Italy: L'Artiere, 2018. Illustrated with tritone photographic plates showing portraits of participants in Philadelphia's controversial New Year's Day tradition -- the Mummers Parade. Finely printed one side only thick board stock. 4to, stiff photographic wrappers. Italy: L'Artiere, 2018 A fine copy of this scarce book. Limited first edition - one of 700 copies. Signed by the artist on the title page. More
Zurich: JRP Ringier, 2010. Monograph of photographs in color and black & white published to accompany an exhibition of the same title. Text in English, with German translation at back pages. 512 pages. 4to, stiff paper wrappers. Zurich: JRP Ringier, (2010). Corners bumped at tips; a near fine copy. More
Paris: Musee du Petit Palais, 1983. Illustrated in color and black and white. 296 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. Paris: Musee du Petit Palais, (1983). A near fine copy. More
Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, 2007. A book of color photographs. 88 pages. Oblong 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Cape Town: Michael Stevenson, (2007). Fine. More
Culver City: Roberts and Tilton, 2012. Text in English and Hebrew. Illustrated in color. Slim 4to, royal blue silk cloth, dust wrapper. Culver City: Roberts and Tilton: 2012. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Boldly signed by the artist on the title page. More
San Francisco: Bedford, 1987. Extensively and beautifully illustrated. xiii + 155pp., folio, stiff, glossy pictorial wrappers; minor chipping at head of spine. San Francisco: Bedford Press, 1987. More
New York: New-York Historical Society, 1941. Illustrated in b/w. 374pp. Thick 8vo, green printed wrappers (chipped at head of spine). New York: New-York Historical Society, 1941. First edition. Very good. More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Introduction by George Perry. Foreword by John Hayes. 50 portraits. tall, thin 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Boston: New York Graphic Society, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by Arnold Newman on title page. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1974. Foreword by Beaumont Newhall. Introduction by Robert Sobieszek. xix pages of text; 192 black-and-white plates. Oblong 4to, pictorial wrappers (glue residue from the binding on the front inside hinge, and back cover separated from the bottom 2 inches of the spine). Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with New York Graphic Society, (1974). A very good copy. More
Paris: Lenoir & Rapilly, 1848. Illustrated throughout with 48 fine large color plates (light but persistent foxing throughout, somewhat more in the second volume). 2 volumes, elephant folios, contemporary red leather-backed boards with ornately gilt spines (well-worn at corners and ends but still solid and attractive). Paris: Chez Lenoir, editeur; et Chez Rapilly, son successeur, 1848 & 1856. First editions. Very good copies of these rather scarce books. Reproduits, en fac-simile, sur les originaux dessines aux crayons de couleur par..... More
London: Jupiter, 1978. Illustrated throughout, primarily in black & white. 157pp. Square & short 4to, boards, d.w. London: Jupiter, (1978). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1987. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. (London: National Portrait Gallery, 1987). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Published for the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London. More
New York: Pace Gallery, 2014. Illustrated in color. 54 pages, slim square 4to, light blue wrappers. New York: Pace, 2014. A fine copy. More
Tokyo: Pacific Press Service, 1997. Illustrated throughout with 77 photographs, some in color. Short introduction in Japanese & English. photo captions in Japanese & French. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Tokyo: Pacific Press Service, 1997). First edition. A fine copy of this scarce exhibition catalogue. More
London: Phaidon, 1945. Illustrated in black and white with color frontispiece. 86 pages, 4to, gilt stamped scarlet red cloth, dust wrapper (wrapper toned and a bit dust soiled, but protected book well). London: Phaidon, 1945. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 2001. Profusely illustratedwith photographs, some in color. 211 pages. 4to, navy blue boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. More
Munich: Prestel, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 156pp. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. (Munich: Prestel, 1989). A near fine copy. More
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1993. Many illustrations throughout. 153 pages. Oblong 4to, blue boards, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle, (1993). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Milan: Olivetti, 1986. Illustrated throughout with finely printed b/w photographs; pictorial endpapers. 194pp with text in Italian. Square 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (chipped at head of spine with cloth barely discolored beneath). Milan: Olivetti, (1986). First edition. Pages are a bit toned at edges, still a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper, inscribed by the photographer on a preliminary page. More
Paris: Galerie de la Bouquinerie, 2014. 30 full-page color plates. 71pp., 4to, white boards with front cover illustration. Paris: Galerie de la Bouquinerie, (2014). A fine copy. One of 1500 copies. More
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004. Illustrated throughout with color portraits of men. Unpaginated. Thick 4to, yellow cloth, d.w. (Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004). First edition - limited to 4000 copies. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by Pierson on preliminary page. More
Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004. Illustrated throughout with color portraits of men. Unpaginated. Thick 4to, yellow cloth, d.w., blue cloth slipcase. (Santa Fe: Twin Palms, 2004). Limited first edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase. Special limited slipcased edition - number 71 of 100 copies, signed by Pierson on the colophon. More
New York: Pantheon, 1966. 330 illustrations, 348 pages, tall 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper (worn, chipped, and price-clipped). New York: Pantheon. The Bollingen Series XXXV, (1966). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. The A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts. Vol. XII. More
New York: Whitney Museum, 2003. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 335pp, 4to, glossy printed wrappers. New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, (2003). Faintly rubbed on cover, otherwise a fine copy. More
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