The Fur Trade
by Phillips, Paul Chrisler
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, (1961). Very good. First Edition 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches, cloth, Two volume set in the original slipcase.
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21: The Journal of Contemporary Photography - Volume 5: Strange Genius
by (Photography)
, South Dennis, 2001. Limited edition: one of 1200 copies 12 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches, 201 pages, cloth.
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Photograms of the Year 1937
by (Pictorialism)
Iliffe & Sons Ltd., London, (1937). Good. 11 X 8 1/4 inches, wrappers edgeworn, sunned, owner's signature in pen on title pages, owner's name stamped on front cover, 24, 32 pages plus 35 leaves of plates. Features work by Fleckenstein, Misonne, and many others.
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Photograms of the Year 1924
by (Pictorialism)
Iliffe & Sons Ltd., London, (1925). Good. 11 X 8 1/4 inches, wrappers, 24 pages plus 35 leaves of plates. Slight water damage at lower edge. Features work by Dritikol, Dubreuil, Fleckenstein, and many others.
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Comoediae
by M. Acci Plautus
Typographia Blaviana, Amstelodami, 1684. Very good, water damage around front and back endpaper and blank edges, Very good, water damage around front and back endpaper and blank edges, Very good, water damage around front and back endpaper and blank edges. 7 in. x 12 in. x 4 in., Accedit Commentarius Ex Variorum Notis & Observationibus, Ex recenfione Ioh. Frederici Gronovii. Volume I of a 2 volume set, [24], 624 pages. Full calf with blind-ruled boarders to front and... Read More
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The History of the Heavens, Considered acccording to the Notions of the Poets and Philosophers, Compared with the Doctrines of Moses. Being an Inquiry into the Origine Of Idolatry. And the Mistakes of Philosophers, Upon the Formation and Influences of the Celestial Bodies.
by Pluche, [Noel-Antoine]
J. Wren, London, 1752. Very good. Third Edition 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches, full calf, Two volumes with 24 engraved plates and one engraved frontispiece in volume one. 18th century engraved bookplate of James Lord Forbes in both volumes. A rather late publication disclaiming the major achievements of science and philosophy including the work of Decartes and Newton in favor of the teachings of Moses and other bibical figures.
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Tales of Mystery And Imagination
by Edgar Allen Poe
24 leaves of full page illustrations by Harry Clarke. Rear hinge cracked near bottom edge, some discoloration to vellum, foxing to front and rear endpapers and several leaves at front of book, contents and plates very clean. Number 68 of 170 copies numbered and signed by Clarke.
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Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey. The Greatest Show On Earth.
by Circus Poster
Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 20 5/8 x 28 inches, some creases and soiling at edges, 2 inch closed tear at lower right edge. Printed signature of artist Bill Bailey at lower left edge.This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time, the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own.
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Untitled. Woman & Clown On Ferris Wheel
by Circus Poster
6 sheet lithographic poster measuring 80 x 84 inches, small area of image loss at lower middle of image, some chips and tears at edges. Blank section at top left edge was intended for the inclusion of the name and location of a particular event.This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time, the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as... Read More
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History of the Conquest of Peru, with a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas
by Prescott, William H.
Harper and Brothers, New York, 1847. Good (hinges loose, sunned covers and spine, lightly foxed throughout) . First Edition 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, blindstamped cloth, Two Volumes. Owner's signature in ink.
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[Bible] Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
by (Good Book Press)
Good Book Press, Santa Cruz, 1987. Fine. Limited edition: One of 30 copies 2 7/8 x 1 inches, [20] pages, wooden planks, silver band, Accordion-folded, printed in black, blue and red. Housed in a velveteen bag. "For everything there is a season and a time . . . ".
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Women of New France/Les Femmes de Nouvelle France
by (Quaker Press)
Roy Gurney, [Newmarket, Ontario], n.d.. Fine. Limited edition: Number 10 of 50 copies 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches, [40] pages, decorative cloth with paper cover label, Signed by the publisher, Except for the title, the text is English only. Illustrated with 5 mint-condition Canadian postage stamps. A Philatelist's View of Canada: 10.
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Lithographic Process Inks For The Better Reproduction of Kodachromes And Other Direct Color Process
by [Color Process Printing]
Unnumbered pages, 10 x 10 ½ inches, stiff wrappers with plastic spiral binding, markings in blue ink drawn on inside front cover. Manufacturer of printing inks published this technical guide to help printers select the proper paper and ink to reproduce Kodachrome transparencies and "similar types of direct color photography".
