Octave of Prayer (Aperture, Vol. 17, No. 1)
Aperture, January 1972. Paper Back. Covers somewhat toned; very light foxing. More
Art & Architecture
Edward Weston on Photography
Gibbs Smith Publishers, January 1983. Oversize Softcover. Covers well-worn; still, a tight, clean solid copy. More
Henri Matisse: The early years in Nice, 1916-1930 by Jack Cowart (1986-05-03)
H.N. Abrams, January 1986. Oversize Softcover. More
Crosstown: Photographs
powerHouse Books, May 2001. Oversized Hardcover. Since the mid-1930s, Helen Levitt has photographed life on the streets of New York, capturing the pulse of the city at moments when sidewalk life becomes an urban portrait. "Crosstown" is the most comprehensive monograph devoted to this master photographer. In pioneering pictures of..... More
Seasons of Light
Rice Univ Pr, January 1988. Oversized Hardcover. More
Auguste Rodin Erotic Drawings
Schirmer Mosel Verlag Gmbh***, January 1998. Oversize Softcover. Minimal shelf wear. Beautiful softcover volume with french folds. More
Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir
William Morrow & Company, April 2022. Hardcover. A New York Times bestseller! Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for the first..... More
Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals
MIT Press (MA), September 2009. Reprint. Oversized Hardcover. Powerful photographs of the grand exteriors and crumbling interiors of America's abandoned state mental hospitals. For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, over..... More
Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez photo books)
Jonglez Publishing, December 2014. Hardcover. {12' x 8 & 1/2'] Oblong octavo without dustjacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with white lettering. More
Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-By-Step Techniques
Hrst Books, January 2009. Oversize Softcover. More
The World of Diaghilev
Harmony Books, January 1979. Reprint. Paper Back. {6 & 1/2 x 9 & 1/4} Revised edition. Cover design Judith Allan. [144 pages]. More
American Film Comedy
Prentice Hall, August 1994. Oversize Softcover. From the first feature-length comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance, in 1914 to contemporary classics like Annie Hall, this lively, fact-filled volume contains more than 300 entries, organized in an A-Z format, covering the actors, writers, directors, film styles and terms that make comedy such an..... More
The History of Bones: A Memoir
Random House, August 2021. Hardcover. The quintessential depiction of 1980s New York and the downtown scene from the artist, actor, musician, and composer John Lurie "A picaresque roller coaster of a story, with staggering amounts of sex and drugs and the perpetual quest to retain some kind of artistic integrity."--The..... More
Staff Pick
From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies
Penguin, 1974. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. Darkened spine. Foxing. Previous owners' names, a date and a location in three colors of ink upper right corner of first inside page. [388 pages + four pages of Penguin advertisements]. More
Atget's Gardens: A Selection of Eugene Atget's garden photographs (A Dolphin book)
Doubleday, January 1979. First Edition. Paper Back. First Edition. {9 & 1/2' x 10'} Sun lightened spine. Shelfworn with curled cardstock cover. [120 pages]. More
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Mexican Notebooks 1934-1964
Thames & Hudson, April 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. The dramatic pictures record with brutal accuracy the panorama of everyday life--crowded markets; stark, dusty landscapes; an execution wall--a unique record that includes some of the most famous and powerful images by this great photographer. First US edition {8 & 1/2' x...... More
Jackson Pollock: A Biography
Simon & Schuster, August 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Deborah Solomon interviewed the people who knew Abstract-Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) for this insightful portrait. Illustrated with twenty-five reproductions of Pollock's paintings, the book delves into the passions, conflicts, relationships, and influences of the artist considered the finest American painter of..... More
Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir
William Morrow & Company, April 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. A New York Times bestseller! Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for..... More
Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair
Harper, July 2023. Hardcover. From the noted Hollywood biographer and author of The Contender comes this celebration of the great American love story--the romance between Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart--capturing its complexity, contradictions, and challenges as never before. In Bogie & Bacall, William Mann offers a deep and comprehensive look..... More
Perception and Photography
Light Impressions Corp, January 1979. Reprint. Paper Back. 2nd printing. {7' x 9'} Mild darkening of margins. Light user wear. [162 pages]. More
The History of World Cinema
Stein & Day Pub, January 1974. Paper Back. Octavo. Sun lightened spine. Creases upper right corner of front panel. [440 pages]. More
Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: The History of 214 Essential Chinese/Japanese Characters
Abbeville Press, October 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An illuminating history of the 214 Chinese symbols or radicals and how they provide a unique way to penetrate a rich, mysterious world and can reflect the history and philosophy of an entire culture. Written Chinese can call upon some 40,000 characters, many..... More
Forger's Art: Forgery and the Philosophy of Art
University of California Press, January 1983. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in jacket. Front flap clipped. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. [276 pages]. More
Gauguin and Maori Art
Univ of Washington Pr. Paper Back. {7' X 8 & 1/2'}. Paperback with French folds. [80 pages]. More
