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Tokyo, Japan: Shashin Hyoronsha Publishing House, 1971. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Tokyo, Japan: Shashin Hyoronsha Publishing House, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 96 pages. Collection of nudes, presented as an Artist Book. One of the greatest erotic art photography books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. There is no ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Eikoh Hosoe: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 3 pounds. Cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Eikoh Hosoe. Preface by Yukio Mishima, the greatest Japanese novelist of the 20th century. Mishima famously collaborated with Hosoe on "Ba Ra Kei". Cardboard slipcase with titles printed on black paper that is pasted on the slipcase. Printed in gravure on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper by The Nissha Printing… Read More

London, England: Recreational U. K. , 1981. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Recreational U. K. , 1981. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Mouth Band, contemporary graphic design, and post-punk collectible item. Mouth Band's debut vinyl record. The record album cover is very beautifully (and unobtrusively) framed in handmade black matte finish metal of the highest quality. The album itself is complete, with the pristine vinyl contained inside (the vinyl's edge is just barely visible as a ring on the upper portion of the cover) . The cover design of the album is one of the most brilliant ever conceived and realized in the history of record album graphic design: A couple's tender kiss forms into one large, red-dominant, and wide-open mouth. The music is "Oh, Ah, Yeah!" and "Ooh?", two instrumental tracks in the same vein as Pigbag, Maximum Joy, and Rip Rig and… Read More

London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 168 pages. Collection of photographs with accompanying text on subject. One of the greatest photography books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. It comes with a copy of the "In Soccer Wonderland" Souvenir Football Stamp Album, which was originally issued with the book and is now rare. A brilliant production by Julian Germain and Why Not Associates: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Julian Germain. Germain's text is beautifully and movingly written, an autobiography of a… Read More

Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2008. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 350 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most beautiful sports photography books of our time. Deluxe "Art" Edition of 200 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 1500 copies. The Deluxe "Art" Edition is now rare. A glorious production by Neil Leifer and Taschen: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial hard boards with red-and-white silk cloth overboards and gilt titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Neil Leifer. Text by Jim Murray and Gabriel Schechter. 15 X 12 inch silver-gelatin print in glassine sheet neatly laid into the Back Page Slip of the book. Matching silk cloth slipcase. Cardboard box. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper… Read More

Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2006. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. Artist Book. Retrospective collection of Polaroid photographs. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only and as part of the Steidl "Robert Frank Project". The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with photographic reproduction in front and titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Robert Frank. There is no text. Printed in quadrotone on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper using four-color matte inks and varnish coating by Steidl in Gottingen, Germany to the highest standards.… Read More

New York City, NY: Multiples, Inc./Lois And Michael Torf New York, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Multiples, Inc./Lois And Michael Torf New York, 1980. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 116 pages. Artist Book. One of the most influential Artist Books of the 20th century. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Sol LeWitt: Oversize-volume format. White softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Sol LeWitt. There is very minimal text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Sol LeWitt's "Autobiography 1980". His pictorial autobiography, circa 1980, rigorously and originally restricted to his physical, material space, whose specific objects nevertheless refer to… Read More

New York City, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Harcourt Brace, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 377 pages. The author's third novel to be translated into English. Widely considered Jose Saramago's greatest novel. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Jose Saramago's "O evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo" in a felicitous English translation. The most irreverent yet at the same time, also the most moving re-telling of the story of Jesus. Saramago's irony is deployed in a novel that amounts to a "re-write" of The Gospels, the latter being, in his view, invented works of fiction (they were all written hundreds of years after Jesus of Nazareth… Read More

Lyme, CT: Callaway Editions, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Lyme, CT: Callaway Editions, 1980. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 76 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the greatest art photography books of the 20th century. Limited Clamshell Box Edition of 216 numbered and signed copies. This copy is un-numbered (the space intended for the limitation number is left blank) . As such, it did not come with the print, but is signed by Harry Callahan. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition, which is inferior to it in terms of production values. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Harry Callahan, Nicholas Callaway, Anne Kennedy, and Katy Homans: Oversize-volume format. Hand-crafted beige linen cloth boards. Photographs by Harry Callahan. Poem by A. R. Ammons. Matching hand-crafted clamshell box. Printed on 100 LB Quintessence… Read More

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. 15th-Anniversary Gallery Commemorative Catalog, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography catalogs ever produced in our time. Limited Edition of 45 Copies, 5 Artist Proofs, and 3 Publisher's Proofs. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Commemorative Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery and Jace Graf at Cloverleaf Studio Austin, Texas: Oversize-volume format. A big book at 13.0 X 13.5 inches. The book is handcrafted: Cream cloth boards with titles embossed in front. Exposed spine. One (1) original photographic print by selected artist/photographers who had a one-person exhibition by Stephen Daiter Gallery during its first fifteen years (1997-2012) , 26… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: Daido Moriyama Studios, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Tokyo, Japan: Daido Moriyama Studios, 2004. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Daido Moriyama contemporary print. Framed Original Chromogenic ("Dye-Coupler") Print of "Carousel", signed by Daido Moriyama. The print measures 8 X 10 inches. Full frame size is 17 X 14 inches. Professionally (and beautifully) framed on solid black wood and Plexiglas by Craig Cotsones/Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago. Processed on FujiColor paper. Eminently suitable for display. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in a collectible framed format, Daido Moriyama's "Carousel". One of the photographer's single most beautiful images, it perfectly captures Moriyama's aesthetic: To make us keenly aware of the photograph as the product of a mechanical instrument (the camera) and of the person behind the camera (the photographer)… Read More

New York City, NY: PowerHouse Books, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: PowerHouse Books, 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 189 pages. ISBN 1576870537.

Chicago, IL: Wayne F. Miller Studios, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Wayne F. Miller Studios, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Wayne F. Miller collectible art. A pristine, framed original photographic print of "Strike Captain During Protest by The Packing House Workers, March 1948", signed by Wayne F. Miller. There is no ISBN. The print is now rare. A brilliant production by Wayne F. Miller: Regular-sized print format. Measures 8.5 X 10.5 inches. Professionally (and beautifully) framed with large white borders on solid black wood and Plexiglas by Craig Cotsones/Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago. Full frame size is 18 X 21 inches. Eminently suitable for display. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Wayne F. Miller's "Strike Captain During Protest by The Packing House Workers, March 1948". One of his single most beautiful portraits. It appears as Plate #40 in his… Read More

Middletown, CN: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Middletown, CN: Wesleyan University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most valuable art photography books of the 20th century. Deluxe Slipcased Edition of 20 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Limited Edition of 100 copies and the regular trade edition. There is no ISBN. The Deluxe Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Ralph Steiner: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on the spine, as issued. Photographs by Ralph Steiner. Essay by Willard Van Dyke. 10 X 8 inch silver-gelatin print. Matching gray hard board slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction… Read More

Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Gottingen, Germany: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei Und Verlag, 2009. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 124 pages. Artist Book. Retrospective collection of photographs, presented as a Slipcased Set. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only and as part of the Steidl "Robert Frank Project" that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Small-sized volume format. There are seven individual volumes in all. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Robert Frank. There is no text. Matching slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Steidl in Gottingen, Germany to the… Read More

London, England: Tate Modern London/Steidl Publishers, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Tate Modern London/Steidl Publishers, 2004. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 210 pages. Exhibition Monograph. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Robert Frank. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a "turtleback" flexiboard original only and as one of the earliest titles in the Steidl "Robert Frank Project". The Exhibition Monograph is now scarce. A brilliant production by Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial plastic covers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs, film stills, and text by Robert Frank. Essays by Ian Penman and Vicente Todoli. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Steidl… Read More