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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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Truman, Harry S

Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

1966.

Photograph of  President Harry S. Truman having his arm raised at the 1947 Democratic National Convention. Inscribed by Truman, “To Joseph J. Fracelli, From Harry S. Truman, 12/7/66.” On the verso of the photograph bears a Harry S. Truman Library stamp. It measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In near fine condition.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-19073
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Prince, Richard

Menthol Pictures.

Buffalo, NY : CEPA Gallery, 1980.

First edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In fine condition.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-18022
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Edison, Thomas Alva

Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.

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Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-15050
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Man Ray

Man Ray: Photographs.

New York : East River Press, 1975.

First edition. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Man Ray on the half title page, “For Roberta with thanks for her interest in this resurrection! Man Ray 1976.” In near fine condition with light shelfwear. Uncommon signed and inscribed, as Man Ray passed away in November of 1976.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-15047
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Dickens, Charles

Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph.

1868.

Signed “Charles Dickens (with a large flourish) Washington, D.C. Seventh February 1868.” Large oval portrait photograph measures 13 inches by 13 inches. Matted in a walnut frame which measures 24 inches by 27 inches.  On his Washington tour Dickens met President Andrew Johnson and signed this photograph on the date of that meeting, February 7, whichContinue reading "Charles Dickens Signed Portrait Photograph."

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$42,000.00
Item Number: RRB-5825
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Friedlander, Lee

The American Monument.

New York : The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.

First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-22084
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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.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-19034
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Weegee

Naked City.

New York : Essential Books, 1945.

First edition of this classic photography book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Inscribed and dated in 1946 by Weegee. An excellent tight example that shows some rubbing and wear.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-5805
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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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Boltanski, Christian

El Caso.

Madrid : Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1988.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original stiff cardboard. In near fine condition. Introduction by Juan Miguel Hernandez Leon. Exhibition of the artist Christian Boltanski at Centro de Arte Reina Sofia 1988.

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$85.00
Item Number: RRB-15056
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Salgado, Sebastiao; Lelia Wanick Salgado

Africa.

Cologne, Germany : Taschen, 2007.

First edition of this collection of Salgado’s black and white images of Africa taken over the course of thirty years. Oblong quarto, original boards. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Leila Salgado and Mia Couto. Features text by Mia Couto in English, French, andContinue reading "Africa."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-4532
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Kertesz, Andre

Day of Paris.

New York : J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945.

First edition of Kertész’s first book published in America, with 103 black-and-white photogravure plates,featuring “some of Kertész’s most famous photos” (Roth 101). Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Andre Kertesz on the title page. Edited by George Davis. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and wear to the spineContinue reading "Day of Paris."

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-4261
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Hare, Chauncey

Interior America.

New York : Aperture, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Lengthily inscribed by Chauncey Hare on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-3725
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Albers, Josef. [Henri Cartier-Bresson]

Despite Straight Lines.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1961.

First edition of this work by the famed artist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Henri Cartier-Bresson, “For Henry Cartier-Bresson Josef Albers May 20, ‘68.” Cartier-Bresson was working for Magnum Photographers when he photographed Josef Albers at his home in Connecticut in May of 1968. An outstanding association copy, linking Albers,Continue reading "Despite Straight Lines."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-3783
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Weegee

Weegee by Weegee: An Autobiography.

New York : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.

First edition of the famed photographer’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frances Colley Weegee.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-2292
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Owens, Bill

Suburbia.

San Francisco : Straight Arrow Books, 1973.

First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by the photographer, “For William Enjoy “William” Bill Owens 2008.” Laid into is a photograph signed by Bill Owens on the verso. In excellent condition with only light wear.

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$1,000.00
Item Number: RRB-1910
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Heath, Dave

A Dialogue With Solitude.

New York : Community Press, 1965.

First edition of the photographer’s seminal work, one of the great photobooks of the second half of the twentieth century. Tall quarto, original gray cloth. Signed by Dave Heath on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some light rubbing to the front and rear panel.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-1763
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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.

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$725.00
Item Number: RRB-1607
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Burke, Bill

I Want To Take Picture.

Atlanta : Nexus Press, 1987.

First edition. Folio, original glossy illustrated boards. Limited to 1,000 copies. Signed by Bill Burke. In fine condition.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-1684
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Sternfeld, Joel

American Prospects.

Houston : Times Books, 1987.

First edition of Sternfeld’s acclaimed first photobook. Oblong quarto, original cloth, with 55 plates. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows a small closed tear. Signed by Joel Sternfeld on the title page.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-1440
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Goldblatt, David; Courtney-Clarke, Margaret; Kench, John

Cape Dutch Homesteads.

Cape Town : Struik, 1981.

First edition. Original beige cloth. Signed by the photographer, David Goldblatt. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-1359
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Samaras, Lucas

Samaras Album.

New York : The Whitney Museum of American Art and Pace Editions, 1971.

First edition of Samaras’ multimedia self-portrait, featuring a self-interview, autobiography, and hundreds of Polaroid images, both black-and-white and in color. Large quarto, original embossed pictorial cloth, mounted cover photograph. Association copy, inscribed by Lucas Samaras to Les Navarre on the title page. Navarre was the director of the Harry Abrams Art Gallery and a closeContinue reading "Samaras Album."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-1371
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Szarkowski, John

The Photographer’s Eye.

New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1966.

First edition. Square quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to Robert Lewis; former head of the Yale School of Drama, author, actor, and founder of the Actor’s Studio, “with warm good regards.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. The black jacket almost inevitably shows wear, this is a very nice exampleContinue reading "The Photographer’s Eye."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-1115
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Ruscha, Ed [Edward]

Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

Los Angeles : Edward Ruscha, 1966.

