014). First edition. 33 cm x 25 cm, black cloth, pp. 128; b&w illustrations. Signed by the photographer on the dedication page. Photographic collection of Percy's black and white female nudes. Small green ink felt pen stroke to bottom page edge, else near fine in dust jacket, with some creasing along the lower edge of the… Read more
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Discovering Natural Processes: Beauty in Nature's Ways.
by MERRIAM, Gray; Amos Jeff, photography.
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(No Place): Penumbra Press, (2005). First edition. Oblong quarto, black boards, pp. 165, [1]; illustrated with photographs by Jeff Amos. Penumbra Press' excellent production values in evidence throughout. Near fine in dust jacket (with very light wear to the rear panel of the jacket). Supplied with removable, archival quality, dust jacket protector. … Read more
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David Buckland: Espace Photo Paris
by (Buckland, David).
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9782904732218
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$15.00
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(Paris Audiovisuel, 1988) 24 cm x 22 cm, card covers with folding flaps, pp. (48); illlustrated in colour and b&w. Text en francais. Near fine. .
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A Book of Photographs from the Collection of Sam Wagstaff.
by (ONDAATJE, Michael).
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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$225.00
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(N.p): Gray Press, 1978. First Edition, Paper Issue. Oblong quarto, card covers, pp. [144]; illustrated. Canadian author and poet Michael Ondaatje's copy with his ownership signature on the titlepage. Ondaatje is an accomplished photographer whose work has been widely published. An important photography catalogue documenting the collection of the mentor and benefactor of Robert… Read more
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Portraits of Canadian Writers
by Tata, Sam. Edited by John Metcalf.
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 1991
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- 9780889841314
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$20.00
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(Erin): Porcupine's Quill, (1991). , 1991. Oblong format, illustrated card covers,pp. [117]. Illustrated with numerous portraits taken by the Montreal photographer. Subjects include Alice Munro, Al Purdy, Norman Levine and amny others. Corners of the covers are bumped and frayed, else a good copy..
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Faces of Desiny. Portraits.
by KARSH, Yousuf.
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$150.00
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, (1946). Quarto, dark blue boards, pp. [159]; illustrated. Inscribed by Karsh and dated 1947. Near fine. No dust jacket. May require extra postage..
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Arnoud Maggs Photographs 1975-1984.
by MAGGS, Arnaud.
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Calgary: The Nickle Art Museum, (1984). Approximately 8" square, 59 pages. Includes Maggs portraits of Northrop Frye, Charles Pachter, Stan Bevington (Coach House Press}, and contact sheets of Jane Jacobs. Light edge-wear and slight soiling to white card covers, else very good..
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Andy Warhol : The Factory Years, 1964-1967. Photographs by Nat Finkelstein
by \(WARHOL, Andy\). Finkelstein, Nat
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9781576870907
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$36.75
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New York: Powerhouse Books, (2000). First American edition. . New York: Powerhouse Books, (2000). First American edition. Quarto, white boards, unpaginated. Printed and bound in Great Britain. Interesting collection of photographs by Finkelstein, which includes images of Warhol, the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, John Cale, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Gerard Malanga, Bob Dylan, … Read more
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The Photographic Illusion: Duane Michals.
by MICHALS, Duane. Text by Ronald H. Bailey.
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9780690007879
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$35.00
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Los Angeles: Alskog/Crowell, (1975). First edition. Quarto, black boards, pp. 96; illustrated. A volume in the "Masters of Contemporary Photography" series. Covers slightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, otherwise very good in dust jacket, with a 3 inch creased tear to the rear panel. Comes with a mylar dust jacket protector..
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America and the Daguerreotype
by Wood, John (editor).
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 1999
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- 9780877456759
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$30.00
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Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.: University of Iowa Press, 1999. Softcover issue. Fine in the publisher's shrink wrap. Book weighs over 1 kg and will require extra charge if shipped outside of Canada..
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Childhood Streets.
by OVENDEN, Graham. [Foreword by Martin Golding].
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9781888425109
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$35.00
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(New York): Ophelia Editions, (1998). First edition. Quarto, black board, pp. 118. Illustrated with Ovendon's black and white photographs of children from the 1950s and 1960s. Fine in dust jacket which is slightly creased along the bottom edge of the front panel. [Oversize*]..
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The Hospital for Wounded Angels.
by DICKSON, Jennifer.
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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(Erin): Porcupine's Quill, 1987. First edition. Small oblong quarto, oxblood cloth covers, 95pp., including reproductions of Dickson's fine colour and b&w photography. Briefly inscribed by Dickson and signed "Jennifer". Fine in near fine dust jacket (light scratches)..
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Mabel's Santa Fe and Taos. Bohemian Legends (1900-1950).
by BACA, Elmo.
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9780879059132
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Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith Publisher, (1999). First edition. Quarto, black boards, pp. 152; illustrated. Historical and photographic study of Taos Mountain and the Santa Fe artistic community that developed around its central figure, Mabel Dodge Luhan. Fine in spine sunned dust jacket..
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The Artificial of the Real : Trcka, Weston, Newton.
by HAENLEIN, Carl. Editor. With texts by Carsten Ahrens, Monika Faber, Rudolf Kicken and Michael Stoeber.
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- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- 9783931141882
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Berlin: Kestner Gesellschaft Scalo, (1998). "First Scalo edition". Quarto, red boards, pp. 207, [1]; numerous illustrations. Exhibition catalogue examining the work of Anton Josef Trcka, Edward Weston and Helmut Newton. The section on Trcka has wonderful portraits of Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and other artists and writers of the period. Good production values. Fine in dust jacket. [Oversize*].
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A Shadow Born of Earth: New Photography in Mexico.
by FERRER, Elizabeth.
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New York: American Federation of the Arts/Universe Publishing, (1993). First edition. Fine in dust jacket. [Oversize*].
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Milan Sklenar. Photographs.
by SKLENAR, Milan. Essay by Chris Morgan. Introduction by Rosemary Mahoney.
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(Montreal): Behaviour, (1998). First edition. Quarto, orange cloth, pp. 177; profusely illustrated in b&w. Includes Sklenar's work from the Czech Republic, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, Thompson, Mexico and Gallup. Nicely produced, and a handsome book. Top corners of covers a bit bumped, else a fine copy in dust jacket. [Oversize*].
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Particulars. Selections From the Miller-Plummer Collection of Photography.
by SOBIESZEK, Robert A.
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(N.p).: International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, 1983. First edition. Wrappers, 4to., 60pp., illustrated. Long crease through rear cover, else very good..
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Paris des Rues et des Chansons.
by MALTÊTE, René.
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(Paris): Edition du Pont Royal, (N.d). Quarto, glazed boards, pp. 126; Photographs of the streets of Paris by René Maltet, illustrations by Bernard Buffet, Sine and Peynet. Forewords by Jacques Prevert and Maurice Chevalier. Contributors include Robert Giraud, Sege Gainsbourg, Pierre Mac Orlan, René Lagary, Charles Aznavour, Georges Brassens, Jacques Grello, Albert Simonin, Francis Blanche, Pierre Devaux, René Fallet, Mouloudji,… Read more
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The Image Makers. Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour.
by TRENT, Paul.
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NY: McGraw-Hill, (1973). Second impression. Black cloth, 4to., 327pp., illustrated. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket..
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Written in Memory. Portraits of the Holocaust.
by WOLIN, Jeffrey A. Introduction by Charles Stainback.
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1997). First edition. 8vo., card covers with French flaps, pp. 96; profusely illustrated. A series of portraits of holocaust survivors, juxtaposed with photographs of them from decades earlier. Near fine copy..
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