SOME BOOKS IN INVENTORY
Unfortunately I don't have enough time to keep this online list of books up to date or to enter all the list and asking prices. If you are interested in fine art photography & photographers, chances are that I have something in stock that would interest you. All books are discounted. All books are photography related. If in downtown Lancaster, call the studio number to see if I am there or stop by. I haven't been open often lately but you might find the studio open by chance.
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AARON ROSE: PHOTOGRAPHS
AFTER THE OFF
Photos by Bruce Gilden.
Remarkable volume combines lyrical black-and-white photos of the people at a race track accompanied by a poetical short story by the Irish writer Dermot Healy. 102 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 13 inches. Published by Dewi Lewis. Hardbound Import
AN AMERICA'S CUP TREASURY: The Lost Levick Photographs, 1893-1937.
By Gary Jobson.
Treasure trove of exceptional images made by Edwin Levick, along with insider stories, that will delight America's Cup fans, sailors, and indeed anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like. Fully illustrated. 159 pages. Size 9 x 11 inches. Published by Mariners' Museum. Hardbound.
AN AMERICAN POSTAL PORTRAIT: A Photographic Legacy.
Edited by Patrick McCabe et al.
In over 200 rarely seen photographs, beginning with the advent of photography in 1860 and continuing to the present, celebrates the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, the innovative technological accomplishments, and the unique impact the Postal Service has made. 172 pages. Published by HarperCollins. Hardbound.
ANDORRAN MEMORIES: Photographs by Valenti Claverol.
Over hundred compelling images selected to convey the essential experience of daily life in the tiny principality of Andorra in the Pyrenees between 1930-70. The photos represent not only an objective record of the past but are an affirmation of human dignity and the sweetness of life of the area. 143 pages. Size 8 3/4 x 11 inches. Published by Turtle Point. Hardbound.
ANDRE KERTESZ: His Life and Work.
By Pierre Borhan.
A handsome survey of the career of the Hungarian-born photographer who has, for eight decades, masterfully captured on film the spirit of humanity. 335 duotones 15 color photos. 367 pages. Size 9 1/4 x 12 inches. Published by Bulfinch.Paperbound
ANIMAL PORTRAITS.
By Walter Schels.
An incomparable series of black-and-white photographs using a large-format camera. Captures the very essence of what he is portraying--the decadence in the face of the cat, melancholy in the eyes of the monkey, and attentiveness in the gaze of the elephant. Fully illustrated. 120 pages. Size 10 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound Import.
ARMS AGAINST FURY: MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHERS IN AFGHANISTAN
THE ART OF ENHANCED PHOTOGRAPHY: Beyond the Photographic Image.
By J. Luciana & J. Watts.
Exploration into the works, thoughts, and inspirations of 17 photographer/artists investigating the aesthetic impact of the non-traditional print. Fully illustrated, most in color. 144 pages. Size 9 x 11 inches. Published by Rockport. Hardbound.
ARTHUR TRESS.
Edited by Peter Weiermair.
An overview of the oeuvre of one of the most important advocates of staged photography, with examples of the work that earned him his reputation as a master of Surrealist photography during the 1970s and 1980s. Fully illustrated. 143 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound Import.
ARTHUR TRESS: Fantastic Voyage.
By Richard Lorenz with J. Wood.
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Catalog to the first retrospective of the work of one of the most prolific and diversified photographers working in America. Spans his entire 45-year career, and encompasses both documentary and imaginary works. 274 photos, 55 in color. 200 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 11 inches. Published by Bulfinch. Hardbound.
BENJAMIN BRECKNELL TURNER: RURAL ENGLAND THROUGH A VICTORIAN LENS-
BERENICE ABBOTT & EUGENE ATGET.
By Clark Worswick.
Represents one of the few instances of one great photographer printing another great photographer's work. Features perhaps only one percent of Atget's surviving work, the prints are Abbott's vision of the photographer who single-handedly changed photographic modernism in the 20th century. Photos. 163 pages. Published by Arena. Hardbound.
BERTHA ALYCE: MOTHER EXPOSED. by Gay Block. (Includes DVD)
An unusual book. The photographer, Gay Block, had a difficult relationship with her mother, Bertha Alyce. From the first days of Gay's interest in photography, her mother became a subject for her camera. The book includes both text and photographs that chronicle that relationship.
BETWEEN AMATEUR AND AESTHETE: THE LEGITIMIZATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART IN AMERICA, 1880-1900.
