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Rare Books on Photography, First Edition Photo Books & Vintage Photographs for Sale Online

View our selection of inscribed vintage photographs and rare photography books below. We carry a variety of interesting antique photographs (framed and matted), as well as seminal photo books from some of the world's most renowned photographers. Be sure to check back often for updates, as our catalog changes frequently.

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Goldblatt, David

South Africa: The Structure of Things Then.

New York : Monacelli Press, 1998.

First edition of this photographic record of a range of structures built during the Era of ‘Baasskap’ (1652-1990) which gave expression to the forces shaping South African society. Introductory text by the David Goldblatt. Large square quarto, original boards. Signed by David Goldblatt. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-531
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Achebe, Chinua

Another Africa.

New York : Anchor Books/ Doubleday, 1998.

First edition of this work with essays and poems by Chinua Achebe. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Chinua Achebe on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Hubbard. Photographs by Robert Lyons.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-130393
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Cook, Mariana [Photographer]; Introduction by Jamaica Kincaid [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Generations of Women.

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1998.

First edition of this multidimensional visual portrayal of women’s lives. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, with a lengthy autograph notecard inscribed by the photographer Mariana Cook to Ruth Bader Ginsburg laid in. The recipient, American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of theContinue reading "Generations of Women."

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$7,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149944
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Beard, Peter

Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits.

Sante Fe, NM : Arena Editions, 1999.

First edition of this classic monograph. Quarto, original leatherette cover. illustrated throughout. Elaborately signed and inscribed by Peter Beard in the year of publication, with his left hand imprint added. In fine condition, bookplate opposite the inscription. Preface by Peter T. Tunney and with an introduction by David Fahey. Essay by Anthony Haden-Guest.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146133
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Newton, Helmut

SUMO.

Monte Carlo : Taschen, 1999.

Signed limited edition of this landmark in the field of photography. Elephant folio, original cloth, illustrated throughout, original publisher’s stand. Signed by Helmut Newton on the title page. Edited by June Newton, supported with a Philippe Starck bookstand, and containing over 400 images, it covers every aspect of Newton’s outstanding career, chronicling his groundbreaking fashionContinue reading "SUMO."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-119780
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Lee, Ang and James Schamus. [Sigourney Weaver]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of the Ang Lee Film Including the Complete Screenplay.

New York : Newmarket Press, 2000.

First edition of the book companion to the epic Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by director Ang Lee on the front free endpaper, “To dear Sigourney & Jim With Love Ang Lee 李安.” The recipient, Golden Globe Award-winning American actress Sigourney Weaver, is best known for her pioneering action heroineContinue reading "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of the Ang Lee Film Including the Complete Screenplay."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-123591
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Salgado, Sebastiao

The Children: Refugees and Migrants.

New York : Aperture, 2000.

First edition of this powerful photobook with over 100 portraits of children throughout the world. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Bradford and Joshua Passe. Concept and design by Lelia Wanick Salgado.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-150077
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Gianturco, Paola Toby Tuttle Foreword by Alice Walker [Madeleine Albright]

In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing The World.

New York : Monacelli Press, 2000.

First edition of Gianturco’s book that highlights the transformative power of craftswomen. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with colorful photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “To Madeleine Albright, With all best wishes and thanks for all you’ve done. Sincerely Paola Gianturco & All of us at The Dolphin Bookshop” WithContinue reading "In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing The World."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-149603
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Levitt, Helen; Essay by Francine Prose

Crosstown.

New York : Powerhouse, 2001.

First Edition of this handsome retrospective paying tribute the photographers work. Large quarto, original gray cloth with cover photographic plate, illustrated throughout. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-808
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King Charles III, Former Prince of Wales

King Charles III Signed Photograph.

2001.

Photograph of King Charles III as Prince of Wales seated with royal staff. Framed glossy color photograph of King Charles as Prince of Wales seated with royal staff, signed and dated by him “Charles 2001.” In fine condition. The piece measures 11.25 inches by 13.25 inches.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145406
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Griffith, Philip Jones; Foreword by Noam Chomsky

Vietnam Inc.

New York : Phaidon Press, 2001.

First edition of the re-release of classic photojournalist work. Folio, original black boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Noam Chomsky on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Noam Chomsky.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-125511
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Klich, Kent; Essay by Herta Muller

Children of Ceaucescu.

New York : Umbrage, 2001.