First edition, second issue of the artist’s classic work. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by Ruscha to his aunt, “For Aunt Carol Ed Ruscha.” One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Near fine in a very good slipcase. AnContinue reading "Every Building on the Sunset Strip."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-1012
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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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Peress, Gilles; Text by Eric Stover; Foreword by Richard Goldstone

The Graves: Srebrenica and Vukovar.

New York : Scalo , 1998.

First edition of this moving record of the atrocites that befell the Balkans in the 1990’s. Thick octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by all three contributors: photographer Gilles Peress; Eric Stover, who contributed the text and Justice Richard Goldstone, who contributed the foreword. In fine condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-973
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Peress, Gilles & Ghulam Husayn Saidi

Telex Persan.

Paris : Contrejour, 1984.

First French edition, published simultaneously with the American edition of the photojournalist’s first book. Folio, original stiff photographic wrappers, photographic endpapers. Inscribed by the photographer, Gilles Peress. In fine condition.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-969
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Peress, Gilles & Ghulam Husayn Saidi

Telex Iran: In the Name of Revolution.

New York : Aperture, 1983.

First American edition, published simultaneously with the first French edition of the photojournalist’s first book. Folio, original stiff photographic wrappers, photographic endpapers. Inscribed by Gilles Peress. In fine condition.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-970
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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.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-948
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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.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-881
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Lyon, Danny

Conversations with the Dead.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.

First edition of Lyon’s photobook on convicts, including life in a Texas prison. Oblong, quarto. Original, illustrated wrappers as issued. In good condition with some wear to the foot of the spine and overall light soiling. Inscribed and dated by Danny Lyon. Roth 101; Parr & Badger, Photobook II.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-823
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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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Levitt, Helen; Essays by Robert Coles

In the Street.

Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1987.

First edition of the photographer’s second major photobook. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Not to be confused with the more common paperback edition. Helen Levitt and the author James Agee first collaborated in 1945 on a documentary film set in Harlem, called “InContinue reading "In the Street."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-810
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Claxton, William and Berendt, Joachim E

Jazzlife [Jazz Life].

Offenburg : Burda Druck und Verlag, 1961.

First edition of Claxton’s seminal photobook on jazz. Quarto, original black cloth, pictorial front endpapers. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the half-title page, “For _______, William Claxton.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-393
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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela during his treason trial in 1958. Signed by both Nelson Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). The photograph measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Matted and framed.

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4513
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Klein, William

New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels.

Milano : Feltrinelli Editore, 1956.

First edition of one of the most celebrated of the photographic books of the second half of the 20th century. Quarto, original cloth, original pamphlet bookmark. Signed “Happy New York William Klein.” The pamphlet bookmark is also signed by Klein, as well. An excellent example in the original dust jacket with a few small closedContinue reading "New York. Life is Good and Good For You in New York: Trance Witness Revels."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3724
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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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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela in his law office in 1952. Signed by both Nelson Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). The photograph was taken at Chancellor House, which is where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo openedContinue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4512
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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Moroka, and Yusuf Dadoo during the Defiance Campaign Trial of 1952. Signed by both Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.5 inches by 19Continue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4054
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Frank, Robert

Flower Is.

Tokyo : Yugensha, 1987.

Limited first edition, one of 500 unnumbered copies, with 81 finely screened full-page halftones. Folio, original gray cloth, cloth covered slipcase with halftone print affixed to the cover; original shipping box. In fine condition. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Frank.

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-2705
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Robert Frank

Lines of My Hands.

Tokyo : Yugensha, 1972.

Limited first edition of Frank’s memorable autobiography in photographs, one of only 500 examples. Folio, original black cloth, slipcase with mounted cover photograph, original shipping carton. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Frank. In fine condition, with the shipping carton in fine condition.

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-2706
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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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Mandela, Nelson; Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela’s 1994 return to Robben Island with Mandela looking through the bars in deep contemplation. Boldly signed by both Nelson Mandela and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg, who has  signed on the bottom right panel and signed and stamped the verso. Schadeberg’s image was voted as one of the 50 mostContinue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-979
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Richter, Gerhard

Atlas.

Munich : Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989.

Munich: Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989. First edition of one of the most revealing collections of the photographic work of Gerhard Richter. Folio, original cloth. Signed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page, “Gerhard Richter 14.10.89.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-1000
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Penn, Irving; Alexander Liberman

Moments Preserved.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1960.

First edition of this classic work. Large quarto, original beige cloth, original pictorial slipcase. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Irving Penn, “For Babs and John with affectionate greetings from an old friend I.P.” Fine in a fine near dust jacket, slipcase is in near fine condition. Includes the original brown paper covering from Simon andContinue reading "Moments Preserved."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-968
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Levitt, Helen; Essay by Agee, James

A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt with an Essay by James Agee.

New York : The Viking Press, 1965.

First edition of Levitt and Agee’s classic collaboration. Oblong quarto, original black cloth, illustrated with 50 black-and-white photogravures. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Essay by James Agee.

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-807
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Klarsfeld, Serge

French Children of the Holocaust: A Memorial.

New York : New York University Press, 1996.

First edition of this memorial to the French children of the Holocaust with over 2,500 photographic images of the children. Thick quarto, original illustrated boards. Warmly inscribed by Serge Klarsfeld. Edited by Susan Cohen, Howard M. Epstein and Serge Klarsfeld. Translated by Glorianne Depondt and Howard M. Epstein. In fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-732
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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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