BETWEEN THE LANDSCAPE AND ITS OTHER
Author: Paul Vanderbilt Publication Year: 1993
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr ess
Hardbound. 160 pages,
'Between the Landscape and Its Other' is literally a life's work, illustrating and explaining Vanderbilt's most important ideas about visual images. The book features 50 of the famous "pairings" of his landscape photographs from the 1960s with archival photographs from the renowned collection he developed in Madison. In each case, the images appear unrelated. But connections emerge intuitively.
BIKERS
By Andreas Endemann.
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Spectacular images of British motorcycles and their owners, revealed in colorized black-and-white prints. Shares a wealth of compelling portraits that, taken together, offer a look at a unique subculture. 128 pages. Size 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Published by Dewi Lewis. Hardbound.-
BLACK, WHITE, AND THINGS
BLOOD AND CHAMPAGNE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROBERT CAPA
THE BODY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HUMAN FORM
BREAKING BOUNDS: THE DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY OF LOIS GREENFIELD
BROKEN SPIRITS
Hardbound. Copyright 1995, 128 pages, Publisher: Edition Stemmle
"Broken Spirits is the second volume of still lives by Eberhard Grames. Following the success of his fascinating color photographs in Muschelherz und Finkenschlag, this new book examines the world of things in classic black and white. In a decade in which only the big seems important, Eberhard Grames finds an incredible wealth of form and beauty in nature's smaller things. He observes these objects with the precision of a natural scientist through the lens of his 8 X 10 inch camera, bonding together things never before united and thus inventing stories we have never heard them tell before. Or does he only reveal the mysterious magic of things that is ordinarily kept hidden?" Hardbound.-
CAPE LIGHT by Joel Meyerowitz (Expanded Edition) Paperback Binding-
CAUGHT: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
By Karl Gernot Kuehn
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CIRCUS LIFE: Every Night, All Around the World-
CROSS
A book about photographic images of the cross. Said to be controversial.
DEDICADO A LOS PRIMATES
DISARMING THE PRAIRIE
By Terry Evans
Hardbound. Publication Year: 1998
The noted landscape photographer offers haunting and hopeful images of the impact of America's military-industrial complex on the environment and the transformation of a former military base into a unique nature preserve and public recreation area. Color photos. Size 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Published by Johns Hopkins.-
A DOG'S BOOK OF TRUTHS
DRIVEN: The Racing Photography of Jesse Alexander, 1954-1962.
Presents the work of one of the most successful race car photographers in the history of the sport, and collects the best of his images from 1954 to 1962 in a spectacular tribute to a great photographer and an equally great pastime. Photos. 144 pages. Size 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Published by Chronicle. Hardbound.-
EACH WILD IDEA
ECLIPSE
EDWARD S. CURTIS: Coming to Light.
By Anne Makepeace.
His genius is revived here, in the haunting photographs he left behind, poignant portraits that capture the dignity and sorrow of legendary figures like Chief Joseph and Geronimo, and vibrant depictions of daily life in tribes from New Mexico to Alaska. Well illustrated. 216 pages. Size 8 1/4 x 10 inches. Published by National Geographic. Hardbound-
EMERGING BODIES: NUDES FROM THE POLAROID COLLECTION
By Barbara Hitchcock
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ENDURING JUSTICE-
THE ENGINE OF VISUALIZATION: Thinking Through Photography
THE ESSENTIAL DUANE MICHALS
By Marco Livingstone.
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Hardbound. Comprehensive presentation of the artist's oeuvre, innovative photographs expressing his ideas on such matters as the spirit, mortality, desire, human relationships, politics, time and memory. 264 illustrations 30 in color. 224 pages. Size 9 3/4 x 11 inches. Published by Bulfinch.
EXILE AT HOME
FACES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
F. HOLLAND DAY: Suffering the Ideal.
Edited by Robin Jacobson.
