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Henry Holt, New York, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. KWOK YING FUNG, China, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1943.Quarto, first edition, pp. 192, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, halftone photo plates. Photos edited by Fritz Henle; many were taken by him also. Released in the middle of World War, this book included some photos of the conflict but mostly avoided it. Some images of Chiang Kai-Shek and Madame Chiang but no pictures of Mao.Henle, who died in 1993, was ubiquitous with his Rolleiflex camera and became known as Mr. Rollei. Quoted by Wikipedia, Helmut Gernsheim called Henle "the last classic freelance photographer." In addition to travel, he did portraits, fashion and other commercial work.Condition of this bookBoards lightly rubbed and sunned along top and bottom edges.Leaves clean and tight, images fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner… Read More

Kodansha, Tokyo, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. RUIKO YOSHIDA. Harlem: Black Angels, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1974.Oblong quarto, first edition, pp 111, 1 (colophon), wraps with dust jacket and obi band, gravures, text in Japanese and English by Hajime Kijima, inscribed on the title page by the photographer to the author Alex Haley, with Haley's library stamp on the same page. An outsider captures the Harlem community in a uniquely vibrant, long-gone era.Condition of this book:Jacket is wavy, mild age toning at leaves' edges. Size: Quarto. Text is in multiple languages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; United States; 1970s; Art & Design. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read More

High Loft, Seal Harbor, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Nancy McCormick. MARGUERITE YOUCENAR. Suite D'Estampes pour Kou-Kou-Hai (A Series of Sketches for Kou-Kou-Hai), Seal Harbor: High Loft, 1980.Thin quarto, No. 161 of an edition of 180, pp. 20, 1 (limitation page), printed boards with a red morocco label on the spine, illustration by Nancy McCormick, text in French with an English translation laid in. An ode to dogs and their spirit.Condition of this book:Fine. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Nancy McCormick. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Animals & Birds; 1980s; French Language; Essays & Literary Criticism. Pictures of… Read More

Steidl, Gottingen, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. YVES MARCHAND and ROMAIN MEFFRE. The Ruins of Detroit, Gottingen: Steidl, 2010.Large, heavy folio, first edition, pp. 227, 1 (colophon), printed cloth boards, color plates.Parr & Badger, Volume 3, p. 174: "Public and private buildings -- hotels, ballrooms, theatres, schools, banks, offices and private mansions -- are shown in a state of ruinous abandonment. ... The sense of ruin is overwhelming. The whole city cannot be like this, however, and there is a feeling that Marchand and Meffre are milking an aesthetic of ruin. Indeed, they admit to this." It is worth observing that the building on the cover, the Michigan Central railroad station, is in process of a dramatic renewal.Condition of this book:Fine. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact.… Read More