New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. viii, 160 pp. 8vo. Marketed as "First Limited Edition." Colorful yellow, blue, and red dust jacket with striking design by Merle Armitage; minor scuffing and sunning which slightly darkens the spine, now in mylar cover. Yellow cloth boards with blue embossed type. Yellow endpapers sport an map of Dysarts claims on the front endpapers, along with previous owner's address stamps; rear pastedown serves as the colophon for this edition. Chapter heads all designed by Armitage. [Purcell 24].
An engaging biography by Merle Armitage (1893-1975), who also provided the stunning design of this book, of Stella Dysart (1878-1966) who struck it rich in uranium in New Mexico in 1955. A controversial figure in the oil business..... More

New Haven, CT: William Reese Company, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. 73 pp. 8vo. Red paper boards with titling embossed on cover as well as orange cloth spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More

Berman, Michael. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2012. First Edition. Vol. I: 75 pp, 4to. Wraps; Vol. II: Unpag, 4to. Hardcover. Both volumes have the same paper covers, although one is hardbound, the other in wraps. Bumping to upper right corner of hardcover volume and the pictorial slipcase from being dropped.
A volume of essays on the Gila National Forest and Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico that accompany the hardbound volume of Michael Berman's stunning photographs of that region. More

Caballero, David Rodriquez. La Rioja, Spain: Museum Wurth La Rioja, 2011. Wraps. First Edition. 239, [2] pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
Catalog for an exhibition of the same name at the Museum Wurth La Rioja. Inscribed and signed by the artist on the title page. Also decorated with a small drawing on the second free endpaper, dated 2013. Fine. More

New Haven, CT; Portland, ME: Yale University Press/Portland Art Museum, 2008. Wraps. First Edition. First Printing. xiii, 122 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
An exceptional catalog from the exhibition of the same name at the Portland Museum of Art and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Fine. More

Santa Monica, CA: General Publishing Group, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing. 384 pp. Folio. Light scuffing to the white dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Clean within.
Inscribed boldly in black marker on first free endpaper, "To David/Best Wishes/Hugh Hefner" Fine / Very Good. More

Frank, Robert. Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc., 1976. Hardcover. First Edition. 95 pp. 8vo. Light soiling to cover from shelf wear. Darkened patch on first free endpaper and pastedown where newspaper clipping is laid in. Clean within. Very Good. More

Goldsworthy, Andy. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 157 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / fine. More

New York: The Limited Edtions Club, 1935. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 34 pp. Folio. Printed cloth boards with illustrations taken from the text, red leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interior pristine. Blue velvet cloth chemise with title embossed on spine which also is lighter due to sunning, small tear at head of spine hinge at front board, printed cloth illustrations that cover boards line the chemise as well; chemise in Very Good condition. The same blue velvet cloth covers the slipcase that has small chips at edges and fading at edge due to sunning, in Good condition.
A reprint of Mark Twain's 1891 "translation" of Der Strulwwelpeter with the illusrations that were drawn originally by Heinrich Hoffmann and then re-drawn by Fritz Kredel, then used..... More

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 169 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with photograph of de Montebello inset on front cover. No dust jacket, as issued. Fine. More

New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1945. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. 47 Plates. Folio. Dust jacket has chips and tears, losses at corners, head and foot of spine now in mylar cover. Rust cloth boards with black embossed titling to cover and spine, slight sunning to spine, evidence of water staining at head of front board. Previous.
An interesting work of photography by Henry Inn, which could be somewhat serious due to its introduction by a sociologist detailing Hawaii's multi-racial background gong back for generations; or as cheesecake with all the photographs depicting pretty young women with their ethnic background listed on the facing page. Nevertheless, significant in that this copy is signed by the author to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973): "To Eliot Elisofon ALhoa..... More

Kenna, Michael. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. Folio. White cloth spine with blind embossed titling along the front surface of the cover, covers of an applied spruce veneer, all housed within a black paper covered slipcase that incorporates one of Kenna's photographs on the title label. Slipcase in very good condition with minimal scuffing, slight toning to whote cloth spine where just outside of the slipcase. Text in both Japanese and English.
An absolutely stunning collection of landscape photography of rural Japan by Michael Kenna, the feeling of the photographs reminiscent of traditional woodblock prints. A beautifully produced piece limited to an edition of 5,000 copies. Photographs were reproduced from the original sepia toned silver gelatin prints in a...... More

Mann, Sally. Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 1983. Wraps. First Edition. First Printng. xii, 59 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with a small bump at the head of the front cover, minimal shelf wear overall. Clean and crisp within.
The first published book of Sally Mann's (b. 1951) work. Copies in Very Good to Fine condition are hard to find due to it being published in a flexible cover format with no dust jacket. Fine. More