Frederick Sommer

(N.p.): Aperture, Inc., 1962. Faint toning to the page margins; slight pulling at the head of the spine (a problem endemic to this title) but sewn binding still secure; bookplate inside front cover; light soiling to the white boards, chiefly at the top and bottom edges. Rare.. First Edition. Small square quarto. Frederick Sommer's first book, entirely designed… Read more about this item

Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, 1984. Paperback. First edition. Two volumes, both Fine paperbacks in the publisher's printed paper slipcase; the slipcase has short tears to the open corners, otherwise near fine. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A two-volume monograph covering the whole of Sommer's career. Photographs and texts by Frederick Sommer.… Read more about this item

New York: Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 2016. First edition. Softcover. Includes numerous illustrations. A near fine copy in wrappers.

(Wilmington, DE: Delaware Art Museum and Department of Art, University of Delaware, 1980. First edition. Poster for an exhibition that ran April 27 through June 8, 1980. Measures 18" wide by 23.5" high. Features Sommer's classic image "Coyote, 1945." A very near fine copy with some very minor wear. Otherwise a lovely copy of this uncommon poster.

Tucson: Center for Creative Photography, 1984. Paperback. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. One volume, "Images" only: Very Good+ with light shelf wear, a small light crease to three of corners of the covers, and a gift inscription to the first page which is blank. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. One volume only… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Philadelphis College of Art, 1968. Exhibition program in original black stapled wrappers, Near Fine, faint rubbing to wrappers. 26 pp. . First Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

The College, 1968. Paperback. Used: Very Good/None as Issued. Staple bound exhibition catalog with small tears to edge of rear cover otherwise undamged with no marks No titling to exterior as issued. Please email for photos.

Arts Council of Great Britain, 1981-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding.

Philadelphia College of Art, 1968. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Philadelphia College of Art, 1968. Quarto. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have light shelf wear. 28 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money… Read more about this item

Nazraeli Press. Used - Acceptable. 1996. 64 Illustrated cards in a clear plastic case. Number 976 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. One side of case broken off and loose. Cards are clean and unmarked. Altogether a sound working copy. (Subject: Art & Graphic Design.)

Los Angeles, CA: The Getty Museum, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Los Angeles, CA: The Getty Museum, 1994. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 6 pages. Rare Frederick Sommer collectible set. Fine copies of "Poetry And Logic" Exhibition Catalog and "The Poetic Logic of Art And Aesthetics", both signed by… Read more about this item

Tucson, Arizona: Nazraeli Press, 1998. First limited edition. Box. Fine condition. 173/500 hand-numbered. Box (5 3/8" square). 38 plates. Original custom designed wooden box with aluminum sliding case with stamped black lettering, housing thirty-eight white cardboard plates (4 3/4" squares) featuring thirty-one photographs, including five in color, five with text, including title plate and colophon, and two white… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Philadelphia College of Art. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. Softcover. 27 pages, more than half of pages contain black and white photos, text by Gerald Nordland, binding is sound, cover has some rubbing and a very faint small spot.; 10" x 12" .

New York: Bruce Silverstein, 2010. Exhibition Announcement Cards. This is not a book. The original announcement card for an exhibition of work by Frederick Sommer titled "Circumnavigation: Drawings, Paintings, Photographs, Collage and Musical Scores" and held at Bruce Silverstein, NYC, February 4 - March 20, 2010. Stiff card, folded once to 4 pages; 3 illustrations; 5 x 7 inches.… Read more about this item

New York: Bruce Silverstein, 2011. Poster. This is not a book. The original announcement poster for an exhibition of work by Frederick Sommer titled "Choice and Chance, Structure Art and Nature" and held at Bruce Silverstein, NYC, February 24 - April 2, 2011. Single sheet, printed one side; 11 x 17 inches. Condition: Fine with a touch of flaking… Read more about this item

New York: Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1999. Exhibition Announcement Cards. This is not a book. The original announcement card for an exhibition of work by Frederick Sommer titled "1945: Paintings, Photographs, Drawings" and held at Pace/MacGill Gallery, NYC, October 28 - November 27, 1999. Stiff thin card, printed both sides; 6.25 x 5 inches. Condition: Fine with a hint of tanning.… Read more about this item

Aperture, 1963. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. tall case. Rare hardcover edition of this. Originally Aperture 10:4, a small batch was bound in cloth, but was given away privately, as they were never sold to the public. Some shelfwear, and a little spotting on the cover edges. Blank spine.

Nazraeli Pr, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x0.

New York: Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1992. Exhibition Announcement Cards. This is not a book. The two original announcement cards for an exhibition of work by Frederick Sommer titled "Horizonless Landscapes" and held at Pace/MacGill Gallery, NYC, October 29 - November 28, [1992]. The show was held concurrent with Weegee "New York." Both: Stiff thin card, printed one side; 6.25 x… Read more about this item

Aperture, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine. New York: Aperture, Inc, 1962.Softcover. First Edition, First Printing. 9 x 7. Unpaginated (about 40 pages) with 30 beautifully printed glossy photographic images in black and white. Photographs and text by Frederick Sommer. Edited by Minor White. Designed by Frederick Sommer. Includes a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. Sommer's first… Read more about this item