Joel Peter Witkin: Oeuvres Recentes 1998-1999 by Witkin, Joel-Peter; Alain D'Hooghe - 2000

London: T.F. Robey, 1890. Very Good. 16 black-and-white collotype views loose, as issued, in a light green envelope. Title from envelope. "Robey's Series" -- on envelope and on each image. Thomas F. Robey was a photographer active in London beginning in the 1890s. From about 1894 to about 1905 he was also active as a commercial photographer and printer with Eustace Curzon. They were among many photographers producing platinotypes, or platinum prints, around the turn of the century. "Platinogram" was the name given by Robey to these images made from platinotypes. As listed on the envelope the views are: The Tower Bridge, Tower of London, London Bridge, Royal Exchange, St. Paul's (West Front), Embankment, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Rotten Row, Piccadilly Circus, Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Crystal Palace, Trafalgar Square, Ludgate Circus, and the Great Wheel. There is no date of publication, but the images appear to be from the 1890s. The detail in the street scenes is particularly… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1973. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1973, first printing. Smal 4to., 7 1/2" 9 3/4", 112pp., 86 b/w illustrations. Near fine in near fine, price clipped dust jacket with slight spine fade. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Crisp, no tears/marks on either binding or paper. Some degree of tanning to pages edges, not affecting text or content. Edition of 1800. 68 pages. 28.5 x 23 cm ///From the foreword by Christopher Coppock, director of Ffotogallery, Wales; ".If in some way Cross Currents makes a small contribution to the atrophy of British indifference, and on occasion, cultural chauvinism towards its continental neighbours, then this fact alone will have made this project extremely worthwhile." Texts in English and French. Illustrated in black and white throughout

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms, 1992. First edition / First printing. Gilt stamped black cloth. Very fine without dust jacket as issued. Archival clear mylar jacket is supplied. One of five thousand casebound copies.

Pen and Sword Maritime, 2011-06-13. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Lovely copy. Text and photos are clean and unmarked, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. Dust jacket is clean, very light edge/shelf wear. No rips, tears or stains. Binding is VG, solid, square. First edition. Pen and Sword Maritime (June 13, 2011). Cruise Ships: The World's Most Luxurious Vessels. Ships in box quickly and with care.

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1973. Unpaginated more than 100 glossy pages illustrated with high contrast black and white photographs "with phrases drawn from the 1970 Nobel Lecture by Alexander Solzhenitsyn" Matching pictorial cover underneath jacket. Silver foil endpapers with cloth pastedowns over them. From jacket: "hunger, disease, war, insurrection, and catastrophe. England, Biafra, Cyprus, the Congo, America, India., Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, and Vietnam. Mourners surrounding the body of an innocent Cypriot shepherd, an albino Biafrin child outcast by his people sharing their salvation..." Ex-library with typical treatments; many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. FEP which has book pocket, is heavily wrinkled. Silver foil endpapers have some rubbing. Tape transfer marks on title page and rear endpapers; edgewear, some teeny tears to front jacket flap and FEP. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their respective copyright holders.… Read More

Brookville, New York: Hillwood Art Gallery, 1989. SIGNED first edition. Softcover exhibition catalog. Published C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville: Hillwood Art Gallery, 1989. 8vo. oblong wrappers, 10" x 9", 36pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Inscribed by Leipzig on title page: "To charlotte, with gratitude, Arthur Leipzig". Near fine. . Signed by Illustrator. 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Penguin Press, 2015. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near-Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed. 1ST PRINTING SIGNED BY LYNSEY ADDARIO. Also briefly inscribed "to Gail" as shown. Almost as new: corners lightly bumped. Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers may want to request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.

teNeues, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. Fine. only leafed through once. Tall book (almost 20 inches) that offers a fascinating new perspective on a town often photographed. Ships from Hawaii This pictorial tribute to one of the world's most beautiful and romantic cities offers a unique introduction to the "City of Light". Award-winning photographer Horst Hamann used a panoramic camera to painstakingly set up shot after shot, often finding himself precariously balanced off Notre Dame's gargoyles, the balconies of the Pompidou Center - even the Eiffel Tower. His efforts have produced an astonishing array of images, stark black and white compositions that lend these photographs a dramatic, often dreamlike quality, and offer unique, vertical reinterpretations of some of Europe's most recognizable cityscapes.

Quarterly publication of the Under-Secretariat of State for the Press and Tourism. 5th number (Summer 1938). Chief Editor: Takis Barlas. Artistic supervision: G. Gerondas. Covers: Photis Kontoglou. Coloured illustration by Marie Scanavi: Costume of Leucas. Printed by the Aspioti-Elka Graphic Arts, Athens. 33x24 cm. Texts: Semni Papaspyridou-Karousou, Alex. Philadelpheus, Otto Kern, Gustave Fougères, Camille Mauclair, Albert Thibaudet, Dimi, A. Papadiamandis. Photos: Nelly's, Oeconomides.
--- Richly illustrated, pages bright and clean. Some wear at the edges of the covers. Text in english. Hard to find.