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Genuine Narratives and Concise Memoirs of some of the most interesting exploits and Singular Adventures of John M'Alpine, a Native Highlander. From the time of his emigration from Scotland to America, 1773...
by Rae (editor), Thomas
Black Pennell Press, Greenock, 1985. Near fine. Limited edition: no. 18 of 200 copies 8 x 5 inches, 82 pages, boards with leather spine, Wood engraved illustrations throughout.
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Die Alte Photographie
by Recht, Camille
Henri Jonquieres, Paris/Leipzig, (1931). Fine. First Edition 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, 144 pages, cloth w/ gilt inlay, A beautiful copy of Recht's survey of 19th century photography in the German edition.
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Edward H. Bohlin: Saddlemaker for the Stars, 1895-1995
by Reynolds (Editor), John T.
John T. Reynolds, Los Angeles, 1995. Fine. Limited edition: No. 65 of 100 copies of the Centennial Silver Edition, printed by Regis Graden at the Nut Quad Press 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches, [xvi], 15, [8] pages, Full leather with sterling silver medallion inset in upper cover, housed in slipcase with embossed Bohlin logo, Signed by Reynolds, Walter H. Danielson (whose speech comprises the main text), Lillian Bohlin Pinkerton (daughter of Edward Bohlin and author of the... Read More
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American Daguerreian Art
by Rinhart, Floyd and Marion
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York, (1967). Very good. 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 135 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket.
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The Dohenys of Los Angeles: A talk before the Zamorano Club on December 1, 1971; with a bibliography by Francis J. Weber
by Ritchie, Ward
Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1974. Fine. 9 1/4 x 6 inches, 49 pages, boards.
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Of Bookmen & Printers: A Gathering of Memories
by Ritchie, Ward
Dawson's Book Shop, (Los Angeles), (1989). Fine. Limited edition: One of 500 copies by the Ward Ritchie Press 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 189 pages, decorative boards with cloth spine.
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Mural Painting
by Rivera, Diego
Fondo Editorial de la Pl‡stica Mexicana, Mexico City, 1989. Fine. 17 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 164 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket.
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The Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photograhic Books of the Twentieth Century
by Roth (Editor), Andrew
PPP Editions/Roth Horowitz, New York, 2001. Fine. First Edition 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches, 305 pages, cloth, Dust Jacket, Trade edtion of the first book to seriously look at 20th century photography books as masterworks of content and design. Features essays by Vince Aletti, Richard Benson, May Castleberry, Jeffrey Frankel, Daido Moriyama, Shelley Rice, David Levi Strauss, and Nigel Wakefield.
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Alaska: Images of the Country
by Rowell, Galen
Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, (1981). Very good, Very good. First Edition 11 in. x 12 in. x 9 in., 145 pages, Cloth, Dust Jacket (very good, small tears and chips at top edge of rear cover), Incribed by Galen Rowell in felt pen on title page, "To Betty and Bob with best wishes from your cousin, Galen Rowell"., Bookplate on preliminary blank. Text by John McPhee.
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Crackers
by Ed Ruscha
unnumbered pages. One of several collaborations with Mason Williams. Besides Williams, the photo narrative features Larry Bell, Leon Bing, Rudi Gernreich and Tommy Smothers.
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Voigtlander and I In Pursuit of Shadow Catching. A Story of Fifty-Two Years' Companionship with a Camera.
by Ryder, James F.
Imperial Press, Cleveland, 1902. Very good: expert restoration to spine ends; top corner of text block and front cover slightly bumped. First Edition 9 x 6 1/4 inches, 251 pages, tan cloth lettered in black on front cover and spine, 11 pages of ads for photographic products at end, numerous full-page and smaller halftone reproductions of photographs in pagaination. An important account dealing with the nineteenth century American photographic trade. Included with the book are two portraits by... Read More
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Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age
by Salgado, Sebastiao
Aperture, New York, (1993). Mint. First Edition, Limited edition: No. 92 of 300 copies signed and numbered by the photographer in felt pen on the colophon page. Accompanied by a gelatin silver print "Coal Mining, Dhanbad, State of Bihar, India" 1989. Image measures 14 x 21 3/4 inches on paper measuring 19 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches, photographer's copyright blindstamp at lower left edge below image, initialed, editioned and dated by photographer in pencil on verso 13... Read More
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