Public Appearances, 1987-1991.
New York: Vendome, 1991. Illustrated with many photographs, mostly color. 158pp. Slim 4to, brown boards, d.w. New York: Vendome Press (1991). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Vendome, 1991. Illustrated with many photographs, mostly color. 158pp. Slim 4to, brown boards, d.w. New York: Vendome Press (1991). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Academy Editions, 1995. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 228 pages. Large square 4to, black boards, lightly edgeworn dust wrapper. London: Academy Editions, (1995). First revised edition - originally published in 1973 under a different title. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1973. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. 248 pages. Folio, cloth, lightly faded dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1973). Near fine. More
New York: Abbeville, 1984. Illustrated with color images throughout. 96 pages. Slim, square 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Abbeville, (1984). First edition. A fine copy. More
Norton, 1991. Profusely illustrated in color. 222 pages, very tall 8vo, green patterned cloth, clear mylar printed wrapper. Norton, (1991). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: Brassey's, 1997. Illustrated throughout with drawings and color photographs. 144pp. Slim 4to, black boards, d.w. (London: Brassey's, 1997). First English edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Brassey's History of Uniforms. More
Zurich: Locher. 21 charming color lithographs bound in accordian format, pictorial slipcase case, thin 32mo. Zurich: J.H. Locher, ca 1870. Fine. Oval illustrations of 21 typical area costumes, Zug, Basel, Tessin, Geneve, Berne, Lucerne, Zoug and others. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. Illustrated with 156 plates, including 21 in color, plus 35 additional reference images. 216pp. Square 4to, natural cloth, d.w. New York: MOMA, (1984). First Edition. A fine copy in fine dust wrapper, as new. Survey of the career and work of the Vogue photographer, signed and dated on half title by both Penn & Szarkowski. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. Illustrated with 156 plates, including 21 in color, plus 35 additional reference images. 216pp. Square 4to, natural cloth, d.w. New York: MOMA, (1984). First Edition. The front endpaper has a dull crease which has unfortunately left a faint impression on the signed half title, otherwise a very near fine copy in near fine dust wrapper. Survey of the career and work of the Vogue photographer, signed and dated by Penn on half title..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. Illustrated with 156 plates, including 21 in color, plus 35 additional reference images. 216 pages. Square 4to, natural cloth, dust wrapper. New York: MOMA, (1984). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, somewhat yellowed and a bit scuffed. Survey of the career and work of the Vogue photographer. More
Munich: Prestel, 2010. Profusely illustrated in color. 224 pages. 4to, pale green cloth, d.w. Munich: Delmonico Books/Prestel, in association with The Los Angeles Museum of Art, (2010). Third printing. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1982. Mounted color photos, color drawings. 207 pages with text in Italian. Folio, black silk, with pictorial cover label and ornately gilt front cover and spine, black clam shell box. Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1982. First Edition. A fine copy, in the original slipcase. One of 6000 copies on handmade paper. Text in Italian and English. More
London: Souvenir, 1986. Foreword by Dorothy Coleman. Fashion Notes by Madeleine Ginsburg. Well illustrated. 144pp., thin 4to, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. London: Souvenir Press, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Jerusalem: The Isreal Museum, 1985. Photographs by Pierre-Alain Ferrazzini. Illustrated in color. 100 pages, 4to, tan cloth, dust wrapper. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Potter, 1987. Extensively illustrated with color photographs. 224 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. New York: Potter, (1987). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Features design by Bill Blass, Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, Norma Kamali Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Oscar de la Renta, Gianfranco Ferre, Karl Lagerfeld, Donna Karan, Claude Montana, Valentino. More
Paris: Albert Morance, 1967. 128 illustrations of which 112 ar in color. 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. (chipped at the spine). Paris: Albert Morance, (1967). First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. More
Tubingen: Ernst Wasmuth, 1948. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of drawings on 128 plates, mostly color. 60pp of text in German. Thick 4to, red cloth-backed decorated boards. Tubingen: Ernst Wasmuth, (1948). Some plates at rear have popped loose, otherwise a very good clean copy. More
Berlin: Wasmuth, 1923. Profusely illustrated with 128 full-page color plates (some of the page edges are dampstained, but outside of image area). 32pp. of text. Thick 4to, brown cloth. Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, (1923). Very good. More
New York: Collins Design, 2011. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 222 pages. Folio, white boards, die-cut d.w. (New York): Collins Design, (2011). A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper--some light tearing to the center oval cutout on front cover. More
New Delhi: 2011. Foreword by Aman Nath. Numerous black & white and color photographic illustrations. Tall square 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. (New Delhi: 2011). Extremities are just a bit bumped, still a near fine copy. More
Venice: Venice Design, 1987. Many color illustrations. 79 square 4to, turquoise cloth with inlaid color photograph on front cover. Venezia: Venice Design Art Gallery, 1987. A very good(+) copy. Text in English and Itlaian. More
Florence: Edizioni Scelte, 1980. 3 volumes. Each volume has numerous black and white plates and illustrations throughout. Thick 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Firenze: Studio Per Edizioni Scelte, (no date, circa 1980). Fine. A reproduction of the Paris edition published by H. Floury in 1906, 1908. More
Kyoto: Korinsha Press, 1998. Photographic illustrations and drawings in black & white and color throughout. Unpaginated. Oblong 4to, glossy pictorial boards. Kyoto: Korinsha Press, 1998. First Edition. Some pages a touch toned at edges, else a fine copy of this uncommon title. Text by Alix Browne, Kim Hastreiter, Richard Martin, and Valerie Steele. More
Berlin: 1931. 61 black & white plates, bound in a separate section. 8vo, green cloth. Berlin: A.W. Hayn's Erben, 1931. First Edition. Very good (+). More
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I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!