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(BIALOBRZESKI, PETER). Bialobrzeski, Peter, Florian Hanig & Christoph Ribbat. Ostfildern-Ruit, GERMANY: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2004. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 112pp, 40 color illustrations. Text in German and English. Designed by Jung und Pfeffer. This is the lovely hardbound book published in conjunction with German photographer Peter Bialobrzeski's 2004 exhibition of luminous images of the architectural details of Asian megalopolises Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Kuala Lumpur held at Bremen's Museum der Arbeit. Contrasting decaying blocks of flats with under-construction skyscrapers, "Neon Tigers" bears more than a passing resemblance to the urban dystopia of "Blade Runner" - especially in its sodium light drenched night skylines. A brand new, pristine example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-7757-1394-8 Inventory Number: 016516

(BLOKLAND, SARA). Blokland, Sara & Andre Loor. Amsterdam, Eindhoven, THE NETHERLANDS & Hartford,: Boa Producties & van Zoetendaal Publishers, 2010. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Debossed Padded Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (132pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Willem van Zoetendaal. Text in Dutch and English. "The police band in Suriname cannot pride itself on being the oldest band in Suriname, nor even that it is very old, but it can take pride in having become an integral part of the social and cultural life in Surinamese society. The band has always been of great significance to the musical life in Suriname not only because of the weekly concerts they gave in The Park and on the former Government Square but also because of their repertoire. Photographer and artist Sara Blokland has followed the band and pictured in an untraditional way the history of the band and the people encountered by them". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2010 first edition of this charming tome (cited on page 130 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III"). 90-72532-06-6 Inventory Number: 023145

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Dijon, FRANCE: Art & Art, 1988. First Edition 1/300. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good.. np (24pp), 9 monochrome illustrations. Text in French. Limited to three hundred copies only, this charming artist's book by Christian Boltanski presents nine sepia-toned portraits of the title's protagonist Georges Harly found in a cigar box. A handsome example of entry number sixty-five in Jennifer Flay's "Christian Boltanski: Catalogue - Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991" showing some slight sunning along the length of the spine. Inventory Number: 017920

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Koln, GERMANY: Salon Verlag (Edition Separee 26), 1999. First Edition 1/1000. 12mo. Printed Wrappers with DJ. Artist's Book. As New.. np (32pp), illustrated in b&w. Text in German. "So Schnell" is Christian Boltanski's cryptic 1999 artist's book that presents thirty passport-style portraits of French youth with accompanying birth dates juxtaposed against graph paper grids. A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand copies 3-932189-26-4 Inventory Number: 013402

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. München & Darmstadt, GERMANY: Gina Kehayoff Verlag & Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Artist's Book. Fine.. np (48 pp), 40 b&w illustrations + cover. Text in German. Published in conjunction with a 1996 German museum exhibition, "Sterblich" is a Christian Boltanski artist book containing forty dark, grainy photographic images of death. A most handsome example. 3-929078-58-9 Inventory Number: 010973

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Madrid, SPAIN: Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, 1988. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Printed Boards. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. 63pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Spanish and French. With a chronology. Published in conjunction with a 1998 Spanish exhibition, this contains an artist's project by Christian Boltanski consisting of grainy photographic images of "Escenarios Del Crimen". A most presentable example (entry number sixty-four in Jennifer Flay's "Christian Boltanski: Catalogue - Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991" and cited on page 42 of "From Fair to Fine 3") showing a few minor surface indentations and some light browning (as is typical with this title) as well as some minor foxing to the chipboard covers. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 003646

(BOLTANSKI, CHRISTIAN). Boltanski, Christian. Munich, GERMANY: Gina Kehayoff Verlag, 1996. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (64pp), 63 b&w illustrations. Text in German. This artist's book by Christian Boltanski presents contrasting sets of childhood and adult portraits of thirty-one participants, plus two additional images of the artist himself. A most handsome example of the 1996 Gina Kehayoff Verlag first edition. 3-929078-57-0 Inventory Number: 003644

