Philip Frey & Co., c.1876. 1st Edition. Original souvenir book, issued for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States in 1876. Twelve illustrated tinted plates from original photographs, with views of important U.S. buildings, including Independence Hall, the U.S. Capitol, Faneuil Hall and various..... More
Boston: Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, 1948. 1st Edition. Quarto. An important piece of Massachusetts as well as Colonial Williamsburg architectural history. "Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn was formed in 1922 by William Graves Perry, Thomas Mott Shaw, and Andrew Hopewell Hepburn. It was the successor to Shaw and Hepburn, which..... More
Albuquerque, NM: Iniversity of New Mexico Press, 1997. 1st Edition. Quarto. A gorgeous coffee-tables sized architectural history, with wonderful provenance, this being an inscribed association copy from Thomas to colleague Edward Chappell. This copy is also from the personal library of world-renowned Architectural Historian and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation..... More
London: Royal Geographical Society, 1998. 8vo. A beautiful work depicting the life of the black descendants of slavery on the islands of the Caribbean through emotional black and white photography. Trade paperback. Stiff cardstock wraps. 63pp. The front half of the book features full-page photographs while the back..... More
Paris: Horos, 1921. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful folio-sized naturist portfolio with folding flaps. Twenty plates, 12 in black and white and eight in duotone, each with protective tissue. This is the 1st Edition after a Limited Deluxe edition with a 21st plate. Preface hymn by de Saint Pol..... More
NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2012. 1st Edition. Quarto. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild edge wear to wraps. A superior edition. More
Brooklyn, NY: Bazan Photos Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition. Quarto. Beautiful and quite scarce 1st Edition of Bazan's second documentary of life on the isolated island of Cuba beginning, which he began with the publication of 'Bazan Cuba' in 2008. Al Campo takes a different path than Cuba, which..... More
Oxford: Oxprint, 1978. 8vo. Very Good copy of the Kukukuku peoples of Papua, New Guinea. Clean copy. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Edited by C. R. Hallpike from Beatrice Blackwood's published article and unpublished field notes. Interesting sociological and ecological study of these unique peoples. More
Gardiner, Me: Tilbury House Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition. Large octavo. A beautiful 1st Edition of an uncommon Maine history. Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Profusely illustrated with early Maine photography. Near Fine, with a very slightly age toned spine being the only flaw, else as new. 379 pp. A superior edition. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2013. 1st Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS photo-documentary on the architectural heritage of the historic residential structures of the Chesapeake region, signed by six of the contributors, including Edward Chappell, the renowned historical architect and researcher, from whose library this volume comes. Chappell..... More
Federalsburg, Md: Federalsburg Chamber of Commerce, 1932. 1st Edition. Long Octavo. A wonderful booklet celebrating this historic Caroline County, Maryland town. Published during the darkest hours of the Great Depression, this booklet was intended to lure visitors, businesses and new residents. Unpaginated but approximately 100 pages. Profusely illustrated..... More
1918. Two outstanding framed WW I-era silver gelatin photographs of the 'DOROTHY BARRETT', a US five-masted schooner directly involved in the war-supply effort. The Dorothy Barrett, heavily laden with coal, was on a run from Brazil to New England when she was sunk by German submarine U-117 off the..... More
Easton, Md: Historical Society of Talbot County, 1982. Quarto. A unique 1982 calendar featuring black and white photography by legendary Maryland photographer Norm Harrington, signed and inscribed by the him on the title page. This 12-month calendar features a different photograph for each month with a descriptive caption. Scenes..... More
n.p. Privately Printed, 1944. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. Beautiful 1944 collection of color photographs of important Maryland architectural landmarks, mostly early mansions. Featured alongside each of the 24 photographs is a detailed description of the subject. Depicted are iconic Maryland wonders such as Perry Hall in Talbot County, Deep Falls..... More
New York: Greenberg, 1951. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely 1st Edition from the influential 20th-century photography, complete with scarce original dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs from Munkasci's camera. Red cloth with titling stamped in silver foil. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Little wear to..... More
Images, 2002. 1st Edition. Quarto. A lovely coffee table art book, complete with the scarce advertising wrap still intact. 255pp. Dark grey cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket Near Fine, with just a touch of wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior and desirable edition. More
Norfolk, Va: The Donning Co., 1987. Quarto. A beautiful 1987 2nd printing of this essential Dorchester County, Maryland history, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Gilt titling and illustrating to front and spine. A superior edition. More
New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1936. First Edition. 8vo. A comprehensive history on an often overlooked aspect of Western Pennsylvania history. More than 400 black-and-white photographs, approximately 80 measured drawings and an extensive text, coupled with a splendid array of the early dwellings, barns, outbuildings, churches, arsenals, banks..... More
San Francisco: The H.S. Crocker Co., 1918. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful 1918 1st Edition of 26 halftone photographic plates from this iconic early 20th-century disciple of Stieglitz. These photos were produced early in Bruguiere's career when he operated from his own studio in San Francisco, and document turn of..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1916. 1st Edition. 8vo. An exquisite 1916 First edition, boldly signed by the author on the front endpaper in contemporary iron gall ink. Considered the most extensive history of 19th-century college football. Edwards played guard for the Princeton Tigers from 1896-1899 before being..... More
New York: Aperture,Inc. 1978. oblong 8vo. First edition thus (3rd overall) of Frank's 'The Americans' which includes Jack Kerouac's witty, insightful and moving introduction as well as 83 of Frank's black and white images in sequential order. "Robert Frank (1924 – 2019) was a Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker..... More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1978. Alfred Stieglitz. 1st Edition. Folio. A gorgeous folio-sized collection of intimate black and white portraits of one of the 20th century's most influential artists. Complete with original dust jacket and slipcase. Introduction written by O'Keeffe. 51 plates of photographs taken by..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing. BEAUTIFUL four-volume 1st Edition set. Four volumes complete. The set surveys the full breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society, from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. Contributors as prominent as Arthur C. Danto and John Hollander..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2014. 2nd Printing. Quarto. A wonderful 1st Thus Edition of this iconic American project by photographer Nicholas Nixon. Nixon began the project in 1975 of photographing his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, and the project continues today, though this 2014..... More
