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Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Gene W. Baade Books on the West
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Adams, Ansel; James Sloan original photo portrait of Ansel Adams
$1,225.00
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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New/sealed 2014 Steidl facsimile with tote bag
Cartier-Bresson, Henri The Decisive Moment
$626.08 *
* estimated currency conversionGottingen, Germany: Steidl Publishers, 2014. Facsimile Edition. Hardback. Full-size facsimile edition, comes with Cartier-Bresson tote bag. New/Sealed 2014 Steidl reissue edition hardback, slipcased volume with separate large booklet, unclipped dust-jacket. This is the highly sought after 2014 large format edition, with accompanying booklet, a beautiful presentation in its own right mirroring the size and format of the historic first edition. At the time of writing this is the only shrinkwrapped new copy of this edition available anywhere online. Size: 270nx 360nx 38.1mm. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 4kg. Category: Photography; Photography; ISBN: 3869307889. ISBN/EAN: 9783869307886. Dewey Code: 779.092. Inventory No: 096941. Collectable – Fine Condition / New. Item #096941 ISBN: 3869307889
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Zagaris' rock photography — fine first edition
Zagaris, Michael Total Excess
$620.75 *
* estimated currency conversionReel Art Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine 1st ed 2016 hardback, unclipped jacket, comes with Reel Art Press leaflet. A little edge-rubbing to jacket and light signs of previous usage only, otherwise Fine, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 3kg. Category: Photography; ISBN: 1909526401. ISBN/EAN: 9781909526402. Inventory No: 096362. Collectable – Fine Condition / Near Fine. Item #096362 ISBN: 1909526401
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Brilliant Jackson photochroms of two Native chiefs
Jackson, William Henry Two Native American Photochrom Prints Buckskin Charlie and James A. Garfield in presumed original frames
$2,500.00Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Detroit: Detroit Photographic Company, 1900. Hardcover. Fine. Item #2602017 W. H. Jackson, one of the greatest of America’s 19th century Western photographers who lived well into the 20th century, left an immense body of work, much or most of which became the property of the Detroit Photographic Company. The latter used the exquisite Swiss photochrom process of making gorgeous color photographic prints. Offered here are two, Ute Chief Buckskin Charlie and Apache subchief James A. Garfield. The prints outside the frames are 11″ x14″. The frames, which provide an oval presentation of the men, are 14 7/8″ x 18 ¼”. The wooden frames present a cross-cut pattern which do not show up well on my photos, but I have provided a couple of close-ups. The frames have chips and blemishes which require some restoration should the buyer desire it. The prints were backed on paper which, as you can see on the reverse, has oxidized, most likely from the wooden boards holding them in place. I removed the wooden board from one portrait back and the other replaced by a former owner with cardboard, which I removed. This material has been replaced with archival foam board. We find no evidence of oxidation on the surface of the prints. It will be up to a conservator to determine if any preventative work should be carried out. As you can see, I photographed the prints outside the frames, and they are brilliant. The Library of Congress has a photochrom of Garfield, size 18cm x 24cm. From Autry’s Online re Buckskin Charlie: “1842 – 1936 Buckskin Charlie was the last traditional chief of the Southern Ute. Entrusted by Chief Ouray in 1880 to lead the Utes into the 20th Century. He served as a bridge between the old and new ways and counseled for peace. Reportedly born near the Garden of the Gods, Buckskin Charlie subsequently returned many times to the areas known as Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. In 1912 he dedicated the ancient Ute Trail near Manitou Springs to future generations of all races. Chief Buckskin Charlie died on May 8, 1936 and was succeeded by his son, Antonio Buck, Sr. As hereditary chief, Antonio Buck, Sr. became the first elected Chairman of the Southern Ute Trail.” From the Metropolitan Museum of Art website: “Chief James Garfield Velarde. This leader of the Jicarilla Apache Nation took the name Chief James Garfield after receiving a peace medal from President Garfield, and he later adopted the surname Velarde. In this studio portrait-taken twelve years after his people were relocated to a reservation-he wears a mix of Euro-American clothing and Native regalia: a white collared shirt and a waistcoat, a fur sash decorated with conchos, shell ear ornaments, and a shell necklace. The image was published by the Detroit Photographic Company, which Jackson joined in 1897.” The Met’s print appears to be about the same size as this one. As to the company, “The Detroit Photographic Company began as a photographic publishing firm in the late 1890s. It became one of the largest American publishers of postcards and photographic views in the early 1900s. The founders, Detroit businessman and publisher William A. Livingston, Jr., and photographer and photo-publisher Edwin H. Husher, obtained the exclusive rights to use the Swiss color photolithography “Photochrom” process. This process permitted the mass production of color postcards, prints, and albums for sale to the American market. In 1897 William Henry Jackson became a partner in the firm, adding thousands of negatives to the inventory. The company became known as the Detroit Publishing Company in 1905. The Detroit Publishing Company went into receivership in 1924, and liquidated its assets in 1932.” (Archivegrid.
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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.
Offered for Sale by: Michael Pyron, Bookseller ABAA/ILAB