First edition of the photographer’s powerful collection of images taken after the reign of the Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaucescu. The aftermath is sobering, the pictures telling. Essay by Nobel Prize-winning author, Herta Muller. Signed and dated by the photographer, Kent Klich and also signed by Herta Muller. In fine condition, without a dust jacket asContinue reading "Children of Ceaucescu."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-1590
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Penn, Irving

Still Life.

New York : Bullfinch Press, 2001.

First edition of this collection of photographs. Tall quarto, original beige cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Irving Penn on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-4324
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Phillips, Lloyd

Beyond Borders. [WITH] A Collection of Eighty Lloyd Phillips Photographs.

Malibu : Scan Shop, 2002.

First edition of this collection of photographs taken during the filming of Martin Campbell’s ‘Beyond Borders,’ starring Angelina Jolie. Oblong octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “Arthur ‘J’, Thanks for keeping me alive and being such a good friend. LloydContinue reading "Beyond Borders. [WITH] A Collection of Eighty Lloyd Phillips Photographs."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146969
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Peress, Gilles; Michael Schulan; Susan Meiselas; Jeff Mermelstein

Here is New York.

New York : Scalo, 2002.

First edition of this work by the award-winning photographer. Thick oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase. Inscribed by Gilless Peress. Illustrated with nearly 1000 full-color and black-and-white photographic plates with images by noted photographers such as Gilles Peress, Susan Meiselas and Jeff Mermelstein. Fine in a fine slipcase. Parr & Badger II, 232.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-972
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Benes, Barton Lidice; Introduction by John Berendt [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.

First edition of this collection of artistic photographs. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with a pictorial inlay on the front panel, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the title page, “For Justice Ginsburg and Martin, it is an honor for me to inscribe my book to the both ofContinue reading "Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149955
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Gehry, Frank

Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.

First edition of this volume on Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Deborah Borda. Introduction by Frank Gehry. With essays by Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt, Carol McMichael Reese, Esa-Pekka Salonen andContinue reading "Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-515
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Banerjee, Subhankar; Matthiessen, Peter; Schaller, George B.; Miller, Debbie S.; Sibley, David Allen; Mauer, Fran; Meadows, William H.; Foreword by Jimmy Carter

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land.

Seattle : The Mountaineer Books, 2003.

First edition of the most comprehensive, photographic documentation of the biodiversity and indigenous cultures of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Matthiessen and Terry Tempest Williams on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-148029
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Frank, Robert

Storylines.

Germany : Steidl Publishers, 2004.

First edition of this volume, which commemorates the first major exhibit of Frank’s work in Britain. Oblong quarto, original flexible photographic wrappers Inscribed and dated in 2007 by Robert Frank on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-7357
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Ali, Muhammad; Jeff Koons

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.

New York : Taschen, 2004.

Signed limited collector’s edition, artist proof of this monumental tribute to Ali. XXL sumo folio, silk-covered pictorial boards with pink appliqué letters, lettered in blind on the spine, all edges gilt, ribbon bookmark bound in, illustrated with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by overContinue reading "GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali."

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148650
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Ali, Muhammad

GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.

New York : Taschen, 2004.

Signed limited edition of tribute to Ali. XXL sumo format with over 3,000 images of photographs, art and memorabilia, much of it published for the first time by over 150 photographers and artists. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. Fine in a very good silk covered box illustrated with Neil Leifer’s iconic 1966Continue reading "GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali."

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-130332
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Levitt, Helen

Here and There.

New York : Powerhouse, 2004.

First edition of collection of this collection of Levitt’s street photography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff Wall on the title page, “For Jeff Wall. Helen Levitt.” The recipient, Jeff Wall, has been a key figure in Vancouver’s art scene since the 1970’s. He is bestContinue reading "Here and There."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-118052
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Sante, Luc

No Smoking.

New York : Assouline Publishing, 2004.

First edition of this comical book regarding smoking. Octavo, original illustrated cardstock, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn. Luc Sante.” Fine in a fine slipcase, with the plastic packaging still present on the lower half ofContinue reading "No Smoking."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-38221
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Levitt, Helen

Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen Levitt.

New York : Powerhouse Books, 2005.

First edition of Levitt’s impressive collection of previously unpublished color photographs. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff Wall on the title page, “For Jeff Wall. Helen Levitt.” The recipient, Jeff Wall, has been a key figure in Vancouver’s art scene since the 1970’s. He is bestContinue reading "Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen Levitt."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117735
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