(BORTHWICK, MARK). Borthwick, Mark. NP. ND (2001): NP (Mark Borthwick). First Edition #20/100. 8vo. Stapled Printed Wrappers. Fashion Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Whats Bummer" is Mark Borthwick's 2001 self-published 'zine cum artist's book of writings, thoughts, and observations both typeset and in his characteristic stylized handwriting. A bright white, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item - there is not currently an entry for the title in OCLC WorldCat - limited to one hundred NUMBERED (20/100) copies accompanied by a loose 3 ¼ x 4 ¼" color photograph SIGNED AND DATED "MB / 01", as issued. Inventory Number: 026486

(BRASSAI). Grenier, Roger. Paris: Centre National De La Photographie (Photo Poche Collection), 1987. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. np, 63 b&w illustrations. Text in French. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. This twenty-eighth installment of the venerable Photo Poche series of photography monographs is a concise survey devoted to the Parisian documentary work of Brassai. A pristine copy of the 1987 first edition still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 2-86754-038-0 Inventory Number: 021960

(BRODIE, MIKE). Brodie, Michael. Los Angeles, CA: Twin Palms Publishers, I00250215. 2024.. First Edition 1/3000. 11 x 8 1/2" 4to. Wrappers in Printed Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. New./New.. 978-1-936611-23-2

np (412pp), 193 color illustrations. Designed by Paul Schiek and Kevin Messina. "Mike Brodie’s first monograph, "A Period of Juvenile Prosperity" touched down more than a decade ago, depicting his fellow rail-riders and drifters in a rebellious and wildfire pursuit of adventure and freedom. “Brodie leapt into the life of picture-making as if he was the first to do it,” Danny Lyon wrote about the book in Aperture. Next came "Tones of Dirt and Bone", a collection of earlier SX-70 pictures Brodie made when photography first led him to hopping freights, when he was known as “The Polaroid Kidd.” And then Brodie seemed to disappear from the art world as suddenly and mysteriously as he’d first appeared. Maybe his vanishing was another myth. Maybe it was just a necessary retreat. “I was divorcing myself from all that,” he says. “I was growing up. I was pursuing this other life.” In Nashville he became a diesel mechanic. Fell in love. Moved across the country again. Got married. Bought land on the long dusty Winnemucca road Johnny Cash sang about. Started his own business. Built a house. Put down roots. And when that life exploded, the open road called again. Throughout almost all of it, his cameras were with him, and at last those pictures are coming to light. If Michael Brodie’s first monograph was a cinematic dream, Failing is the awakening and the reckoning, a raw, wounded, and searingly honest photographic diary of a decade marked by love and heartbreak, loss and grief — biblical in its scope, and in its search for truth and meaning. Here is the flip side of the American dream, seen from within; here is bearing close witness to the brutal chaos of addiction and death; here are front-seat encounters with hitchhikers and kindred wanderers on society’s edges, sustained by the ragtag community of the road. Failing often exists in darkness but is tuned to grace. Brodie’s eye stays forever open to the strange and fleeting beauty that exists in forgotten places — the open country and the lost horizons that sweep past dust-spattered windows in a spectral blur.". A brand new, pristine example of the 2024 first printing additionally SIGNED by photographer Mike Brodie. 

