Search Results: Titles starting with U from Andrew Cahan: Bookseller, Ltd

NY: William Morrow & Company, 1969. First editions. 4tos. Variable paginations, largely illustrated from b&w and occasionally color photographs. The first four issues, 1935 - 1939, are spiral bound with printed wrappers. Issues from 1940 to 1964 are bound in the publisher's cloth. From 1965 to 1970, the issues have photo-illustrated wrappers. Several years have the original dust jackets. Some soiling or wear to edges of wrappers. A good to very good set. A complete run in 36 volumes of this annual publication; there was no issue published in 1938. The title became U.S. CAMERA ANNUAL beginning in 1949, and again changed to U.S. CAMERA WORLD ANNUAL in 1966. Some volumes have distinctive titles, such as: "International Edition" 1950, "American-International," 1951, "Pictures that Talk..." 1959. Edited by Tom Maloney. The publisher changed in 1950 to U.S. Camera Pub. Corp. An outstanding annual, which included critical, technical and historical articles by the leading writers, with individual images and… Read More

V Olomouci: Nakladatelstvi R. Prombergra, 1930. First edition. Padouk, Rudolf. 4to., 91 pp., plus 32 full-page b&w plates. Printed paper wrappers. A slight bump to the crown and tip, else a very good copy. Anthology of Pictorial photography; contains photographs by the following: Rudolf Padouk, Léonard Misonne, Charles Job, Dr. Max Thorek, Drummond Young, Jene (sic) Reece, William Mortensen, Dr. Ruzicka, and others. Text in Czech.

(NY): Aperture, 1990. Salgado, Sebastiao. First ed. Folio, 156 pp., b&w photographs. A fine, as new copy in the illustrated dust jacket, still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. "From a Brazilian mine where 50,000 mud-covered men haul heavy bags of dirt up and down slippery ladders in search of a stray nugget of gold, to a former lake in western Africa now swallowed by the encroaching desert, where emaciated, starving people walk over its surface of sand, photographer Sebastião Salgado explores the lives of the planet's often ignored people with a critical eye and an empathetic heart." (jacket).

Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1982. First edition. Shore, Stephen. Oblong 4to., 63 pp., 49 full-page color photographs. A fine copy in the color illustrated dust jacket. These large format color photos from 1973 through 1981 were responsible for placing the photographer in the vanguard of the "new color photography." SIGNED by the photographer on the half-title page. Review information laid-in.

Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Shore, Stephen. Oblong 4to., 63 pp., 49 full-page color photographs. A fine copy in the color illustrated dust jacket that has a mild wrinkel along the top edge of the front panel. These large format color photos from 1973 through 1981 were responsible for placing the photographer in the vanguard of the "new color photography.

Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Shore, Stephen. Oblong 4to., 63 pp., 49 full-page color photographs. A fine copy in the color illustrated dust jacket. These large format color photos from 1973 through 1981 were responsible for placing the photographer in the vanguard of the "new color photography.

New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1904. .. High quality halftone, 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 inches [18.57 x 13.02 cm] printed on a thin stock and tipped on tissue, which is tipped to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. The image is a fine full-range halftone from CAMERA WORK 6, 1904. William A. Cadby (1866 - 1937) began making photographs in 1891. By 1893 he exhibited at the London Photographic Salon, the Photographic Society, the Bristol International, and other British salons, joining The Linked Ring a year later. Both Will and his wife, Carine exhibited works in the 1894 London Salon - they later would collaborate on a series of children's books which Will illustrated with photographs. From 1912 through 1932, Will and Carine contribute "London Letter" a column for the popular magazine, Photo-Era.

[Paris]: Marval, 1992. First edition. 4to., 117 pp., [48] pages of plates from color photographs. Fine in the photo-illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed by Lucien Clergue on the half-title page. An hommage to the legendary Spanish bullfighter, Francisco Romero López. The photographs, in vibrant color, follow the entire fight to the dramatic end. Text in Spanish.

Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1976. First edition. 4to., viii, 153 pp., numerous b&w photos in text, 49 full-page b&w plates. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. Catalogue for an exhibition held at the Bibliothèque Nationale, 12 June to 14 August, 1976. Includes extensive notes on the plates, and for numerous photographers who were members in the Société Française de Photographie: Bayard, Bisson, Davanne, Demachy, Emerson, Fenton, Marville, Nadar, Puyo, Rejlander, Robinson, Tournachon, et al.

NY: Published by Pudney & Russell, 1860. First edition. 8vo., xii, 168 pp.; [with] [A Directory to the Principal Objects of Interest in New-York] 7-42 pp., illustrated plates from wood engravings, 1 folding plate, a color advertisement. Gilt-decorated cloth, a.e.g. Extremities moderately rubbed. Lacking the terminal blank free endpaper. Very good. Includes a description of the American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium and Depot of Photographic Materials, E. Anthony, with a full-page illustration of their storefront. Tiffany & Co. is listed under Clocks, Diamonds and Jewelry, and Fancy Goods, Rich, etc.

Krims, Les. Original vintage Kodalith gelatin silver photograph, 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches, mounted to archival board. SIGNED and dated 1970 below the image in pencil by the photographer. Printed label from a print sale at the Photographic Studies Workshop (Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY) reading "Leslie Krims" affixed to the blank verso of the mount. Window overmat. Fine. An early vintage photograph on Kodalith gelatin silver photographic stock.

Chicago: A Chicago Book, 1982. First edition. 16mo., (23) pp.,1 b&w plate from photograph, 3 sheets of card stock clipped to a leaf, one 35 mm slide of text clipped to a leaf, and a plastic bag containing a fragment of glass clipped to a leaf. Shallow creasing caused by the paperclips, offsetting on the blank rear wrapper, else a near fine copy. SIGNED by the artist. An illustrated conceptual piece based upon a narrative. OCLC locates 4 copies.

