A Time That Was : Irish Moments
Friendly Press, January 1987. Oversized Hardcover. Book and clipped jacket a bit darkened; soiling to bottom edge. Otherwise, a very good copy. More
Photography
Women and Warriors of the Plains: The Pioneer Photography of Julia E. Tuell
Macmillan General Reference, December 1996. Hardcover. In the early 1900's, Julia Tuell and her family lived on several Indian reservations where she became a photographer. Her keenly sensitive photographs of warriors who fought against Custer, women at work, children at play, and an entire village engaged in a ceremony are..... More
Steichen at War
ABRAMS, January 1981. Oversized Hardcover. Binding a little shaken. More
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep South
Mariner Books, August 2001. Trade Paperback. Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee and renowned photgrapher Walker Evans's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is a landmark work of American photojournalism "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality (The New York Times) In the summer of 1936, James Agee..... More
Flowers
Harmony, December 1987. First Edition. Cloth. Back in print for the first time since its original publication in 1980, Flowers is a beautiful photographic book, capturing seven of the most beautiful and popular flowers--the poppy, the rose, the lily, the orchid, the begonia, the peony and the tulip--in 73 full-color..... More
Aperture Masters of Photography Number Five
Aperture, March 1995. Trade Paperback. Cover creased at front bottom corner; a little curled at top; else, very good. More
On going naked (reprint circa 1940s)
Holborn House/Sunshine Books Company, circa 1940s. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket with heavy edgewear and creasing. British tan coloured cloth with brown lettering and brown tooled illustrations. 'Nudists' posing before a river on end pages front and back. Mild wear. Well cared for. Scarce. [163 pages]. More
Before They Pass Away
Te Neues Publishing Company, October 2013. Reprint. Leather. The purity of humanity exists. It is there in the mountains, the ice fields, the jungle, along the rivers and in the valleys. Photographer Jimmy Nelson found the last tribesmen of the world's most threatened communities and photographed them. Whether in Papua..... More
Stars of the Broadway Stage 1940-1967 in Performance Photographs by Fred Fehl
Dover Pubns, June 1983. Paper Back. Folio. Foxing. Dust stains top edge. [122 pp.]. More
Great Actors and Actresses of the American Stage in Historic Photographs (Performing Arts: Drama, Film & Dance Ser)
Dover Pubns, March 1984. Paper Back. Wonderful vintage portraits of over 300 stars from pre-Civil War to 1950s. Edwin Booth, Ellen Terry, the Barrymores, Helen Hayes, Brando, and many others in rare, hard-to-find views culled from private collections. Printed on coated stock for best reproduction. Captions. Index. Quarto. {8 &..... More
Stars of the American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs
Dover Publications, November 1981. Paper Back. Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers the names of composers of great American musicals are household words. But many of the stars who introduced these songwriters' classic triumphs and whose names were on everybody's lips a few decades ago have been all but forgotten..... More
A Life in Focus: The Photography of Graham Nash (Legacy)
Insight Editions, November 2021. Hardcover. Music legend, photographer, and artist Graham Nash reflects on more than fifty years of an extraordinary life in this extensive collection of personal photographs, paintings, and mixed-media artwork. In this curated collection of art and photography from his personal archive, Graham Nash's life as a...... More
Walker Evans: Havana 1933
Pantheon, October 1989. Oversized Hardcover. small tear on front bottom of dust jacket and small tear/dent in bottom of cover; otherwise, minor shelf wear along bottom and corner of DJ. More
Fire Ghosts
George F Thompson Publishing, December 2019. Hardcover. An innovative way of seeing how a major forest recovers from a devastating fire.In the summer of 2011, in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, a falling power line sparked a wildfire that burned 158,753 acres of forest. From their home in Santa..... More
Times Square and 42nd Street in Vintage Postcards
Arcadia Publishing (SC), July 2000. Trade Paperback. Times Square, celebrated as the crossroads of the world, begins at 42nd Street, America''s main stem. Times Square has a rich history as the center of American popular culture, embracing music, theater, and hospitality. Forty-second Street, once the northern boundary of commercial New..... More
New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards
Arcadia Publishing (SC), May 2000. Trade Paperback. The early decades of the twentieth century were among the most vibrant for both New York City and the world of postcards. The 1898 consolidation of the city's five boroughs sparked a building boom that inspired a heightened awareness of the city's changing..... More
Hollywood Postcards
Arcadia Publishing (SC), July 2002. Trade Paperback. With the advent of new, inexpensive photographic technology emerging in the United States during the mid-19th century, communication by postcard became a very popular way to exchange travel stories, news, and gossip over the decades. Drawing on a private collection of vintage postcards..... More
San Francisco's Castro
Arcadia Publishing (SC), November 2003. Trade Paperback. Nestled in the Eureka Valley area, the Castro is arguably the most well-known of San Francisco's neighborhoods, having been the epicenter of the gay rights movement since the 1970s. This new collection of photographs shows the area's growth from a smattering of Victorian..... More
EPITAPHS FOR THE LIVING--Words and Images in the Time of Aids
Southern Methodist University, 1989, January 1989. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. In very good dustjacket. Red cloth covered boards. Bow to boards. Grey end pages. Clean, unmarked text. Dust stains to textblock edges. Foxing to jacket margins and folds. More
Sidewalks of New York
Bobbs-Merrill Co, June 1976. Oversized Hardcover. Some pages a little wrinkled from dampness; shadow from sticker removal on front free endpaper; else, a solid copy of a great collection of 1970s NY street scenes. More
New York Then and Now
Dover Publications, June 1976. Oversize Softcover. Watch New York change before your eyes: 83 early Manhattan sites are set against 83 modern photos taken from same position: Times Square, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, many more. Early photographs from 1875 to 1925 contrasted with 1976. Watch New York change before your..... More
New York in Aerial Views
Dover Publications, December 1980. Oversize Softcover. 68 memorable views -- Manhattan, neighborhoods; Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, harbor. Detail crisp, major sites identified. 68 memorable views -- Manhattan, neighborhoods; Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, harbor. Detail crisp, major sites identified. More
Changing New York: The Architectural Scene
Dover Publications, July 1992. Oversize Softcover. Over 100 of the best pieces from Gray s "Streetscape" column for The New York Times. Thoughtful, informative, readable reflections on a host of New York City sites and structures: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Washington Mews in Greenwich Village, Coliseum, Russian Tea Room, FDR..... More
Old New York in Early Photographs
Dover Publications, June 1973. Oversize Softcover. New York City as it was 1853-1901, through 196 wonderful photographs: great blizzard, Lincoln's funeral procession, great buildings, much more. More
Changing New York: The Architectural Scene
Dover Publications, July 1992. Oversize Softcover. Over 100 of the best pieces from Gray s "Streetscape" column for The New York Times. Thoughtful, informative, readable reflections on a host of New York City sites and structures: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Washington Mews in Greenwich Village, Coliseum, Russian Tea Room, FDR..... More
