Search Results: Photography from L'Estampe Originale

Detroit., Detroit Institute of Arts., 1980. 4to. A survey of the Medium from 1839 to the Present. Softcvover. 211 pp. Thoroughly and brightly illustrated. A very good copy. Contents clean and unmarked.

Prague, 1931-1949. Czech Avant-Garde Photography) Editor: Augustin Skarda, et al. . CESKOSLOVENSKA FOTOGRAFIE. Complete in 12 volumes. Prague, 1931-1949, first editions of the complete set in 12 volumes; 10.75 x 8.5 inches, over 800 full page photo-engraved plates; short texts, all volumes in Czech, some with English, German and French. Early years with covers of avant-garde typographic designs by Karel Teige .Photographers include: Josef Sudek, Jaroslav Krupka, Jindrich Styrsky, Frantisek Drtikol, Alois Zych, Karel Plicka, Jaroslav Seifert, R. Sima, K. Muller, J. Tutsch, and many others. All 12 volumes are uniformly bound in the original publisher's boards; the 1949 volume with the original dust jacket. Overall, this set is in excellent condition.Publisher: Svaz Ceskoslovenskych Klubu

New York., Harry N. Abrams, Publishers., 1989. Large 4to. Softcover. Hollywood Portraits by one of their greatest photographers. Very good condition.

Paris, GLM Editions G[uy]. L[évis]. M[ano]., 1937. First Edition. Octavo. Twelve halftone plates and five sheets of text. Unbound as issued, on yellow coated stock, laid into blue wrappers and an outer black wrapper with a cutout window (often missing or damaged). Cutout area displays some slight fading. Described by Parr as "Duchampian ready-mades." (Parr / Badger, v.1, 108-109. Ref: Fotografía Pública: Photography in Print 1919-1939 pp. 167; Parr & Badger, Le Livre de photographies une histoire: Tome 1 pp. 109; M.+ M. Auer, 802 Photo Books from the collection pp. 242. Near Fine in wrappers with very slight fading in the square title. A fine copy. Housed in a custom made clamshell box in blue cloth.Please excuse photo of front cover. Colors are not true with an I-phone.

New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1953. 4to. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto. Original quarter yellow cloth, black boards, titles to cloth in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout. dust jacket rubbed and creased to edges, chip to upper corner, price of 5.00 not clipped. First Edition. The follow-up to Weegee’s infamous Naked City.

Leipzig., Bernhard Tauchnitz., 1860. 8vo. First edition with two volumes in one. Bound in full PERIOD vellum with gold decoration around the borders binding with gilt stamping, marbled eps & red edge stain ("The Marble Faun" [the US title] on spine. Illustrated with numerous early photographs of statues, scenery, architecture, and landscapes of various places in Rome. Early printing of this book with copyright edition on title page. Published the same year as the first edition. 8vo. 6-1/4" x 4-1/4". 1st edition thus. 2 volumes in 1 A good copy. Per the note to Todd & Bowden's entry for this title, the work often used as a guide by the 19th c. traveler to Rome. The number of photographs, as well as photographic images, will vary from copy-to-copy. Illustrated with 59 mounted photographs (Vol I:34 Vol II 25: ) depicting Rome, divers sculptures, paintings and art, street scenes, personalities of the time, etc. The most photographs in any 2 vol. is 98. William B. Todd, acknowledged Tauchnitz… Read More