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Images of the 19th-century photographer, from his controversial "sacred" subjects, in which he posed himself as Jesus Christ to mythological images featuring the male nude. Discusses his life and his marginalization in the history of photography. Well illustrated. 141 pages. Size 11 x 14 inches. Published by Twin Palms. Hardbound.-
FERUT KUYAS: INDUSTRIAL INTERIORS
by Ferit Kuyas (Photographer), Hans-Peter Bartschi, Benedikt Loderer
Hardbound. Copyright 1999, Edition Stemmle, 120 pages,
"Over a period of eight years, from 1988 to 1995, Ferit Kuyas focused his creative camera on Swiss industry. These were the years when recession in Switzerland led to "deindustrialization" on an unprecedented scale: no less than 400 square kilometres of industrial plant and offices became redundant. Familiar workaday scenes were suddenly frozen; factories were shut down, demolished or reutilized. Ferit Kuyas has vividly recorded these everyday scenes for posterity - making optimal use of natural lighting effects with infinite patience. Using large formal film and heavy equipment, he has invested innumerable hours in photographing, developing and enlarging. And his unerring eye for composition for industrial interiors reveals aspects otherwise lost to our gaze. He opens our eyes to the dramatic beauty of bygone industry."-
FISH TANK SONATA
by Arthur Tress
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Fish Tank Sonata is a captivating photographic parable - a fable told through a sequence of tableaux staged within an antique aquarium. The story concerns a fisherman who is befriended by a talking fish. The wise fish guides the fisherman on a magical and sometimes perilous journey of discovery, in which he reveals the true skills of both how to fish and how to live - especially how to live in harmony and balance with nature.Bulfinch Press. Paperbound.-
FLEURS DE PEAU – SKIN FLOWERS: The Photographic Work of a Dermatologist in Lyons in the Thirties (About Tattoos)
FUJI
GERMAINE KRULL: Photographer of Modernity
GREG GORMAN: INSIDE LIFE
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A gallery of stunning black & white images presents quirky, sometimes humorous, always deeply personal portraits of luminaries from all walks of celebrity life, showcasing over three decades of movie and music legends. Fully illustrated. 371 pages. Size 11 x 11 inches. Published by Rizzoli. Hardbound.-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THE CAT
The cat's name is Happy Birthday. Cute funny book.
HARRY CALLAHAN
by Greenough, Sarah
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Throughout his career Harry Callahan quietly but consistently explored new ways of looking at and presenting the world in his photographs. This remarkable book, which includes more than 100 beautifully reproduced photographs, traces Callahan's career from the early 1940s to the early 1990s and illuminates the connection between his subject matter and his constant experimentation. Hardbound.-
HENRI CARTIER BRESSON: PHOTOGRAPHER
THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
by Newhall, Beaumont
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Since its first publication in 1937, this lucid and scholarly chronicle of the history of photography has been hailed as the classic work on the subject. No other book and no other author have managed to relate the aesthetic evolution of the art of photography to its technical innovations with such an absorbing combination of clarity, scholarship, and enthusiasm. For this fifth edition of the book the text was completely revised and expanded, and well over half of the photographs were newly selected from collections in this country and abroad. Hardbound.-
HOLDING ON
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME.
By Bruce Weber.
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Wonderfully eclectic assemblage of images of homes, rooms, knick-knacks, gardens and yards around the world, some with people in them, some with dogs, from Cy Twombly's Palazzo in Rome to a studio in California. Fully illustrated, many in color. Size 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Published by Bulfinch. Hardbound.-
HUTTERITES OF MONTANA.
By Laura Wilson.
Marvelous black and white photographs capture a glimpse of their day-to-day life, while the words of members explain their history, religious beliefs, the place of women in their society, the education of their young, and the strength of their communal living. 150 pages. Published by Yale. Hardbound.-
ILLUMINATIONS.
By Joyce Tenneson.
Haunting, ethereal, pensive, disturbing photographs command a complex and intense emotional response from the viewer, combining explorations of the human face and form with multipanel images of architectural and sculptural details. Fully illustrated in color. 108 pages. Size 9 x 11 inches. Published by Bulfinch. Hardbound.-
IMAGE AND MEMORY: Photography from Latin America, 1866-1994
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM, 1883-1976.
Edited by Manfred Heiting.
Covers the artist's 70 year career. Her first love was portraiture, taking pictures of such notables as Ansel Adams, Cary Grant, and Gertrude Stein. She also made great strides in nude photography. Text in English, German, and French. Well illustrated. 251 pages. Size 10 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Published by Taschen. Hardbound.-
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM: IDEAS WITHOUT END: A LIFE AND PHOTOGRAPHS
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM: Portraiture.
Text by Richard Lorenz.
Collects over 200 examples of her work, more than half of which have never been published before. As one of photography's early pioneers, her brilliant work helped establish the medium as an art form. Fully illustrated. 200 pages. Size 9 x 12 inches. Published by Bulfinch. Hardbound.-
IN RESPONSE TO PLACE
by Andy Grundberg
The Last Great Places are The Nature Conservancy's flagship conservation sites. They are some 200 biologically rich landscapes throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Asia, and the Pacific. The challenges to protecting these places from rampant development, despoilment, and the loss of precious species are great. But everywhere there are opportunities to balance the needs of the natural world with those of humanity. In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, The Nature Conservancy asked a dozen distinguished contemporary photographers to spend some time at a handful of the Last Great Places. They were given full reign to capture the essence of a place - its geography, its people, its heart. The result is In Response to Place, a lavishly illustrated book and a traveling exhibition of the same name. Hardbound.-
IN THEIR MOTHERS' EYES: WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN
INHERIT THE EARTH
by Sheila Metzner
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Inherit the Earth is a stunning new book from distinguished photographer Sheila Metzner--her first volume of pure landscape photography. Years of travel have taken Sheila Metzner to remote and unspoiled parts of the world in such diverse areas as Egypt, Easter Island, Costa Rica, and the Arctic. In more than sixty breathtaking photographs she bears witness to the majesty she found there. Her inspirational message is heightened by entries from her journals. Showcased in this splendid volume, with its oversized trim and lush printing, these views pay homage to the precious legacy of nature. Hardbound.
