Abranowicz, William. Bedford, NY: Mianus River Gorge, Inc., 2005. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Unpag. 36 plates. Folio. Light scuffing to dust jacket with minor stains from shelf wear, now in mylar cover.
A wonderful record, in 36 color plates, of a year in the Mianus River Gorge. Published in an edition of 1,250 copies in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Mianus River Gorge. Fine / Very Good. More
New York: G. Schirmer Inc., 1936. Hardcover. Limited Edition. v, 245 pp. 8vo. Terracotta dust jacket with vibrant blue printing, which is replicated on the cover boards. Dust jacket has split at spine with a 1" loss at foot, remaining rear panel and flap present and now encased in mylar cover. Scarce with any semblance of a dust jacket. Interior quite clean and includes 8 photographic portraits by Edward Weston. [Purcell 40]. Fine / Fair. More
Armitage, Isabelle. Yucca Valley, CA: Manzanita Press, 1961. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. 4to. Gray, red, and blue printed design on heavy paper wraps with slight sunning at upper edge. Clean within. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs of the Benidictine monastery and its residents.
A classic Armitage production using bold colors offset by black and white photographs. Photographs are by his wife, Isabelle. Very Good. More
Lockhart, James R. Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia: The Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd., 2004. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 329 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Slipcase with a front panel that replicates the front panel of the dust jacket, has slight scuffing from wear. Heavy item requiring additional shipping.
A survey of the work of American classical architect William T. Baker. Inscribed by Baker on the title page with a slight smudge due to signing on a slick page with black marker. Printed in an edition of 1,000 copies with slipcase, this is #311 and hand numbered on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 271 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
The first heavily illustrated monograph of Julia Morgan's (1872-1957) work which goes well beyond her most famous work for William Randloph Hearst, San Simeon, and captures the full range of her abilities as an architect. Fine / Fine. More
Berman, Michael P. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2006. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 176 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jackets in mylar covers.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Berman. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Michael Berman on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Berman, Michael P. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2009. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 260 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Berman. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Michael Berman on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Cardona, Julián. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 285 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A stunning project that combines Bowden's words with soul searching photographs by Cardona. The prose can be uncomfortable, the images beautiful and unsettling at the same time. Signed by Charles Bowden on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Dykinga, Jack. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 128 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. [Bartholomew A17].
Inscribed by Bowden and Dykinga on the first free endpaper. Fine / fine. More
Dykinga, Jack. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 128 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. [Bartholomew A17]. Fine / Fine. More
Dykinga, Jack W. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 165 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket crisp and in mylar cover. Black cloth boards with white titling to spine. [Bartholomew A9.a].
Signed by Bowden on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Dykinga, Jack W. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. Softcover. First Edition. xi, 141 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. [Bartholomew A14].
Signed by Bowden, Dykinga, and Martin on the title page. Another wonderful collaboration by Charles Bowden and Jack Dykinga pairing Bowden's amazing prose with Dykinga's unfaltering images of this fascinating place within the Sonoran Desert. Fine. More
Younker, Richard. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 198 pp. Dust jacket clean with bumps to top corners, now in mylar cover. Black cloth boards with bump to top corners of covers, clean and crisp within. [Bartholomew A4].
Signed by Bowden on the first free endpaper. Very Good / Very Good. More
Los Angeles, CA: The New Ampersand Press, 1977. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 36 pp. 4to. Black cloth spine with printed paper label affixed, paste paper covers. Interior clean and crisp with a photo portrait by Jim Wood of the subject tipped in at frontispiece.
Produced in an edition of 300 copies, this being #256. Fine. More
Vizcaino, Antonio. San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware, 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xxvii, 332 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Very heavy item, will require additional postage.
A stunning book that celebrates the philanthropists and the landscapes they preserved. Fine / Fine. More
Pryce, Will. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 320 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A lavish book that takes us inside amazing libraries around the world, from early times to the 21st century. Fine / Fine. More
Gilpin, Laura. Colorado Springs, CO: Fountain Valley School, 1980. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. 4to. Sligh scuffing to covers from shelf wear.
This history of the art and architecture of Fountain Vally School, which was founded in 1930, features a number of black & white photographs by the eminent photographer of the American Southwest, Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) of the buildings and grounds in the 1930s. Very Good. More
Gross, Geoffrey. Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. 128 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
An in-depth study of the house, it's creator, and the context in which it was built and its interiors designed. Fine / Fine. More
Haavisto, Kari. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Hardcover. 255 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Garagliano, Victoria. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. First Edition. 340 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A lavish illustrated history of the architecture, interiors, and collections of San Simeon. Fine / Fine. More
New York: J. J. Augustin, 1945. Hardcover. First Edition. 148 pp. 4to. Beige cloth boards with black embossed titles to cover board and spine; light scuffing and wear, overall fading of cloth. Interior has minimal foxing, light musty smell.
Kersetz's documentation of a "typical" day in Paris. Many photographs accompanied by short text that is more speculative as to the image than factually descriptive. Very Good. More
Bourke-White, Margaret. New York: Farrar , Straus and Cudahy, 1956. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 236 pp. 8vo. Scuffing to dust jacket from shelf wear, small chips at edges, 1/2" tear at head of spine along front hinge of dust jacket, 1" tear at base of lower right corner along front flap, now in mylar cover. Very clean within.
Signed by both John LaFarge and Margaret Bourke-White on the first free endpaper. Inscribed additionally by Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) to Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973) on the second free endpaper in year of publication, "For Eliot and Joan Merry Xmas to my beloved Elisofon family. Peggy. Xmas 1956." Elisofon was active as a photographer from 1935 through his death in 1973 and was a staff photographer/correspondent for LIFE..... More
Ward, Arthur. Strasbourg, France: Editions du Signe, 2017. Hardcover. First Edition. 463 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy. Highly illustrated with many interactive reproduction postcards, letters, and other material. Fine. More
Weston, Edward. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1939. Hardcover. First Edition. 258 pp. 8vo. Black cloth covers with distinctive red embossed titling to cover and spine. Slight fraying at head and foot of spine, small tear at head of spine at rear hinge, bumping to corners. Endpapers decorated with simple drawings of vegetables and meat sources printed in green ink on yellow paper. Interior has numerous marking from previous owner underlining ingredients, checking off what must have been recipes they tried, etc.
What is often missed in this volume is the four black and white photographs of vegetables by Edward Weston that are included within the recipe index at rear. Very Good. More
New York: E. Weyhe, 1935. Wraps. Limited Edition. Unpag. 8vo. Gray/green dust jacket with some soiling, scuffing, minor chips at edges, and front flap detached but laid in, rear flap starting now in mylar cover. Slight staining to the cover boards, interior has some minor foxing and includes a lithograph, signed by Napolitano, #174/212. [Purcell 7].
An early, more subtle design by Merle Armitage. Also signficant in its use of a portrait by Brett Weston as the frontispiece. Printed in an edition of 212 copies, only 200 were offered for sale. Very Good / Good. More