New York: Anton Kern Gallery, 1998. First edition. 8vo., [16] pp., 13 plates from photographs. Stiff wrappers. Near fine. Includes an introduction by Neville Wakefield and a checklist.

Carmel, California: The Friends of Photography, 1973. First edition. 4to., 96 pp., b&w plates from photographs. Photo-illustrated stiff wrappers. Near fine. Contains photos by Lee Friedlander, Adam Clark Vroman, Jerry Uelsmann, Ralph Gibson; "A Manifesto for Photographic Education" by A.D. Coleman; "Creativity is Contagious: A Second Look at the Creative Experience Workshop" by Fred Parker and other articles. The cover illustration is a self portrait by Jerry Uelsmann.

Carmel, California: Friends of Photography, 1978. First edition. 4to., 61 pp., plus 6 leaves of plates from b&w photographs. Stiff wrappers. Very good or better. Contributions by: Robert Adams, Jack Welpott, Robert Barry, Susan Sontag, Homer Sykes, Peter Turner, John Spence Weir, et al.

[Berkeley, California]: Vilem Kriz, 1977. Original gelatin silver photograph, 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches. Signed and dated "Kriz 77" by the photographer in ink on the photograph, with his stamp and copyright date on the blank reverse. Fine. Vilem Kriz (1921 - 1994) was born in Prague where he studied photography from 1940 - 1946, at the State Graphic School under Frantisëk Drtikol, Jaromír Funke and Josef Ehm. In 1946, after the war in Europe ended, he moved briefly to Paris where he worked as a foreign correspondent for Czech newspapers and as a freelance photographer. He befriended Jean Cocteau and the Surrealist group of artists. In 1952, he emigrated to Berkeley, California, then in 1958, to Montreal, and from 1960 - 1964, he worked in the photographic department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 1964, he returned to Berkeley, where he remained until his death in 1994. He taught photography variously at Mills College, Holy Names College, the University of California, Berkeley, and the… Read More

New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1906. Seeley, George H.. Hand-pulled photogravure, 4 3/4 x 6 inches [12.07 x 15.24 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 15, 1906. George H. Seeley (1880 - 1955) studied painting and drawing at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, 1897 - 1902. A visit to the studio of F. Holland Day in 1902, rekindled an early interest in photography. A series of exhibitions in 1904, brought Seeley to the attention of Alfred Stieglitz, and an invitation to become a Fellow of the Photo-Secession. In 1906, two photogravures were included in an issue of Camera Work, and five photographs are exhibited in the inaugural exhibition of the Photo-Secession Galleries; subsequently, a joint exhibition with Baron de Meyer, and a solo exhibition were held at the Photo-Secession Galleries. In 1908, Seeley's failure… Read More

New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1906. Seeley, George H.. Hand-pulled photogravure, 6 x 7 5/8 inches [15.24 x 19.37 cm] printed on tissue and tipped on to the original laid paper leaf, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches [29.85x 20.96 cm]. Archivally matted on rag board with window overmat. Fine. The image is a fine full-tone photogravure from CAMERA WORK 15, 1906. George Henry Seeley (1880 - 1955) studied painting and drawing at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, 1897 - 1902. A visit to the studio of F. Holland Day in 1902, rekindled an early interest in photography. A series of exhibitions in 1904, brought Seeley to the attention of Alfred Stieglitz, and an invitation to become a Fellow of the Photo-Secession. In 1906, two photogravures were included in an issue of Camera Work, and five photographs are exhibited in the inaugural exhibition of the Photo-Secession Galleries; subsequently, a joint exhibition with Baron de Meyer, and a solo exhibition were held at the Photo-Secession Galleries. In 1908, Seeley's… Read More

Los Angeles: G. Ray Hawkins, 1976. Limited first edition. Oblong small quarto of 20 leaves of stiff art paper; comprised of a penciled limitation leaf signed and dated 1976 by the artist and numbered 14/20; a leaf signed in pencil by G. Ray Hawkins, publisher, Los Angeles, 1976; 15 leaves each with an original gelatin silver photograph mounted within a debossed frame, followed and three blank leaves at the end. Bound in quarter black calf and charcoal cloth, with the artist and publisher in silver ink on the spine. Housed in a matching slipcase of calf and cloth. Fine. Ron Leighton, born 1944, earned a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in art from California State University, Fullerton. He taught photography at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, exhibited widely and was represented by the G. Ray Hawkins Gallery. He describes his work as follows: "The relation between man and nature has evolved a genre of its own. The combination of organic and inorganic forms and their arbitrary… Read More

De Cock, Liliane. Silver gelatin photograph, image size 8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in. [21.3 x 16.3 cm.] printed on unmounted photographic paper, 14 x 11 in. Stamped in ink on the blank reverse, Liliane DeCock [sic]. Near fine. Liliane De Cock was born in 1939 near Antwerp, Belgium. She emigrated to the U.S. and soon after began working for Ansel Adams as an assistant, from whom she learned the technique of photography. After nine years with Adams, she was a mature photographer with her own vision, often reflecting the melancholy atmosphere of her native lowlands in the brooding skies of her landscapes. She earned a Guggenheim Fellowship, was an instructor at the Ansel Adams workshops, and was a founding member of the Friends of Photography. Through her marriage to Douglas Morgan, she became a vital part of the publishing concern, Morgan & Morgan, having edited and contributed to more than a dozen of their publications. Liliane De Cock Morgan died in May, 2013.