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84 Charing Cross Rare Books
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Hopper, Dennis Dennis Hopper Photographs 1961-1967
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Taschen, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed numbered Limited Edition, 1460/1600 copies. Fine/Near Fine 2009 Taschen hardback, with tri-color translucent jacket dust-jacket and outer box. Monumental Special Edition version. Small corner split to front top corner and smaller nick to lower front corner of plastic outer jacket due to material used, typical of this edition. Fine bright and unmarked, appears unused, and comes with the outer wrapping which has been opened in order to photograph the book. Item #092779
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UNIQUE COPY BY AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER
Parks, Gordon (1912-2006) A STAR FOR NOON: An Homage to Women in Images, Poetry, and Music.
$450.00New York & Boston: Bulfinch Press Book/Little, Brown and Company, (2000) First printing. A unique copy of this beautiful book, one published to co-incide with the HBO documentary on his life and work. In it,  Parks (at age 87) “turns his skills as a photographer, poet, and composer to the universally appealing theme of love.[It] combines exquisite female nudes with still lifes, poetry, and original music. The female nudes are both sensuous and reverential: the rich colors are complimented by the still lifes of flowers and mysterious abstracts. The eighteen previously unpublished poems trace the arc of love – from infatuation through loss and, finally, fulfillment.” This copy is INSCRIBED by Parks on the half title page and dated in 2002. In addition, tipped onto this page are two small snapshots, one of Stephanie Parker (one of the models in this book), with Parks, and the other of Parks, Stephanie Parker, award-winning producer Lucia Kaiser and former NYC Mayor, David Dinkins, both with short hand-written notes on verso by Stephanie Parker. A CD of ‘A Star for Noon Suite’ written by Gordon Parks, and with him on the piano, is affixed to the rear pastedown. Large square format. Blue cloth boards and spine with pictorial endpapers. 108 pp Fine in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fine dust jacket.Â
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Barnard's Beautifully Reproduced Photographs
Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas
$7,500.00Michael Pyron, Bookseller ABAA/ILAB
Herman Manasse, after 1953. Oblong folio. [3], [61] ll. Photographic reproduction. All pages are photographic paper (likely sliver gelatin prints), stubbed and bound in cloth boards, backed in morocco. Binding is 16″ x 19.” Cover titled in gilt with presentation name in gilt below: “Mr. and Mrs. T. Harry Gatton.” The first leaf, is a photographic reproduction of the endpaper of the original copy capturing an ownership note in French, dated 1952. This note, along with a printed inclusion (also part of the photograph), identifies the copy used for reproduction as belonging to G. M. ver Hulst having come to him from his uncle, the Comte Francois de Montholon who died 23 December 1951. The printed inclusion notes that this reproduction was done “by Herman Manasse especially for Mr. & Mrs. T. Harry Gatton of Raleigh, North Carolina.” We use the endpaper inscription as the earliest possible date of reproduction. Based on the physical aspects of the book, it was probably done not long after that time. Only light wear to the binding. The “contents” leaf has a small closed tear to the top margin; rippling to the photographs throughout. It appears that during the rephotographing process the border of each photograph was masked off, except for each photograph’s title. Count Montholon’s copy was exceptionally clean making this a remarkably good reproduction, a couple of the images capture some abrading to the original, but generally, these are very clean, bright images of one of the great American photographic works. As official photographer of the Military Division of Mississippi, Barnard photographed Sherman’s march to the sea, capturing the devastation left in the wake of the general’s controversial scorched earth campaign. The images are indeed striking. A contemporary review calls this, “a splendid volume, containing 61 imperial photographs, embracing scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. These photographs are views of important places, of noted battle-field, of military works; and, for the care and judgment in selecting the points of view, for the delicacy of execution, for scope of treatment, and for fidelity of representation, they surpass any other photographic views which have been produced in this country—whether relating to the war or otherwise.” Harper’s Weekly, Dec. 8, 1866. p. 771. And indeed, it has held up as a monument of American photography. While the first edition does come to market periodically, it realizes some extraordinary prices. We’ve been unable to determine how many copies of this full-sized reproduction were created. Though the inclusion on the first leaf specifically states that this copy was for Gatton, a series of cards could have been substituted as the leaf was repeatedly photographed, individualizing each copy. So, while it is certainly possible that this is a one-off, it is more likely that a very small number were reproduced and presented to friends, family, and notables. To that end, Thomas Harry Gatton (1918-2001) was a notable North Carolinian. Beyond his professional endeavors, he was a World War II veteran, chairman of the North Carolina Historical Commission, and was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission by presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter. In short, one to whom this presentation would have been warranted and meaningful. Howes B-150; Sabin 3462; De Renne p.1317 (all for the first edition), Taft, Photography and the American Scene, p. 232, 486.
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A Design Journey Through Solitude and Space
Edited by Lars Muller and Akiko Miki; In Collaboration with Hiroshi Kagayama; With Photographs by Iwan Baan Insular Insight: Where Art and Architecture Conspire with Nature. Naoshima, Teshima Inujima.
$375.00Zurich: Lars Muller Publishers and Fukutake Foundation, 2011. Hardcover. Large 8vo., 453 pp., color plates, maps, appendix. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #122234  The islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea are places of pilgrimage for friends of contemporary art and architecture. Alongside works in public spaces as well as site-specific installations, the islands are also full of numerous museums and collections of contemporary art. This book offers a comprehensive documentation of this unique cultural landscape surrounded by Japan’s Inland Sea. The photographs by the Dutch photographer Iwan Baan, ranging from tiny details to giant panoramas, create a comprehensive portrait of the islands with their fluid transitions between nature, art, and architecture.  Numerous texts introduce readers to the individual areas and projects that are either permanently on display on the islands or have taken place there temporarily. In addition, other essays deal with the island as a cultural concept and phenomenon. Among others, the book presents buildings by Kazuyo Sejima, Ruye Nishizawa, Tadao Ando, and Hiroshi Sambuichi. A scarce and important reference work. Â
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UNIQUE PHOTO PORTRAIT OF ANSEL ADAMS
Adams, Ansel; James Sloan original photo portrait of Ansel Adams
$1,225.00Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Original black & white portrait of the great American photographer Ansel Adams with original presentation signature by Adams, dated 11-11-68 and taken by Redlands, California, photographer, Jim (James) Sloan, to whom the portrait is inscribed with narrow black felt pen. Image size 7 1/8″ x 9 1/16″. This photo was professionally applied by the Perma Plaque Company to wooden plaque board & lightly coated with an impervious solution. The Perma Plaque Company has long been famous for preserving valuable objects. Since the taking of the photo (and presumably the placing of it on the board soon thereafter) and during the many years your seller has owned the photo, there is no visible evidence of any discoloration or degradation to the photo. Board size: 9 7/8″ x 11 7/8″. Gold trim. A unique item & a great Adams collectible. This portrait of Adams appear (without the presentation) on page 64 in Sloan’s book, More Faces + Faces, published in 1970.
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