Japan, a Photo Theater II
by Moriyama, Daido
Asahi Sonorama Co., Ltd., Tokyo, [1978]. Near fine. First Edition 7 3/4 x 8 inches, unnumbered pages, cloth, Dust Jacket (slight fading to dj at spine), Signed by the photographer in felt pen on front endpaper.
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Imitation
by Moriyama, Daido
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, [1995]. Near fine. First Edition, Limited edition: No. 74 of 500 copies 10 3/4 x 8 inches, unnumbered pages, boards with glasseine dust jacket, several small closed tears to dj at top edge.
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The Inhabitants
by Morris, Wright
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York , 1946. Good. 11 x 9 inches, cloth, Dust Jacket (torn).
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Atlas of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
by Moulton (Editor), Gary E.
University of Nebraska , Lincoln, (1983). Good. First Edition 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, unpaginated pages, cloth, Volume I of 'The Journals of Lewis and Clark'. Some sunning to cover.
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English Housewifry Exemplified In Above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts….
by Elizabeth Moxon
[216], [14] "Bill of Fare" and seasonal meal suggestions, [8] pages Index plus a folding leave for "A Grand Table of Winter", bottom half of leave missing, pages mis-numbered after 168 but collating complete, worn and scuffed, hinges cracked, pen inscription on inside front cover dated 1930. Moxon is recognized as one of the early pioneers of English culinary writing.
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Camera Lucida: The Journal of Photographic Criticism
by Muffoletto, Robert
Baumgartner, Sun Prairie, WI, 1979. Good. First Edition 9 x 6 inches, wrappers, Includes Volume 1 numbers 1 and 2, and numbers 3 through 7 of this journal of photographic criticism.
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Where Time Has Stopped
by Narahara, Ikko
Kashima Kenkyujo Shupankan, [1967]. Near fine. First Edition 11 3/4 x 8 inches, 204 pages, cloth, slight fading to cloth at spine, With illustrated cardboard slipcase and acetate cover containing printed text. Book contains 134 reproductions from color and black and white photographs by Narahara taken in Europe in the early 1960s. Book contains three gatefold leaves.
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Photography and the Art of Seeing
by Natkin, Marcel
The Fountain Press, London, (1935). Good. 11 x 8 1/4 inches, 71 pages, cloth, some fading to spine, Features work by Albin Guillot, Brassai, Kertesz, and Man Ray.
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Herbert Bayer: Photographic Works
by Newhall, Beaumont
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles , 1977. Fine. 10 in. x 8.75 in., 91 pages, Wrappers, Introduction by Leland Rice.
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The Pageant Of History And The Panorama Of Today In Northern California
by Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall
Publication with similiar design and feel to Adams' Yosemite Valley and National Park book as well as the Weston Point Lobos publication but with a distinctly commercial approach. Signed and inscribed by Adams on the introductory leaf and dated "7-17-83". In original shipping container.
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Ansel Adams: Volume 1, The Eloquent Light
by Newhall, Nancy
Sierra Club, San Francisco, (1963 ). Fine. 13 1/2 x 10 inches, 175 pages, cloth.
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The Photographs of Edward Weston
by Nancy Newhall
Some wear and chips to dust jacket at edges. This copy inscribed on front endpaper, "To Bill affectionately Edward." Inscribed to William Holger, an amateur photographer Weston met through the f/64 group in the early 1930s. Holger was a carpenter and construction supervisor in San Francisco. Holger helped Weston build his home on Wildcat Hill in Carmel.
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Allen Ginsberg, Shigs Apartment
by Ira Nowinski
Gelatin silver photograph measuring 12 x 17 ¾ inches on paper measuring 16 x 20 inches, titled, signed, dated and edition in pencil on verso, photographer's edition stamps on verso. No. 2 from an edition of 45.This photograph reproduced on page 37 of Nowinski's book, Café Society, Photographs and Poetry From San Francisco's North Beach published in 1978.