INNOVATION/IMAGINATION: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography.
Presents work by such artists as Ansel Adams, Andy Warhol, and David Hockney. A vibrant display of the brilliant clarity and saturated color made possible by the instant film. Fully illustrated. 120 pages. Size 101&Mac218;4 x 93&Mac218;4 inches. Published by Abrams. Hardbound.-
INOSE KOU: Visions of Japan.
Presents a stunning collection of the photos by renowned Japanese photographer Inose Kou, whose work is both shocking and compelling. 95 pages. Published by Korinsha. Hardbound.
IRVING PENN: A CAREER IN PHOTOGRAPHY
IRVING PENN REGARDS THE WORK OF ISSEY MIYAKE
by Issey Miyake
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
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Issey Miyake describes his relationship with Irving Penn as a "silent understanding," and this collection of 136 colour photographs demonstrates the intuitive artistic collaboration between the two. Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake captures the harmony that has allowed the work of one to provide a mirror for the work of the other for more than a decade and across different continents. Designer Miyake gives Penn forms and textures, and Penn`s photographs allow Miyake to take a second look at his designs, almost as though they were new. It is an extraordinary relationship and an equally fascinating book. Hardbound.-
JOHN COWAN: THROUGH THE LIGHT BARRIER.
By Philippe Garner.
Vibrantly surveys the explosive imagery of the photographer known for capturing the spirit of the 1960s. Working primarily in black-and-white, he photographed fashion, famous figures, and worked on the legendary film Blow Up. 160 pages. Size 91&Mac218;2 x 12 inches. Published by Schirmer/Mosel. Hardbound.-
JOHN DEAKIN: PHOTOGRAPHS.
Selected by Robin Muir.
Gathers his most important images, fascinating and shocking in equal measure, whether he was capturing writers, artists, fashion models or Hollywood stars for British Vogue in the 1940s and 1950s, or portraying his artist and poet friends in London's bohemia. 111 duotones, 7 color plates. 145 pages. Size 91&Mac218;2 x 121&Mac218;4 inches. Published by Vendome. Hardbound.-
KATHY VARGAS: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1971-2000
By Lucy Lippard
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LADY HAWARDEN: STUDIES FROM LIFE, 1857-1864.
By Virginia Dodier.
Luminous albumen prints from a pioneer photographer of the mid-1800s, whose lush and sensual images of her three daughters masquerading en deshabille and in lavish costumes were prized for their superb composition. 127 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Published by Aperture. Hardbound.-
THE LAST CITY.
By Pablo Ortiz Monasterio.
Images graphically chronicle the character of urban life in Mexico City--a teeming metropolis ravaged by immense poverty, crime and the ill-effects of overpopulation. 80 photos. Published by Twin Palms. Hardbound.-
LIFE AND STILL LIFE
By Toni Catany
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LISTENING TO CEMENT.
By Robert Stivers.
Sweeping gallery of 46 black-and-white full page plates offer an exhibit at your fingertips. His internationally-known works are hauntingly mysterious evocations of figures. 108 pages. Size 91&Mac218;4 x 12 inches. Published by Arena Editions. Hardbound.-
MAGNA BRAVA: MAGNUM'S WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
MALE/FEMALE: 105 PHOTOGRAPHS
By Vince Aletti. Published by Aperture.
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MARCIA LIPPMAN: Sacred Encounters, East and West.
Text by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.
Luminous photographs invite the viewer to take part in a stunning journey of spirit and imagination. Stirs the soul as it celebrates the common threads in the human tapestry--ritual and ceremony, life and death, flesh and stone. Fully illustrated. 107 pages. Size 10 x 12 1/2 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound.
MARY ELLEN MARK
MELANIE MANCHOT: Love is a Stranger, Photographs 1998-2001.
Edited by Klaus Honnef.
She uses photography to challenge socially and culturally constructed ideas about beauty, aging, sexuality, and fantasy. 127 color photos. 95 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. Published by Prestel. Hardbound
METAMORPHOSES: WORKS, 1989-1996.