Inventory Number: E000MBF1

(BRODOVITCH, ALEXEY). Brodovitch, Alexey & Edwin Denby. New York: J.J. Augustin, Publisher, 1945. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Good. 144pp, 104 illustrations in b&w gravure. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch. "Ballet" is renowned late graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch's iconic 1945 book of photographic vignettes capturing eleven performances by The Ballets Russes between 1935 and 1937. Noted for the innovative-at-the-time use of murky shadows and blurred dancers bathed in light, these arresting images of the likes of principals Leonide Massine, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova, and more are accompanied by New York poet and dance critic Edwin Denby's brief but cogent text. An internally bright, most handsome example of the first and only edition of this uncommon classic (cited on pages 240-241 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I, pages 136-137 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present", and pages 110-113 of "The Book of 101 Books") still in its original notoriously fragile paper dust jacket designed by Brodovitch showing a few flattened soft creases to the front pastedown along with some minor brown spotting to the endpapers. It's highly sulfurous chipboard covers are lightly age-toned with a few brown spots. The book's striking jacket is complete and intact, but lightly worn, soiled, and foxed along the extremities. It is housed in a lavish custom brown cloth over boards clamshell presentation box with pastedowns reproducing the "Ballet" logo on the front cover and spine executed by Woonsocket, Rhode Island's esteemed Dragonfly Bindery. All in all, this is a sharp, internally solid copy of one of the most lauded post-war American photography books aided by the addition of a presentation box that looks far nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026051

(BRODOVITCH, ALEXEY). Brodovitch, Alexey & Edwin Denby. New York: J.J. Augustin, Publisher, 1945. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket, Boxed. Photography Monograph. Very Good -/Facsimile Dust Jacket. 144pp, 104 illustrations in b&w gravure. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Designed by Alexey Brodovitch. "Ballet" is renowned late graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch's iconic 1945 book of photographic vignettes capturing eleven performances by The Ballets Russes between 1935 and 1937. Noted for the innovative-at-the-time use of murky shadows and blurred dancers bathed in light, these arresting images of the likes of principals Leonide Massine, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova, and more are accompanied by New York poet and dance critic Edwin Denby's brief but cogent text. An internally bright, handsome example of the first and only edition of this uncommon classic (cited on pages 240-241 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I, pages 136-137 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book: A History of the Photographic Book from 1878 to the Present", and pages 110-113 of "The Book of 101 Books") showing a bit of typical light age-toning to the pages, a slight dent through the lower foredge corner, wear to the top of the spine, and a previous owner's name in ink on the front pastedown. It's highly sulfurous chipboard covers are lightly browned, spotted, and a bit worn. The book's striking, notoriously fragile original paper dust jacket designed by Brodovitch is lacking, but has been replaced with a facsimile jacket meticulously executed by Woonsocket, Rhode Island's esteemed Dragonfly Bindery. It is housed in the Bindery's lavish custom brown cloth-over-boards clamshell presentation box with pastedowns reproducing the "Ballet" logo on the front cover and spine. All in all, this is a sharp, internally solid copy of one of the most lauded post-war American photography books aided by the addition of its jacket and presentation box that looks far nicer in hand than it describes. Inventory Number: 026050

(BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES). Bellas, Bruce aka Bruce of Los Angeles. Los Angeles. ND: Bruce of Los Angeles. First Edition. 4to. Silver Gelatin Photograph. Near Fine.. One 8 x 10" silver gelatin print printed recto only, mounted with archival photo corners in a heavy white 11 x 14" beveled mat. This is a classic male physique photograph by Bruce Bellas - better known as Bruce of Los Angeles - picturing the nude, dramatically lit muscular model John Hackett posing in Bruce's studio. A bright, most handsome vintage silver gelatin print on heavy fiber-based paper bearing the stamp BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES / Box 73505, Sanford Station / Los Angeles 5, Calif." in black ink on the verso along with the name of John Hackett handwritten in pencil along the bottom edge showing a bit of browning of the emulsion along the lower margin of the recto not affecting the image. Inventory Number: 026270

