Starn, Doug and Mike

alleverythingthatisyou.

Aspen : Baldwin Gallery, 2006.

First edition. Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies, this being number 265. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Original 8×8 print signed by both Starn brothers. Comes with the original envelope from the Starn brothers office.

Merom, Peter

The Death of the Lake.

Tel Aviv : Davar, 1961.

First edition. Folio. Near fine in a very good dust jacket that shows a chip to the top of the back panel. Photobook II; Parr & Badger. Scarce.

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."

Salgado, Sebastiao

Gold.

Cologne, Germany : Taschen, 2019.

First edition of this powerful work by the award-winning photographer. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

[Scorsese, Martin]; David Fear

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Making of the Movie.

New York : Assouline, 2023.

First edition of this magnificent film journal. Small folio, original cloth with photographic cover label to the front panel, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese on the half title page, “For Margaret in thanks & love M Scorsese.” In fine condition.

Four Volume Collection of Legendary Panerai Watches.

Milan : Arti Grafiche Color Black, 1998-2003.

Limited first editions of these extravagant photographic timelines of Panerai watches. Oblong duodecimo, original boards, generously illustrated with luminous photographs of Panerai watches and the people involved in their creation, diagrams of their designs, and pictures of other engineering exploits undertaken by the company, the collection includes a first edition of ‘Legendary Watches’ (Novate: ArtiContinue reading "Four Volume Collection of Legendary Panerai Watches."

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.

Kranz, Eugene and Seymour Liebergot

Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.

April 13, 1970.

Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA’s heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, “Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight,'” and Seymour Liebergot, “‘Flight… we’d better think about gettin’ in the LM.’ 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM.” In fine condition.Continue reading "Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph."

Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Joe Di Maggio Signed Photograph.

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Large original photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio in full New York Yankees pinstripe uniform, posed with a bat on his shoulder. Boldly signed by DiMaggio in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

Nachtwey, James; Introduction by Robert Stone

Deeds of War.

New York : Thames & Hudson, 1989.

First edition of the photojournalist’s first book of images taken from 1981-1988. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the half-title page, “Leonard Many thanks for the show. Keep up the good work. Best Wishes, James Nachtwey.” Introduction by Robert Stone. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Kranz, Gene and Sy Liebergot

Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph.

April 13, 1970.

Signed photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft. Satin-finish photograph of the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft, boldly signed in gold felt tip by NASA’s heroic mission controllers Eugene Kranz, “Eugene F. Kranz, ‘Flight,'” and Seymour Liebergot, “‘We may have had an instrumentation problem, Flight.’ 4/13/70, Sy Liebergot, Apollo 13 EECOM.” Ironically, the station anomaly was far greaterContinue reading "Apollo 13 Eugene Kranz and Seymour Liebergot Signed Photograph."

Tibbets, Paul W

Paul Tibbets Signed Photograph.

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Rare black and white photograph of the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets. Signed and dated by Tibbets, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 AUG 1945.” The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In fine condition.

Di Maggio, Joe

Joe Di Maggio Signed Photograph.

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Large original color photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio in his Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by Di Maggio in black felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services.

Weegee

Weegee’s People.

New York : Essential Books/ Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1956.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Sam Clemente Weegee 1956.” An excellent near fine example with the original very good dust jacket.

Blair, Lawrence; Lorne Blair

Ring of Fire.

London : Bantam Books, 1988.

First edition of this lavish documentary spanning ten years of adventure through the islands of the East. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Cy, with warmth, Lawrence Blair 1988.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bipin Patel.Continue reading "Ring of Fire."

Goldblatt, David; Nadine Gordimer

On the Mines.

Capetown : Struik Press, 1973.

First edition of the photographer’s first book. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by David Goldblatt on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some of the usual rubbing to the extremities.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”.

Fort Lauderdale : Snyder & Hortt, Real Estate and Investments, c. 1915.

Rare first edition promotional brochure for the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Octavo, profusely illustrated with photographs taken c. 1914-1915 of the business district, boulevards, markets, railways, farms, orange groves, beaches, marinas, streams, and homes of Fort Lauderale. Map of Florida on the final page. In near fine condition. Scarce, OCLC/WorldCat locates only one otherContinue reading "Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Gateway to the Everglades”."

Blair, Lawrence; Lorne Blair

Ring of Fire.

Toronto : Bantam Books, 1988.

First edition of this lavish documentary spanning ten years of adventure through the islands of the East. Square quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Jean and Bob – with warm memories of a shared adventure into…Ring of Fire Lawrence Blair SulawesiContinue reading "Ring of Fire."

Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of Roth’s second book in a series portraying the life of the fictional professor David Kapesh. Quarto, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. With a photograph of Roth signed by him. In fine condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. An uncommon proof.

[Rackham, Arthur]

Little Folks: A Magazine For Young People.

London : Cassell and Company Limited, 1899.

Finley bound collection in book form of stories and poems from Little Folks Magazine, featuring Arthur “Rackham’s 1st printed colour plate” (Riall, p. 212), Up a Tree, used as the frontispiece. Quarto, Vol. II, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with numerous full page and in-text illustrationsContinue reading "Little Folks: A Magazine For Young People."

Haise, Fred

Fred Haise Signed Aquarius Moon Photograph.

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Rare photograph of the far side of the moon. Color satin-finish photograph of the cratered lunar surface. Boldly inscribed by Fred Haise, “The far side of the moon photo from ‘Aquarius’ on our journey home! Fred Haise, Apollo 13 LMP.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.

Becher, H.C.R

A Trip to Mexico, Being Notes of a Journey From Lake Erie to Lake Tezcuco and Back.

Toronto : Willing and Williamson, 1880.

First edition of this nineteenth-century travel narrative through Mexico. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, vignette of the Aztec calendar stamped in gilt to the front panel. Illustrated with 13 tissue-guarded mounted albumen photographs, a lithographed map, and a plate of hieroglyphics. In very good condition.

Salgado, Sebastiao

The Scent of a Dream: Travels in the World of Coffee.

New York : Abrams, 2015.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the legendary photographer. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Editing, concept, and design by Lelia Wanick Salgado. In near fine condition.

Owens, Bill

Suburbia.

San Francisco : Straight Arrow Press, 1973.

First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by Bill Owens on the front free endpaper, “For Dave Bill Owens Can you avoid Suburbia.” In very good condition. Laid in is the photographer’s business card.