By A.T. Schaefer.
Showcases the luminous abstract works of the German photographer who captures his world in a painterly way. Includes an essay on the artist and his unique vision. 111 pages. Size 9 x 11 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle.Hardbound.
MEXICAN CHURCHES
Photographs of Mexican churches. Eliot Porter.
MIGRATIONS: HUMANITY IN TRANSITION
by Sebastiao Salgado
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Internationally acclaimed photographer Sebastiao Salgado, whose previous book, WORKERS (Aperture, 1994), changed forever the image of manual labor around the world, has now turned his attention to the staggering phenomenon of mass migration. In photographs taken over seven years and across more than thirty five countries, MIGRATIONS: HUMANITY IN TRANSITION documents the epic displacement of the world's people at the close of the twentieth century. Hardbound. Publisher: Aperture.
THE MODEL WIFE.
Compiled by Arthur Ollman.
Explores the imagery and photographic history of nine 20th-century photographers who portrayed their wives over a period of years, including Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Lee Friedlander. 150 duotone, 5 color photos. 224 pages. Size 11 x 10 inches. Published by Bulfinch. Hardbound.
MODERN ART AND AMERICA: ALFRED STIEGLITZ
A MORNING'S WORK: MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE BURNS ARCHIVE & COLLECTION, 1843-1939.
MOVING OUT: ROBERT FRANK
Robert Frank
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MR. EAVES AND HIS MAGIC CAMERA-
MR. SALESMAN.
Edited by Diane Keaton.
A haunting selection of industrial photographs from the 1950s, conceived as training devices for salesmen, compiled to illustrate the era's promotion of a robotic adherence to following orders, and the prevailing notion that a Philco washer and dryer, and an RCA TV set were the ultimate in human riches. 50 photos. 96 pages. Published by Twin Palms. Hardbound.
NATIVE NATIONS: Journeys in American Photography.
Edited by Jane Alison.
Comprehensive photographic representation of Native subjects in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Draws on private and museum collections from across Britain and the United States. Fully illustrated. 320 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. Published by Barbican Art Gallery. Hardbound.
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
NELLY: Dresden, Athens, New York.
By Matthias Harder.
Collection of one of the earliest and most significant female photographers of Greece. Her work included subjects such as nude and dance pictures, historic city of Athens, and idyllic scenes. Text in English and German. 85 illustrations, 60 in color. 104 pages. Size 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches. Published by Prestel. Hardbound.
THE NEW AMERICAN VILLAGE
(Creating the North American Landscape)
by Bob Thall
Copyright 1999, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 96 pages,
"Since 1971, Bob Thall has made photographs that examine and interpret Chicago's urban landscape. Now, continuing his extensive project to photograph the Chicago metropolitan area, Thall presents a complete picture of the nationally known area around Schaumburg and O'Hare International Airport - significant as perhaps the best example of a new type of American suburb, the "edge city."" "In The New American Village, Thall captures four components of the new edge city - corporate, commercial, domestic, and environmental - in a way that no previous photographer has achieved.-
OUR PEACEABLE KINGDOM:
The Photographs of John Drysdale.
Compiled Margaret Regan.
Selection of photographs showcasing the unique alliances that flourish in his kingdom--elephants fishing, a lion befriending a Boston terrier, or a parrot lounging in a beach chair. Fully illustrated. 101 pages. Size 8 x 8 inches. Published by St Martin's. Hardbound.-
OUR SMALLEST TOWNS: BIG FALLS, BLUE EYE, BONANZA, & BEYOND
PAUL OUTERBRIDGE, 1896-1958.
Edited by Manfred Heiting.
A collection of his photographs created under the sway of Cubism, New Objectivity, and Surrealism, also contains his recently rediscovered nudes. Text in English, German, and French. Fully illustrated. 251 pages. Size 10 1/4 x 13 inches. Published by Taschen.Hardbound Import ·-
THE PHOTOGRAPH (A Novel)
THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S WIFE (A Novel)
THE PHOTORAPHIC ARTS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SNOWDON: A Retrospective.
Some of his most memorable pictures documenting the unfairness and inequality of life. Brief texts written by a distinguished group of contributors approach his work from a variety of perspectives. Also includes a selection of his contributions to the Tatler, Sketch, and the London Daily Express during the 1950s. 220 photos, 80 plates in full color. 239 pages. Size 12 x 11 inches. Published by Abrams. Hardbound.-
PHOTOGRAPHY AND BEYOND IN JAPAN: SPACE, TIME AND MEMORY
PHOTOGRAPHY AND POLITICS IN AMERICA: FROM THE NEW DEAL INTO THE COLD WAR-
THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF INVENTION
PHOTOGRAPHY IN BOSTON, 1955-1985
PHOTOGRAPHY TRANSFOMED: THE METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COLLECTION
PHOTOHISTORICA: Landmarks in Photography.