(BURKE, BILL). Burke, Bill. Santa Fe, NM. 1987 (2007): Twin Palms Publishers. First Edition Thus 1/35 Deluxe. Folio. Boards in a Clamshell Box. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (60pp), profusely illustrated in color and duotone. "In 1982, years after Viet Nam, I decided to give myself my own Southeast Asia experience. I wanted to make pictures in a place where I didn't know the rules, where I'd be off balance. Friends who had been there recommended Thailand; nice people, easy transportation, good food. Another friend told me that as long as I was going to Thailand I should go see the refugees coming out of Cambodia. He set me up with The International Rescue Committee, which was working at the Thai-Cambodian border". Published in 1987, "I Want to Take Picture" features black and white images which Burke shot during several trips through Southeast Asia in the early eighties, particularly focusing on the after-effects of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. A pristine copy of the deluxe 2007 first Twin Palms printing (whose 1987 first Nexus Press edition is cited on page 19 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 40-41 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 258-259 of "The Book of 101 Books") limited to thirty-five copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED (#15/35) in a debossed black linen clamshell box with a SIGNED AND NUMBERED BLACK AND WHITE SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT entitled ""KPNLF Fighter With Lake Ampil RPG, Thai Cambodia Border, 1984". 1-931885-63-X Inventory Number: 022181

(BUTTURINI, GIAN). Butturini, Gian, Martin Parr, Luciano Mondini & Allen Ginsberg. Martin Parr, Editor. Bologna, ITALY: Damiani Editore, 2017. First Edition Thus. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. This is the recently published, revised edition of Italian photographer Gian Butturini's prescient "London" book. Originally published in 1969, it is a gritty, high-contrast black and white look at the city's streets and residents as the Swingin' Sixties drew to a close. A brand new, most handsome example of the now uncommon 2017 first - and only - Damiani printing (whose first edition is cited on pages 154-155 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume III") overseen by Martin Parr that was withdrawn from distribution following a somewhat ginned-up controversy regarding the sequencing of the book's images, with all of the publisher's remaining copies subsequently destroyed. 88-6208-558-3 Inventory Number: 026857

(BYRNE, ALEC). Evans, Drew. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. As New.. np (54pp), profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" is the catalogue published in conjunction with a one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It presents amazing vintage shots of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, The Yardbirds, Bob Marley, T. Rex, The Doors, The Faces, Chuck Berry, and Roy Orbison - most being seen in print for the very first time! A brand new, pristine example of the first edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed catalogues will be available at Arcana on Saturday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
0-615-90223-5 Inventory Number: 022934

(BYRNE, ALEC). Uber Archives. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 36 x 24". Exhibition Poster. As New.. One 36 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed photolthographically recto only, 1 monochrome illustration.

This is the striking lithograph published in conjunction with "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" - the one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It features an image of Jimi Hendrix backstage at London's Saville Theatre from May 1967 that is the lead image for Byrne's new full-length book, "London Rock - The Unseen Archive". A brand new, pristine example of the 2012 first and only printing limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer rolled in a heavy poster tube, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed posters will be available at Arcana on Sunday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
Inventory Number: E000ABRRTC-LITHOGRAPH

(CAFFERY, DEBBIE FLEMING). Caffery, Debbie Fleming. With Essays By Pete Daniel & Anne Wilkes Tucker. Washington, D.C. & London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. First Edition. Square 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "The subject matter of Debbie Fleming Caffery’s new work shifts from the mysterious and hard life of the Louisiana sugar culture to that of foreign imagery. The style of her photography remains the same. Light is never allowed to blind us to the darkness of human existence and its inexorable limitations. But neither is darkness allowed to swallow the bitter sweet moments of disclosure". A most handsome copy of the uncommon hardbound edition of photographer's first book. 0-87474-299-4 Inventory Number: 005175

(CALLAHAN, HARRY). Callahan, Harry. Foreword by Hugo Weber. Santa Barbara, CA: El Mochuelo Gallery, 1964. First Edition 1/1500. Small Folio. Gilt-Stamped Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 126 duotone plates. With a bibliography by Bernard Karpel. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in a stated edition of fifteen hundred copies, this exquisite 1964 Harry Callahan monograph is notoriously scarce as it has been widely reported that only half of these were actually ever bound for sale. A tight and bright, most handsome example (cited on pages 202-203 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 160 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 168-169 of "The Book of 101 Books") marred only by the typical browning of the glue binding the endpapers to the boards - as is the case with every copy that we've ever handled - in a well-preserved, lightly-scuffed slipcase. Inventory Number: 025041

