Slight sunning to extremities of hardcover book, no other defects. Dust jacket has half-inch tear at top of spine, a little rubbing to front panel, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Contents are excellent. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Stunning b/w photos of southern Indiana to 1966. . B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 128 pages. S5 View More...
No defects. Book is New. . Presents hundreds of photos from the Arab World, in b/w and full-color. The cover photo is NOT typical. Subjects include buildings, ordinary people, farmers, rubble, ordinary life in Arab countries. Many photographers contributed, from around the world. A beautiful copy of the first edition. . 9.37 X 9.29 X 1.26 inches. 268 pages. L1 View More...
No defects, book is New. . Sixteen photographers are featured, their work and an accompanying essay, for each. Printed on coated paper. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 228 pages. I3 View More...
Fine book in like dust jacket; no defects of any kind. . 52 extraordinary full-page, full-color photographs of ordinary Americans. Introduction by Toni Morrison. First printing. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 120 pages. T7 View More...
A little soil to back cover, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in cream cloth, lacking dust jacket. A beautiful copy. . Includes 81 striking, mostly full-page, b/w photos. The Waadtland is a French-speaking Canton of Switzerland (aka Vaud) , the capital of which is Lausanne. There is a 14-page introduction in German to the photos, after that no text at all. A beautiful collection of photos of the people and places around Lausanne just after the end of World War Two. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 100 pages. F5 View More...
No defects. Book is new and unread. . An incredible array of more than 200 b/w photos, very little text, showing the beauty and decay of old Indiana. Foreword by former Indiana first lady Judy O'Bannon. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Gift quality. . Trade PB. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 144 pages. Signed by Author. M1 View More...
Two-inch scratch to back cover, no other defects. Pages are Fine, book appears unread. Book is printed on coated paper. . Striking full-page b/w photos of people and places in Monroe County, along with one-paragraph captions and an Index. Monroe County, Indiana, with photos taken in the 1980s and earlier, but it is surprising how many of the photos are just as relevant today as they were then. A nice copy. . Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 82 pages. D5 View More...
No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . An excellent view of the twenties in Berlin, with authoritative text and profuse use of appropriate b/w illustrations. Bibliography, Index. . Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 170 pages. G4 View More...
Dust jacket is a little soiled, no other defects, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. Black boards with one-quarter black cloth and silver titles to spine. . A collection of 13 papers address aspects of the general topic. Includes a 110-page selected annotated bibliography. A handsome copy. . Communication & Society Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 400 pages. H5 View More...
Large square quarto with faint rubbed spot to front cover, barely visible, no other defects, contents are excellent. Original olive slipcase has slight wear to corners, a few minor scratches to pasted-on photo to front panel, still a solid and attractive VG+. . Filled with Gruen's stunning full-page b/w still-life photos. The book is dedicated to "my dear wife Kay," and is SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on the dedication page by Gruen: "With Love and Affection, John and Kay, 1/8/82." . Square 4to 9" - 11" tall. Signed by Artist. D0 View More...
Bound in stiff card covers that have light stains, matching the colors on the boards; a few light stains to pages as well. Warm inscription in German to former owners. . Extensive text illustrated with stunning b/w photos. Book was published in 1947, just after the end of World War Two. Text is in German. 108 p. . Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall. 108 pages. F4 View More...
Yellowing to some pages, dings and light creasing to paper covers. . Eighteen short articles about Germany's Black Forest in the mid-1950s, accompanied by many spectacular b/w photos. Text is in German. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 96 pages. J6 View More...
Very slight creasing and curling to corners of glossy paper covers, no other defects. . An historical tribute to Muncie, Indiana in the 1920s- a time when it indeed seemed a " magic city." Made famous in the 1920s as Middletown, Muncie was the model American city studied in the classic study by Robert and Helen Lynd. Printed on coated paper, profusely illustrated in b/w period photos. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page. . Trade PB. Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 181 pages. Signed by Author. L1 View More...
No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Political photomontages by a master of the medium. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 128 pages. E2 View More...
Bound in original blue cloth covers with bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine; a small amount of gilt has flaked off of the front cover; two tiny holes to top of backstrip. No fading to spine or covers. Both hinges are cracked but book remains tight and solid. . Printed on coated paper, this book features hundreds of spectacular b/w photos of Italy and its wonders. Text is in German. An invaluable source for photos of Italy prior to World War Two. Large and heavy with shipping weight of 6 pounds. 12.5 x 10 inches. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 568 pages. J5 View More...
No defects. Pictorial softcover in wrappers. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Erotic photography in full color. What text there is, is in French. . Trade PB. 4to 11" - 13" tall. L6 View More...
Bad bump to bottom edge of back cover, rubbing to back cover, some sunning to endpapers. Pages are excellent. This is the English Edition of a book originally published in German. A two-page introduction and photo captions are in English. Stunning b/w photos. . Stunning b/w scenes of Berchtesgaden country. No date provided, but one of the photos includes a Volkswagen convertible, so the date must at least the early 1950s. There is no mention of Adolf Hitler in the book, even though The Berghof, his home, was nearby. . Simon-Books on Landscapes Series. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 52 pages. U4 View More...
No defects. Book is As New and unread. Jacket now protected by fresh mylar cover. First edition. . Poetry and b/w photos of the Texas plains. Gift quality. . Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 142 pages. F6 View More...
No defects. Book is As New. Neatly SIGNED BY AUTHOR Bill Mellberg on the Dedication page. . Filled with stunning b/w photos, nearly one on every page, along with authoritative explanatory text. Mellberg's father, Frank Mellberg, was the Surveyor project manager at the Chicago-based Bell & Howell, where the sophisticated lens of the spacecrafts camera was designed and built. The lens was the primary scientific tool on Surveyor I. Book pages were printed on coated paper. Scarce as signed by author. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 200 pages. Signed by Author. B5 View More...
A beautiful "love" inscription to former owner on half title page, not really a defect for a book like this. Pages are crisp, tight, unmarked; book appears unread. . This is a stunning book, photographs by Carey More, I think as fine as anything I have seen in print. The text is equally superb, with references to history and literature. . Trade PB. Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 142 pages. J5 View More...