American Folk Portraits
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1981. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 295 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, (1981). First edition. A touch shelfworn, still near fine. More
PORTRAITURE
David Smith: The Last Nudes
New York: Gagosian, 2000. Black & white reproductions throughout. 71 pages. Slim 4to, matte pictorial boards. New York: Gagosian Gallery, (2000). A fine copy. More
Edward Weston Portraits
New York: Aperture, 1995. Illustrated in black and white. 90 pages. Slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Aperture, (1995). New York: Aperture, (1995). A near fine copy-- wrappers lightly scratched. More
Artists: The Creative Personality, Photographs by Jim Arkatov.
San Francisco: University of Washington Press, 1998. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographs. 134 pages. Slim square 4to, black cloth, d.w. (bottom and top end of spine slightly bumped, edges worn on d.w.). (San Francisco: Custom & Limited Editions and University of Washington Press, 1998). Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of "L.A. Artists and Friends" October 7, 1998 through January 3, 1999 at UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art... More
Performance.
New York: Abrams, 2008. Numerous photographic illustrations in color and in black and white. 304 pages. Small folio, bound in a black cloth tri-fold portfolio with 4 mounted pictorial labels (cloth very lightly scuffed and spine lettering a touch rubbed). New York: Abrams, (2008). First edition. A near fine copy of this uncommon book. More
The Society Portrait: From David to Warhol
New York: Vendome, 2007. Extensively illustrated in color. 224 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (lightly worn). New York: Vendome Press, (2007). Bumped at head of spine, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Vigee Le Brun
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016. Illustrated in b/w and color. 278 pages. 4to, olive green cloth, pictorial d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (2016). First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Touching the Mekong
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2003. Black & white photographic illustrations throughout. 155 pages. Slim oblong 4to, black cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, (2003). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
On Earth's Furrowed Brow: The Appalachian Farm in Photographs
New York: Norton, 2007. Foreword by John Ehle. Well-illustrated with b/w photographs. 159 pages. Small square 4to, blue boards, d.w. New York : WW Norton, (2007). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Signed by the artist on the title page. More
The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation with 27 of His Subjects
New York: A.R.T. Press, 1997. Introduction by David Hickey. Edited by Joanne Kesten. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 703 pages. Very thick narrow 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: A.R.T. Press, (1997). First edition. A fine copy. Features interviews with Nancy Graves, Richard Serra, Philip Glass, Joe Zucker, Robert Israel, Leslie, Kalus Kertess, Mark Greenwold. Georgia Close, Arne Glimcher, Lucas Samaras, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, Elizabeth Murray, Judy Pfaff, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, William Wegman, Janet Fish..... More
Gustav Klimt: Women.
New York: Rizzoli, 1987. With an Essay by Baumer and a biography of Gustav Klimt. 67 color illustrations. Slim square 4to, brown cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Rizzoli, (1987). First American edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Queen Victoria and His Royal Highness Prince Albert
London: George Baxter, 1848. Prints. Set of 2. Baxter print on paper. Each 6" x 4". The first of the two prints shows His Royal Highness Prince Albert standing in a military outfit in front of a man with a horse. The print of Queen Victoria has her standing on a balcony wearing a crown. George Baxter was a master printer who used multiple techniques to create a painting-like look, which became known as Baxter printing. He is credited with..... More
Johny Martin, Saloon Keeper & "Hoodlum" Owner. Types in Lumber Region, Sketches from Life.
Michigan: 1893. Watercolor drawing on paper. Signed and dated. Sheet measures 8 3/4" x 7 5/8". This original watercolor drawing by Daniel C. Beard includes four drawings from life of people the artist encountered while visiting Michigan in February of 1893. Around this time, Beard worked as an illustrator for books by Mark Twain, Ernest Crosby, and others. The top half of the drawing includes two watercolor drawings, one color and one black-and-white, of "Johny Martin, Saloon Keeper & 'Hoodlum'..... More
Odd Fish: Being a Casual Selection of London Residents Described & Drawn By Stacy Aumonier & George Belcher
London: W.M. Heinemann Ltd., 1923. Illustrated in black & white. 77 pages. 8vo, brown cloth with gilt lettering. London: W.M. Heinemann Ltd., (1923). Corners bumped and small tear at foot of spine, lightly dust-soiled. A very good copy. More
Propaganda & Dreams: Photographing the 1930s in the USSR and the US
Zurich: Edition Stemmle, 1999. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 223 pages, square 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Zurich: Edition Stemmle, 1999. A near fine copy of the softcover edition. More
Harry Benson's People.
Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1990. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. 167pp. Wide 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. Edinburgh: Mainstream, (1990). First edition. A near fine copy. Signed and inscribed by the author and photographer on the half title. More
Lucian Freud
New York: Random House, 1996. Profusely illustrated in color. 360 paqes , square 4to, black cloth with white stamped text (text on spine slightly worn), black cloth slipcase, with inset image . New York: Random House, 1996. A very good(+) copy. More
American Photography Two (No. 2)
New York: American Photography Two, 1986. Illustrated with 168 photographs, including 116 in full color. Unpaginated. Large 4to, black cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed at extremities, dusty on back panel). New York: American Photography Two/Abrams, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. The second annual of American editorial, advertising and poster, book, promotion and unpublished photography. More
Memling's Portraits
Amsterdam-Ghent: Ludion, 2005. With contributions by Maryan W. Ainsworth, Lonne Campbell & Paula Nuttall. Illustrated mostly in color. 191 pages. Tall 4to, stiff pictorial self wrappers. (Amsterdam-Ghent); Ludion, (2005). First softcover edition. A fine copy. Published on the occasion of the 2005 exhibition "Memling's Portraits." More
Botero: New Works on Canvas
New York: Rizzoli, 2001. Illustrated in color. 221 pages, 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper (one scuff to lower front corner). New York: Rizzoli, (2001). Second edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Includes interview with Botero by Ana Maria Escallon. More
As Usual, Robert Moses, Commissioner of Parks, Has All of New York City Behind Him
New York: Fortune, 1938. Print. Offset Lithograph. 12 7/8" x 11 1/8" This portrait of Robert Moses - notorious urban planner and public official who was highly influential in shaping the city of New York - features him posing in front of a large wall map of New York City. Photographed by Fernand Bourges for the June 1938 issue of Fortune magazine. See #33235 for map of Moses' projects, printed in the same issue as this portrait. More
Bill Brandt: Portraits
London: Gordon Fraser, 1982. Introduction by Alan Ross. 104 photographic portraits. Thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. London: Gordon Fraser, (1982). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More