(CALLE, SOPHIE). Calle, Sophie. New York, London, Rome & Hong Kong. 2007-2014.: Thea Westreich, 1991. First Edition #117/230. 4to. Decorative Boards, Boxed. Artist's Book. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 18 b&w illustrations. Text in French and English. The most visually spectacular of her artist's books to date, "La Fille Du Docteur" is yet another exploration of the part autobiographical, part fictional personae of Sophie Calle. The work consists of sixteen facsimile cards of congratulation (purportedly) from colleagues of the artist's father upon the announcement of her birth. This was traditional amongst the French medical profession, and Calle's father was a physician. Or was he? Each of these cards is housed in a glassine envelope that faces a sequential photographic image printed on vellum of the artist performing a drunken striptease. These images conclude with the naked, comatose Sophie (who "will be a source of joy to her parents") sprawled in a heap. The book is bound as a faux leopard-skin album, which is in turn housed in a paper covered, chipboard box with a printed label. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 1991 first - and only - Thea Westreich edition (cited on pages 166-167 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II" and pages 352-353 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book") limited to two hundred and thirty copies SIGNED AND NUMBERED (117/230) in black ink on the publisher's label of limitation affixed to the final leaf, as issued. Inventory Number: 026681

(CAPA, CORNELL). Whelan, Richard. Introduction by Peter Fetterman. Afterword by Cornell Capa. Santa Monica, CA: Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2002. First Edition 1/50 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 64pp, 27 duotone illustrations. "Cornell Capa the photographer has long been overshadowed by Cornell Capa the founder and director of the International Center of Photography, New York, and by Cornell Capa the brother of Robert Capa. This beautiful clothbound book filled with twenty-seven of his most intelligent, compassionate, formally striking images promises to bring the photographer his due. He once told "Camera" magazine, "Single photographs are not what I do best. My most effective work is groups of photographs which hang together and tell stories." Nevertheless, the pictures included here sum up and transcend those stories. Imbued with the very essence of the specific situations or person that they portray, yet simultaneously resonant with universal human experience, they mark Cornell Capa as what he called a "concerned photographer" - one who is passionately dedicated to doing work that will contribute to the understanding and well-being of humanity". A brand new, pristine example of the deluxe 2002 first printing issued by the Peter Fetterman Gallery limited to fifty copies NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED "Cornell Capa" accompanied by a cloth chemise containing the matted 7 ½ x 5 ¼ silver print entitled "Bolshoi Ballet School" similarly NUMBERED (38/50) AND SIGNED on the verso housed in the publisher's silver gilt-stamped slipcase still in its original shrinkwrap. 0-9712765-0-1 Inventory Number: 025483

(CARLSEN, ASGER). Carlsen, Asger. London: Morel Books, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Debossed Cloth Over Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (48pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. "If the traditional nude occasionally intends to bare and reveal a final and ideal form through ad hoc stance or sculptural immortality, Asger Carlsen's "Hester" - his honest take on the classic theme of the female nude - revises the study of the female form to ultimately reveal the evolving terrain of photography and its standards of aesthetics and morality". A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-907071-31-8 Inventory Number: 024913

(CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI). Cartier-Bresson, Henri. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1997. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 94pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this thirteenth installment devoted to Henri Cartier-Bresson was no exception. It contains a comprehensive survey of the late, great French purveyor of "the decisive moment"'s images of landscapes around the world, and was published two years prior to his 2001 book dealing with the same subject. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19168-0 Inventory Number: 017865