Text by Pam Roberts.
More than 300 photographs gathered represent an unbroken thread linking the development of photographic genres, styles, and techniques. Some of the works are instantly recognizable, some are unknown gems by famous names, others were taken by complete unknowns yet offer a landmark moment. Fully illustrated, some in color. 336 pages. Size 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Published by Artisan. Hardbound.-
PHYSIOGNOMY: THE MARK SELIGER PHOTOGRAPHS
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PICTURING CHINATOWN: ART AND ORIENTALISM IN SAN FRANCISCO
By Anthony W. Lee
University of California Press
One hundred years of images of San Francisco's Chinatown from 1850 to 1950. 160 photographs and paintings.-
PROPAGANDA & DREAMS: Photographing the 1930s in the USSR and the US.
By Leah Bendavid-Val.
Presents a collection of work by Soviet and American photographers, showing happy and healthy Soviet citizens at work and play, forging a new way of life and gazing heroically into the Socialist future--while American photographers captured the raw reality of the depression. Fully illustrated. 223 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound.-
PORTRAITS IN STEEL
By Milton Rogovin
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PURE
by Anne Geddes
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
No one photographs babies like celebrated Australian photographer Anne Geddes. From the launch of her first photographic greeting cards and calendar in 1992 to the phenomenal success of her books Down in the Garden and Until Now, her unique photos have touched millions of people worldwide. Now, in her stunning new full-color hardcover book, Pure, Anne achieves a completely new level of photographic artistry and vision. Four years in the making, Pure offers breathtaking images that intimately evoke the wonder of the first precious days and weeks of life. With eyes tightly shut, in wrinkly new skin, unaffected by and unaware of the world that awaits them, these newborns hint at the mysterious world before birth. The miracle of life shines from each sumptuous, oversized page. Hardbound.-
REAL FANTASIES: Edward Steichen's Advertising Photography.
By Patricia Johnston.
Presents a comprehensive look at his hugely successful commercial photography from the 1920s and '30s, which regularly appeared in magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Ladies' Home Journal. Reveals how his photographs transformed products like Welch's grape juice and Jergens lotion from small family businesses into household names. Fully illustrated. 351 pages. Published by UCaP. Paperbound.-
RECENT TERRAINS: Terraforming the American West.
Photos by Laurie Brown.
Sixty arresting black-and-white photographs capture the changing landscape of Southern California's once rugged western edge as it becomes transformed into a tidy suburban area. Thought-provoking poems preface the three sections. 95 pages. Size 12 x 7 inches. Published by Johns Hopkins. Paperbound.-
REFLECTIONS IN A GLASS EYE: WORKS FROM THE INTERNAT'L CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. BULFINCH PRESS.
by Anne Hollander
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
LIST: $60 ASK: $35.
In a celebration of its 25th anniversary, the International Center of Photography presents the first book devoted to its extensive collection. Reflections in a Glass Eye showcases works by Richard Avedon, Cindy Sherman, Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Irving Penn. By representing vastly differing viewpoints, the innovative book looks at the question of what photography is as it celebrates the medium. The beautifully produced volume includes 145 duotones and 30 colour illustrations. Hardbound.
REFRAMINGS: NEW AMERICAN FEMINIST PHOTOGRAPHERS. TEMPLE UNIV. PRESS
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ROBERT MAXWELL: Photographs.
LIST: $60 ASK: $30.
He shares his edgy nudes, portraits, and still lifes that are at once modern and, strangely, part of the past. Maxwell utilizes the 19th-century wetplate technology known as ambrotype, called the "black art" of photography for its rich, dark and reflective surfaces. Fully illustrated. 156 pages. Published by Arena Editions.Hardbound-
RONALD TRAEGER: New Angles.
Edited by M. Harrison & T. Traeger.
Offers a sweeping retrospective on the brief but remarkable career of the versatile photographer who was a favorite among models, actors, and international fashion magazines. His works are accompanied by insightful commentary on his life, techniques, and tragic early death. 121 illus, in duotone and color. 140 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 12 inches. Published by Schirmer/Mosel. Hardbound.-
SCHOOL
SEEING GARDENS.
By Sam Abell.
LIST: $40 ASK: $20.
