American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype: Giving the Most Approved and Convenient Methods for Preparing the Chemicals, and the Combinations Used in the Art: Containing the Daguerreotype, Electrotype, and Various Other Processes Employed in Taking Heliographic Impressions by HUMPHREY, S.D - 1853

New York: Horizon Press, 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by Harold Rosenberg. Folio. Black cloth with silver stamping, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 150pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with several archivally closed (on verso) edge tears and one wide chip running along the bottom edge of the front panel (triangular, 8½" wide X 1¼" at left side narrowing to ¼" at right side) -- fairly attractive overall despite obvious flaws. A tight, nice first edition of this scarce first photo collection by the reknowned New York and Chicago photographer (1903-91), who pioneered abstract expressionism in photography. Though not so noted, from the collection of noted Midwest photographer Archie Lieberman (1926-2008), author of "Farm Boy." A handsome copy of this desireable title.

New York: J. J. Augustin , 1945. Near Fine, slight spine lean, from the collection of noted art historian Theodore Bowie, his signature in ink front end page. In a Very Good dust jacket, 3/4" chip at base of spine, smaller chip at head of spine, small tears and edge wear at the folds. A classic of photojournalism. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster London: Archibald Constable and Co, 1900. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. vittorio sella. FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Rebound in green cloth to resemble the original binding with original front cover title patch cleanly mounted in original position on front cover and original spine patches similarly mounted. Overall nice condition. Tight binding with no loose pages (the text block has been sewn into page gatherings = the stitching shows at the start/end of each gathering --> see photo). Gift inscription on front pastedown. No other former owner writing or marks in book. Based on the inscription, this book was given to Smoke Blanchard prior to his 1964 expedition to Mt St Elias, possibly by Vin Hoeman, beloved climber & mountaineering historian who perished in an avalanche on the 1969 Dhaulagiri expedition along with 6 others, though the "Love Always" seems a bit melodramatic. Smoke Blanchard's St Elias expedition was a 4-man… Read More

Venice: Linea d'acqua, 2010. Limited edition Facsimile. Hardcover. very good. Linea d'acqua, Venezia, 2010. No. 213 of a limited edition of 250. size 20 x 14 x 2.5 inches, weight 20lb. Fernando Ongania published TWO large format volumes of brilliant photos of Venice. This facsimile combines all 185 photos of both volumes (read more below) --- Introduction Italian, 20pp, 185 plates. Includes a laid-in index of all 185 plates with the names of the buildings/locations and a brief description (in Italian) The condition.of the book and the plates is very good. The white cover has some spots and smudging. No slipcase. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within the US (a $75-$100 value!). Fernando Ongania published TWO large format volumes of brilliant photos of Venice. The first in 1891 titled 'Calli e Canali in Venezia" (with 100 photographic plates) and in 1895 'Calli e canali e isole della laguna' ((with 85 photographic plates of Venice and the islands in the lagoon. There are also 15… Read More

I'm not a ship specialist, but I think the vessels in these images show quite the variety of Great Lakes conveyances - from sailing yachts to steam ships to row boats. Readable names of vessels include: F. & P. M. No. 5, Cruiser, Cygnet, City of Collingwood, Garland, China, and the City of Toledo. At least one card shows a view looking up at Fort Mackinac from the dock. This card is not marked Koella, although the printing and card are similar to the others. Another appears to be Mackinac Island taken from Lake Huron. There are two unmounted photos as well, making 40 images total. The cards are c1875.
The cards range from good to fine condition. The good ones have some photo scuffing and other marks. A few of the photos have a bit of fade.

New York: Horizon Press, 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by Harold Rosenberg. Folio. Black cloth with silver stamping, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 150pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with several archivally closed (on verso) edge tears and one wide chip running along the bottom edge of the front panel (triangular, 8½" wide X 1¼" at left side narrowing to ¼" at right side) -- fairly attractive overall despite obvious flaws. A tight, nice first edition of this scarce first photo collection by the reknowned New York and Chicago photographer (1903-91), who pioneered abstract expressionism in photography. Though not so noted, from the collection of noted Midwest photographer Archie Lieberman (1926-2008), author of "Farm Boy." A handsome copy of this desireable title.

Boston: James R. Osgood And Company, 1882. Book. Illus. by Eadweard Muybridge - Photographer. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original Brown Cloth With Gilt Pictorial Stamping. The Book Has Bumped Corners..

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2002. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Limited edition, one of 110 copies for private distribution none of which were for sale; this copy is unnumbered and out of series. Near Fine, in a Near Fine publisher's white slipcase, which is lightly soiled and wit ha touch of shelf-wear. A lovely collection of Montfort's candid photographs of Bukowski.

Seattle: DeCode Books, 2013. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Dark green cloth over boards, stamped spine. Photographic illustration of "library" on front of dustjacket. 13 1/2" x 11". First edition limited to 1,200 copies, this copy is signed by the photographer on the half title page. Includes an essay by Barbara Pollack. Also includes a promotion card for a limited edition print of "Library." Those who are familiar with Ms. Nix will know what to expect from this book, but others will probably be quite amazed with these intricate, handmade miniature scenes photographed and made to look like they were actually full-size real scenes. Gift quality book. Images included: Beauty Shop, 2010; Map Room, 2010; Space Center, 2013; Violin Repair Shop, 2011; Vacuum Showroom, 2006 (double page spread + 1 page image); Church, 2009; Anatomy Classroom, 2012; Majestic, 2006 (double page spread + 1 page image)); Library, 2007; Clock Tower, 2005; Mall, 2010; Museum of Art, 2005; Laundromat, 2008… Read More

s.l.: S.n., 1955. Fine. S.n., s.l. s.d. (circa 1955), 5x8cm, une photographie. - Photographie originale en noir et blanc représentant Vladimir Nabokov. Tirage argentique d'époque. Mention manuscrite postérieure au stylo bille au dos du cliché : ""photo Clayton-Smith mention obligatoire"". La photographie servit d'illustration au catalogue de l'année 1959 d'Olympia Press, éditeur de Nabokov, dans le cadre de la réédition de Lolita. Beau portrait de profil de l'un des écrivains les plus sulfureux du XXème siècle. [ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] Original black and white photograph representing Vladimir Nabokov n. p. [ca 1955] | 5 x 8 cm |one photograph Contemporary silver print. Handwritten note in ballpoint pen at the back of the photograph: ""Photo Clayton-Smith mention obligatoire"". The photograph was used as an illustration for the Olympia Press catalog 1959, Nabokov's publisher, in the context of the re-edition of Lolita.… Read More