(CIVILIAN WARFARE GALLERY). Kroll, Eric. New York: Eric Kroll, 1984. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Silver Gelatin Photograph. Near Fine.. One 8 x 10" silver gelatin print printed recto only, mounted with archival photo corners in a heavy white 16 x 18" beveled mat. Taken in 1984, this is Eric Kroll's dramatic photographic portrait of the owners and artists of Civilian Warfare Gallery. Located at 526 East 11th Street, Civilian Warfare was a mainstay of the burgeoning mid-eighties East Village art scene supporting an adventuresome and often controversial roster of artists. Pictured from left to right in the rear row are Richard Hambleton, Michael Spyluski, Jane Bauman, Greer Lankton, Luis Frangella, David Wojnarowicz, Huck Snyder, Steve Doughton, Bronson Eden, and Judith Glantzman. Reclining on the floor at front are gallerists Alan Barrows and Dean Savard. A near fine condition vintage silver gelatin print on heavy paper SIGNED "Eric Kroll" and bearing his studio stamp "ERIC KROLL / BOX 4184 / GRAND CENTRAL STATION / N. Y. C. / COPYRIGHT 198_ / (212) 684-****" in black ink on the verso showing a small area of surface discoloration at the upper right margin. Inventory Number: 026245

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A brand new, most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Larry Clark" in black ink at the lower foredge corner of the title page. Inventory Number: 024362

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. NP (New York). ND 1979.: Self-Published. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", Larry Clark's groundbreaking first book was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, "Tulsa" forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. A most handsome example of the first printing of Larry Clark's own 1979 self-published hardbound reprint of the original 1971 Lustrum press paperbound edition (the original is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books") whose dust jacket shows a tiny nick along the bottom edge of the front cover. Inventory Number: 024039

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. London: LCB (Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich), 1993. First Edition. 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Hans Werner Holzwarth and Design pur. Text in English. Published in Switzerland 1995, Larry Clark's "The Perfect Childhood" caused quite a stir when the attorneys for its American distributor upon seeing their first copy refused to let it be imported due to the prevailing moral climate. The successor to "Tulsa" and "Teenage Lust", it continues the notorious photographer/director's fascination with the American teen through wall-to-wall photos, collages, video stills and re-photographed press clippings - most of which are previously unpublished. Highly voyeuristic in nature, there is no shortage here of sex, violence, skateboarders and Matt Dillon! A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon true first edition (cited on page 245 of Alessandro Bertolotti's "Books of Nudes") issued by Larry Clark Books in association with Thea Westreich. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 0-302-00644-3 Inventory Number: 020754

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. Zurich, SWITZERLAND & Milan, ITALY: Nieves & Le Case D'Arte, 2006. First Edition 1/150. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine. np (18pp), 12 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the first of two slender catalogues published as part of the Nieves "Zine" series on the occasion of the 2006 exhibition of work by Larry Clark held at the Le Case D'Arte in Milan. Issued without text, it contains images from Clark's landmark "Tulsa" series. A brand new, pristine example of this exceedingly uncommon item limited to one hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (132/150) on the rear cover in pencil, as issued. Inventory Number: 020751

(CLARK, LARRY). Clark Larry. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 2000. First Edition Thus 1/250 Deluxe. 4to. Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Nearly thirty years after the 1971 Lustrum Press publication of this landmark book, Larry Clark's taboo breaking "Tulsa" is once again available. Long before "Kids", "Another Day in Paradise" and "Bully", this was the real thing. A gritty, voyeuristic photo essay of the author's life amongst youthful petty criminals and drug addicts in Oklahoma, this book forever changed the landscape of acceptability for the photographic book in the latter half of the 20th Century. The 1971 Lustrum Press first edition is cited on page 260 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 272-73 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 25 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", and pages 208-09 of "The Book of 101 Books". This example is from the Grove Press 2000 limited slipcased edition of two hundred and fifty copies only SIGNED by Larry Clark, with a SIGNED 8 x 10" black and white photographic print (of an image that is not reproduced in the book) laid in. A brand new, pristine example in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-8021-1678-7 Inventory Number: 020125