Presents images of his travels and the discoveries he makes as he photographs gardens all over the world, in all settings. In addition to traditional gardens, Abell also sees gardens where others may not. Fully illustrated in color. 208 pages. Size 111&Mac218;2 x 10 inches. Published by National Geographic. Hardbound-
SHAKING THE DUST OF AGES: GYPSIES AND WANDERERS OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN STEPPE-
SHANGHAI
Author: Ferit Kuyas, Marco Paoluzzo Publication Year: 2000
Foreword by Urs Morf, Wang An Yi.
Hardbound. Copyright 2000, 132 pages, Publisher: Edition Stemmle
"This book, a wide-ranging portrait of the Chinese metropolis, is a joint work by the internationally reputed Swiss photographers Ferit Kuyas, Edy Brunner, and Marco Paoluzzo. The net result of their various approaches is a unique portrait in black and white—modern, complex, and unprecendeted in style.
The fascinating city of Shanghai is interpeted here by three Swiss photographers, in different ways and with different techniques. Ferit Kuyas works with the unpretentious discipline of an architectural photographer. Edy Brunner's impressive panaramas reflect the immense size and diversity of this city—a diversity which March Paoluzzo records from the reporter's viewpoint in his pictures of everyday Chinese life today and its various facets."
Other Details: 120 tritone plates 132 pages 11 3/4 x 11 3/4"
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SHEILA METZNER: Color.
Selection of her photographic work, much of it centering around her family--her soft-focus technique and use of filters adds to her work. Fully illustrated, most in color. Size 9 x 12 inches. Published by Twin Palms. Hardbound-
SHIFTING TIDES: CUBAN PHOTOGRAPHY AFTER THE REVOLUTION
SHUTTERBABE: ADVENTURES IN LOVE AND WAR
SKREBNESKI: The First Fifty Years.
Solid portfolio features 130 of his finest works, ranging from stark portraits of Bette Davis, Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, and Vanessa Redgrave to inventive fashion shots and studies of the human body. Fully illustrated, some in color. 191 pages. Size 9 3/4 x 13 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound Import-
SNOWDON ON STAGE: A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE BRITISH THEATRE
by Simon Callow
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
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This fascinating collection of photographs in Snowdon on Stage presents a period of startling change in theatre - from 1954 to the present - in addition to the many changes Snowdon himself initiated in the style of theatre photography. Snowdon's photographs capture the reckless, stylish spirit of genius of some of the world's greatest stage actors - Nigel Hawthorne, Peter Ustinov, Fiona Shaw, Ralph Fiennes, Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren, and of course, Laurence Olivier - as well as directors, designers, and writers such as Alan Bennett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter, and Alan Ayckbourn. Simon Callow's introduction gives an insider's account of the people and places of the heyday of British theatre, and Snowdon's part in it all. Snowdon on Stage is a stunning Who's Who of British theatre, and a showcase of brilliant work by one of the world's top living photographers. Hardbound.-
SNOWDON PUBLIC APPEARANCES 1987-1991. VENDOME.
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STEVE SCHAPIRO: American Edge.
Text by Dave Hickey.
LIST: $60 ASK: $20.
Brings together ninety of his searing images that can only be described as reportage in the classic tradition of Walker Evans, Robert Frank, and Diane Arbus. His images of the turbulent 60s document both the people and the mood of the era. Fully illustrated. 199 pages. Size 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches. Published by Arena.Hardbound-
STILL LIFE
by Irving Penn
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
LIST: $85 ASK: $65.
GORGEOUS BOOK!
In photographs taken over the past 60 years, Irving Penn brings his astute and austere eye to the venerable still life tradition. From his innovative ongoing work for the editorial pages of Vogue to the harsher personal work of his later years, which explores the visual intrigue of such inconsequential objects as street trash, bones, and cigarette butts, Penn has created images that have a wit, simplicity, and edginess that set his work apart. Penn has personally overseen every detail of this exquisite book's design and production. Still Life is certain to be one of the most powerful photography books of the new century. Hardbound.-
SUMMIT: VITTORIO SELIA: MOUNTAINEER AND PHOTOGRAPHER: THE YEARS 1879-1909-
SUCCULENTS: Nature's Sculptural Wonders-
THEY CALL THEMSELVES QUEENS: The Transformation Series.
By Panja Jurgens.
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Mesmerizing images witness the metamorphosis of unusual men into even more unusual women, complemented by statements by such drag queens as Miss Understood, Tabu LaRue, and Nina Enimeniminimona. Fully illustrated. 207 pages. Size 9 1/4 x 13 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound.-
THREADS OF LIGHT: CHINESE EMBROIDERY FROM SUZHOU AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROBERT GLENN KETCHUM-
THROUGH ANOTHER LENS MY YEARS WITH EDWARD WESTON-
TOMATSU SHOMEI: Visions of Japan.
