Pasadena: Twelve Trees, (1988). First edition. Hardcover. Folio. Limited to 5000 copies. "'This book is my album of the faces of the people I have encountered along the way in the last thirty years, somehow held in the suspension of time, like particles in the air made visible by sunlight..... More
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. A biography of Ansel Adams, that starts when he was a teenager, and a summer custodian, of sorts, of a small building provided by The Sierra Club. His hikes in the Nevada mountains taught a young Adams a respect for the..... More
First Edition. Photograph. An original black and white photograph, signed by Bristol on the mat "Horace Bristol '4" Image measures 7 x 8.75 inches, overall approx 17.25 x 21.25 inches matted and framed under glass, wood frame painted black (with a few rubs and nicks). A stunning image, close-up head..... More
Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Over the past twenty-five years, the Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has been an explorer of unfamiliar places where industrial activity has reshaped the surface of the land. His surveys of the man-made terrain of quarrying, mining, railcutting, recycling, oil..... More
New York: Ballou, 1934. Doris Ulmann. Second edition (stated). Hardcover. Text by Julia Peterkin, and with photographs by Doris Ulmann. This book describes the religious life and community of the Gullah, a group of people of African descent living in the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia. Wonderfully illustrated..... More
New York: Powerhouse Books, 1996. Signed limited edition with print laid in. Hardcover. #137 of 300 numbered copies with a signed print laid in. Photojournalist Sylvia Plachy and Investigative Reporter James Ridgeway produced this look at people involved in the sex industry over three years in the 1990s while working..... More
New York: Film Society of Lincoln Center, 2007. First edition. No binding single sheet. A framed certificate declaring Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project documentary film, directed by John Landis was the 'Official Selection' of the New York Film Festival. Certificate measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches, matted in red..... More
New York: Harcourt, 1999. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the half title page. Nobel Prize sticker to the front panel of the dust jacket. More
Paris: Magnum Photos, 2007. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Signed by Alec Soth. In this beautifully produced third issue of the international art/fashion collectible Fashion Magazine, the acclaimed American photographer Alec Soth plays Editor-in-Chief, Advertising Director and sole photographic contributor--to quietly mesmerizing results. Featuring exquisite printing, unexpected gatefolds, special inks, varnishes..... More
New York: Random House, (1981). First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. This copy is signed on the dedication page by this Nobel Prize winner (1986). "This enchanting autobiography covers the first eleven years in the life of the distinguished Nigerian dramatist and poet". 230 pages. More
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Marked "Presentation Copy" on the colophon page and signed in full by Hunter S Thompson. A small book, 38pp, containing three pieces by the Doctor of Gonzo: Mescalito, Death of a Poet, and Screwjack. Bright red cloth with gilt decoration (HST's monster), issued..... More
Santa Barbara: Neville, 1991. One of 26 lettered copies. Hardcover. Copy "0", of 26 numbered copies signed by the author, the deluxe issue. Bound in full brown leather. Contains three pieces by the Dr. of Gonzo. Thompson's first limited edition. Contents include an Introduction by HST in the form of..... More
London: Cape, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A Corrected Proof of the author's first book. Basis for the wonderful film of the same name that stared Matthew Modine and Nicholas Cage, directed by Alan Parker (1984). A small film with a big heart. Typical red wrappers with Cape logo design, wrapped..... More
Miami Beach: Dennis McMillan, 1987. Joe Servello. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. #51 OF 400 copies numbered and signed by Willeford. Dust jacket painting and endpapers by Joe Servello. A long excerpt (with added material) from Willeford's long novel Shark-Infested Custard originally written in the 1970s. This title was meant to..... More
n.p. n.p. First edition thus. Compiled by Andreas Brown. Spring 1968. 4to. Metal strip bound with stiff black front and rear covers, cover label to front. A massive amount of pages and work went into this bibliography (250+ pages). No doubt it was a labor of love for Andy Brown..... More