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2005. First Edition. Small Folio. Cloth in Printed Dust Jacket. Music Photography Monograph. As New/As New. 720pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "In 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted musicologist Joachim E. Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz. Through music halls and marching bands, side streets and subways, they sought to document this living, breathing, beating musical phenomenon that enraptured America across social, economic, and racial lines. The result of Claxton and Berendt’s collaboration was Jazzlife, much sought after by collectors and now revived in this fresh Taschen volume. From coast to coast, from unknown street performers to legends of the genre, this defining jazz journey explores just what made up this most original of American art forms. In New Orleans and New York, in St. Louis, Biloxi, Jackson, and beyond, Claxton’s rapturous yet tender images and accompanying texts examine jazz’s regional diversity as much as its pervasive vitality and soul. They show the music makers and the many spaces and people this music touched, from funeral parades to concert stages, from an elderly trumpet player to kids who hung from windows to catch a glimpse of a passing band. With portraits of Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Gabor Szabo, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and many more, this is as much a compelling slice of history as it is a loving personal tribute". A brand new example of the massive 2005 Taschen XL first printing of this remarkable document additionally BOLDLY SIGNED by the late, great photographer William Claxton still in the publisher's shipping carton. 3-8228-3066-6 Inventory Number: 027705

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM). Claxton, William. Köln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1997. First Edition. 12mo. Illustrated Wrappers. Music Photography Monograph. Fine.. np (64pp), 26 b&w and 4 color illustrations. Text in English, German, French and Spanish. This is a Taschen Postcard book containing thirty bound (yet easily detached and ready to mail) jazz images by noted Los Angeles photographer William Claxton distilled from his full-length Taschen tome, "Jazz Seen". A most handsome, completely intact example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black marker on the inside front cover.. 3-8228-6652-0 Inventory Number: 020849

(CLAXTON, WILLIAM) (GERNREICH, RUDI). Moffitt, Peggy & William Claxton. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1999. First Edition Thus. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Fashion Monograph. Fine/Fine. 224pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. A labor of love by Peggy Moffitt and husband William Claxton, this is the coolest tribute to Los Angeles' visionary fashion designer - the man that brought us see-through, unisex garb, the topless swimsuit, and so much more! Moffitt was Gernreich's frequent model, collaborator, and muse. Claxton, best known for his Jazz and Hollywood work was also the primary photographer of the designer's collections for almost two decades; virtually all of the images here were taken by him. If you really want to know who made sixties fashion mod, op, pop and groovy, check this extraordinary book out. A most handsome example of the 1999 first Taschen edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "William Claxton" in black ink on the title page. 3-8228-7197-4 Inventory Number: 022022

(COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A most presentable copy showing some light overall wear and handling as well as some curling at the tips of the textblock. It has been priced accordingly. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 015128

(COMTE, MICHEL). Comte, Michel. Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Bibliothek Der Fotografie / Gruner + Jahr AG, 1999. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 112pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. The most interesting editions of Stern Magazine's elegantly produced Bibliothek der Fotografie / Spezial Fotografie Portfolios invariably sell out quickly, and this tenth installment devoted to Michel Comte was no exception. His images of fashion and celebrities are impeccably styled and shot. A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-570-19165-6 Inventory Number: 013373

(COPPOLA, SOFIA). Coppola, Sofia & Takashi Homma. Tokyo: Magazine House Co., Ltd., 2003. First Japanese Edition. Oblong 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. np (36pp), 15 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. Designed by nana. "SC 2003 (Some Pictures) is a slender-yet-charming collection of fifteen intimate color images of friends and family (including mother Eleanor, brother Roman, niece Gia, then-husband Spike Jonze, Kirsten Dunst, Marc Jacobs, Jason Schwartzman, etc.) taken by noted director Sofia Coppola. Published only in Japan, it includes a brief text by her frequent collaborator, photographer Takashi Homma. A most handsome example of this uncommon, sweet little gem additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Sofia" in black marker at Arcana on the front endpaper. Inventory Number: 027633