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The Book of the New Moral World, Containing the Rational System of Society, Founded on Demonstrable Facts, Developing the Constitution and Laws of Human Nature and of Society
by Robert Owen
Glasgow: H. Robinson & Co., 1837. 7 5/8 x 4 inches, xx, 75 pages, original yellow printed wrappers, small hole in front wrapper, moderate soiling to wrappers, uncut edges, housed in cloth slipcase and chemise. This pamphlet is from The Book of the New Moral World, which was originally published in 7 parts between 1836-1844, by the famous utopian socialist Robert Owen.
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Documentary Photography
by Owens, Bill
Bill Owens, Livermore, (19780. Very good, staining to some leaves at top and bottom edge. 11 x 8 1/4 inches, wrappers, Inscribed by Owens in pen on introduction page, [1] (introduction) 56, [1] (advertisement) pages. Owens candid self published work discusses how he became a successful documentary/commercial photographer including descriptions of all his major projects as well as a discussion of equipment used and his stylistic approach to the medium. Illustrated with a generous amount of... Read More
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Southwest 1880 with Ben Wittick Pioneer Photographer of Indian and Frontier Life
by Packard, Gar
Packard Publications, Santa Fe, 1970. Good. 12 x 9 inches, 47 pages, wrappers.
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Poems of Sorrow
by Palma, Luis Gonzalez
Arena Editions, Santa Fe, [1999]. Fine. First Edition, Limited edition: No. 1 of 100 copies numbered and signed by the photographer. This edition contains a gelatin silver photograph measuring 9 x 9 inches numbered and signed by the photographer in pencil on verso. The photograph is housed in a folding paper case. Book and photograph housed in cloth clamshell case 10 x 10 inches, 152 pages, cloth.
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History of Hollywood
by Palmer, Edwin O.
Edwin O. Palmer, Hollywood, 1938. Very good, slight acid stains to front and rear endpapers. Second Edition 9 x 6 inches, 294 pages, gold-stamped fabricoid, Dust Jacket (chipped at top edge, tape repairs to interior side), Signed by the author on preliminary blank, Palmer traces the history of Hollywood from prehistoric times to his day, and while his account of the geologic formation of the city is likely conjectural, and Palmer admits that much of his information comes... Read More
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With Nature's Children: Emma B. Freeman (1880-1928) - Camera and Brush
by Palmquist, Peter E.
Interface California Corp., Eureka, (1976). Good. 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, 134 pages, wrappers, sunning to spine and wear covers,, Inscribed by the author: "Come see the wonder and the mystery that haunt the heart of things", For Robert A.Weinstein, Peter E. Palmquist, 28 Mar 1977, #30/50", With a modern print from a Freeman negative pasted to the dedication page.
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Carleton E. Watkins: Photographs 1861-1874
by Palmquist, Peter E.
Fraenkel Gallery/Bedford Arts, San Francisco, (1989). Fine. First Edition 11 x 11 inches, 219 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket, Unopened in original cardboard shipping case.
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A Book Of Samples Of Papers Manufactured To Print Properly All Kinds of Illustrations…
by [Paper Sample Book].
635 pages, 12 x 9 inches, cloth, some soiling, corners worn and bent.Laid in are two printed lists/brochures from the paper company.
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Pen Portraits: Autobiographies of State Officers, Legislators, Prominent Business and Professional Men of the Capital of the State of California; Also, of Newspaper Proprietors, Editors, and Members of the Corps Reportorial
by Parkinson (Editor), R.R.
Alta California Print, San Francisco, 1878. Good. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, 142 pages, cloth, wear to spine extremities, corners bumped, sunning to spine.
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Castaneda Country, or Highway 15 or, the abridged diary of a solo bicycle trip from Tucson, Arizona to Guaymas, Mexico in May 1975
by Bil Paul
Scarce publication by the author most known for The Tri-X Chronicles and eclectic guides to bicycle touring.
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Worlds In A Small Room
by Penn, Irving
Penguin Books, New York, (1974). Very gooding, foxing around edges. 10 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, 95 pages, wrappers, light foxing along edges, slight soiling on back.
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Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake: Photographs 1975-1998
by Penn, Irving
Jonathan Cape, London, [1999]. Mint. First Edition 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, unnumbered pages, cloth, Dust Jacket, Signed by Penn and Miyake in felt pen on preliminary blank, Essay by Mark Holborn.
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