Presents the extraordinary work of Japanese photographer Tomatsu Shomei, whose images look just like glaciers, forests, deserts and coves, but they are actually depict plastic debris washed ashore on the beach. Published by Korinsha. Hardbound.-
UNREAL ESTATE: THE EASTERN SHORE
by Robert De Gast
Hardbound. Copyright 1993, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 96 pages
"In "Unreal Estate", the photographs of Robert de Gast reveal what "isn't so simple" about the abandoned buildings so common on the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore. His colour photographs of ghostly houses and weathered details illustrate the powerful hold architecture has on us, even when a building no longer serves its purpose. Like more ancient ruins, the abandoned structures of the Shore tell stories of decline and departure. Some appear proud and sturdy, even beautiful, seen across a wide marsh or meadow. Others are tortured abstractions - one Cobb Island house twists almost comically to one side, a sitigle timber postponing its collapse.
VERONICA'S REVENGE: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON PHOTOGRAPHY by Elizabeth Janus-
VILLAGE ELDERS. UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
By Penny Coleman.
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Captures the faces and memories of the senior statesmen and stateswomen of the gay and lesbian community that calls Greenwich Village its home. Photos. 141 pages. Published by UIlP Hardbound.-
A VILLAGE IN FRANCE:
Louis Clergeau's Photographic Portrait of Daily Life in Pontlevoy, 1902-1936.
Text by Jean-Mary Couderc.
Simple vignettes of village and small-town life in the beautiful Loire Valley create an unforgettable series of tender images, offering a remarkable window into a bygone world. 150 photos. 143 pages. Size 9 x 11 inches. Published by Abrams. Hardbound.-
A VISUAL JOURNEY: HARLEM AND D.C. IN THE ...-
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE.
By Jeanette Jones.
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Provocative black and white photographs of cross dressers, drag artists and transsexuals. For adults only. Fully illustrated. 144 pages. Size 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Published by Barricade. Hardbound.-
WALKER EVANS.
By James R. Mellow.
Written with unrestricted access to diaries, letters, work logs, and contact sheets, produces a sublime look at the quintessential American photographer's life and works, primarily his Depression Era studies of Alabama sharecroppers that remain among the most indelible images in our national consciousness. Photos. 654 pages. Published by Basic. Hardbound-
WALTER CHIN: Work in Progress.
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Monograph of the photographer's portraits--varying at times from stark to glamorous to erotic to haunting. Full-page images are detailed in thumbnails in the back, often including model, year made, and in which magazine it appeared. Fully illustrated, some in color. Size 10 1/2 x 13 inches. Published by Edition Stemmle. Hardbound.-
WHERE MASKS STILL DANCE: NEW GUINEA
by Chris Rainier
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
New Guinea is home to more than one thousand aboriginal tribes - each with its own unique language, customs, and folklore that have changed very little in forty thousand years. In eight trips over the last ten years, photographer Chris Rainier has traveled to the island - to both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya - to document the lives and rituals of these fascinating peoples in what is the most complete visual study ever made. The result is Where Masks Still Dance - a stunning photographic expedition that captures the distinctive cultures of these indigenous peoples in page after page of hauntingly beautiful black-and-white images. In short essays throughout the book, Rainier recounts the adventures behind the photographs - from trekking through leech-infested jungles to witnessing a ritualistic tribal war "rehearsal" - and notes the often disastrous influence of modern technology and values on the way of life of these simple, natural peoples. Hardbound.-
WOMEN AND FLIGHT: PORTRAITS OF CONTEMPORARY WOMEN PILOTS
WORLD WITHOUT END-
YELLOW JACK
by Josh Russell, Josh
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Fiction. Wildly original, dark, funny, at once cultivated and uncivilized, Yellow Jack is a ribald, picaresque trip through an 1840s New Orleans saturated with sex, drugs, death, and corruption. It is the story of Claude Marchand, an apprentice to Louis Daguerre, who discovers the magic art of photography when he hides a broken thermometer in a cabinet and finds that the mercury fumes bring out images etched by the sun in metal plates. After a falling-out with Daguerre, Marchand flees from Paris to New Orleans, where he becomes the first daguerrotypist in America and he gets hopelessly entangled with both a voodoo-adept octoroon mistress and the erotically precocious daughter of a prominent New Orleans family. As the city is ravaged each summer by yellow fever (yellow jack), Marchand's miraculous art is tested by death, politics, and jealousy. Mercury drives him mad, but his work will nevertheless make him immortal, after a fashion. Hardbound.-
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