(CUMMING, ROBERT). Cumming, Robert. Orange, CA: Robt. Cumming, 1971. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Near Fine.. np (16pp), 16 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Weight of Franchise Meat" is the wry 1971 self-published artist's book by the then California-based conceptual practitioner Robert Cumming. True to its title, Cumming stages and photographs sixteen tableaux featuring hamburger patties from Orange County burger chains A + W, Bob's Big Boy, Buddy's, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Denny's, Heinz, Jack-in-the-Box, McDonald's, and Punky's weighed on a postage scale. An otherwise handsome example of the 1971 first edition of this uncommon gem (cited on pages 146-147 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very mild soiling to the covers. Inventory Number: 026499

(CUMMING, ROBERT). Cumming, Robert. Orange, CA: Robt. Cumming, 1971. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist's Book. Very Good -.. np (16pp), 16 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Weight of Franchise Meat" is the wry 1971 self-published artist's book by the then California-based conceptual practitioner Robert Cumming. True to its title, Cumming stages and photographs sixteen tableaux featuring hamburger patties from Orange County burger chains A + W, Bob's Big Boy, Buddy's, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Denny's, Heinz, Jack-in-the-Box, McDonald's, and Punky's weighed on a postage scale. An otherwise handsome example of the 1971 first edition of this uncommon gem (cited on pages 146-147 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II") limited to five hundred unnumbered copies showing some very mild soiling to the covers along with a bit of subtle rippling due to contact with moisture. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025594

(D'AGATA, ANTOINE). D'Agata, Antoine. Cherbourg-Octeville & Lyon, FRANCE: Galerie Le Bleu de Ciel & Le Point du Jour, Editeur, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 48pp, 30 duotone illustrations. Text in French. Published in conjunction with 2005 exhibition held at Lyon's Galerie Le Bleu de Ciel, "Manifeste" is an elegantly designed and printed survey of Antoine D'Agata's dark and ofttimes tortured images accompanied by writings by the noted French Magnum Photos member and his selection of brief texts by noted literary and cultural figures. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item (cited on page 216 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné"). 2-912132-48-7 Inventory Number: 024429

(DARWELL, JOHN). Darwell, John. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishers, 2001. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (52pp), 34 color illustrations. This is John Darwell's compact photo-essay documenting the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactors' "Zones of Exclusion": the permanently evacuated area surrounding the 1986 Russian Nuclear Power Plant disaster. It provides a haunting and eerily beautiful glimpse of the thirty kilometer wasteland where no man can now go - and is the perfect compliment to Robert Polidori's oversized volume on the same subject. A brand new, pristine example. 1-899235-58-2 Inventory Number: 015883

(DAVIDSON, BRUCE). Davidson, Bruce. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/Very Good -. np, 105 duotone illustrations. Designed by Elton Robinson. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "What you call a ghetto, I call my home. This was said to me when I first came to Harlem, and during the two years that I photographed the people of East 100th Street, it stayed with me". Bruce Davidson's first book, "East 100th Street" which surveys the harrowing state of life in Harlem in the late sixties is one of the classic volumes of Post-War American photography. An internally most handsome example of the 1970 Harvard University Press first hardbound printing (cited on page 18 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 260-261 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 26 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", pages 196-197 of "The Book of 101 Books", pages 46-49 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: The Catalogue Raisonné", and pages 142-147 of Horacio Fernandez' "New York in Photobooks") additionally SIGNED "Bruce Davidson" in black ink on the half title page showing a bit of typical light soiling and age-toning to the extremities of the cloth and textblock in a neatly price clipped publisher's printed acetate jacket that has a three inch closed tear at the top of the spine along with some chipping at the spine ends and upper foredge corner of the front cover. Despite these condition issues, it is one of the sharper copies of this exceedingly fragile title we have ever seen. 0-674-22435-3 Inventory Number: 025042