Raphael Abramovitch

The Vanished World

New York , Forward Association , 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon and important collection of photographs illustrating Jewish life in Europe in the 1920's and 30's. The first edition. Rebound in full blue cloth. Illustrated profusely with over 600 monochrome photographs, most by Roman Vishniac, and a monochrome woodcut illustration to the title page. Written in both English and Yiddish. This work was edited by Raphael Abramovitch, a Russian socialist, member of the 'General Jewish Workers' Union in Lithuania, Poland and Russia' and a refugee. This important work documents the lives of the Jewish community in Europe during the 1920's and 30's. The work provides a post war memorial of these communities, now lost to history due to the genocide caused by the war.University library copy, with the expected labels. Re-bound in full cloth. Externally very smart with bumping and slight rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, library location to the tail of the spine, and closed tears to the cloth to the head joints with front joint starting slightly. Bound back to front. Bookplate from 'Carmel College Library to the front free endpaper with remnants of labels to the rear and a small paper folder adhered to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with spotting to the front, closed tears to the odd page including a significant closed tear to the index and a library label to the edition page. Very Good . Ill.: [Roman Vishniac]. Very Good .

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Book number: 896Z16

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: First edition Jewish Europe Judaic Jewish History Raphael Abramovitch [Roman Vishniac]

F. G. Aflalo

Fifty Leaders of British Sport: A Series of Portraits

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An attractive volume comprising a series of portraits of notable British sports figures, illustrated with portrait plates The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Collated, complete with a frontispiece and forty-nine plates of portraits.Taken by Ernest C. Elliott of Elliott and Fry, a Victorian photography studio founded in 1863 by Joseph John Elliott (his father) and Clarence Edmund Fry. Ernest went on to produce this work after the partnership with his father was dissolved in 1892. It is an experimental work of portraiture, in that it attempts to portray the sportsmen in their natural surroundings as best as possible during a time that often favoured simple studio photography. With bibliographical notes by F. G. Aflalo. From the library of William Cavendish-Bentinck, Sixth Duke of Portland (1857-1943), who was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905.  In the original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple small marks to the rear board. Bookplate of one William Arthur to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with offsetting to the endpapers and scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Ernest C. Elliott. Very Good .

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Book number: 937Y4

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Fifty Leaders of British Sport Ernest C. Elliott F. G. Aflalo Illustrated Ernest C. Elliott Sports Ernest C. Elliott

Cecil Beaton

Near East

London, B. T. Batsford, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Cecil Beaton's account of his wartime experiences in the Middle East, illustrated throughout with his photographs. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-two double-sided photographic plates. Collated, complete.Beaton begins his introduction by explaining that 'last march I was 'loaned' by the Ministry of Information, for a period of three months, to the Air Ministry, to collect material for certain reports and to take photographs in the Middle East&apos. This work provides an account of his time in the region.With faint pencil underlining throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Small area of light fading to head of front board, otherwise externally excellent. Major loss to dust wrapper back strip tail, with further losses to wrap heads and back strip head. Significant closed tear to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with only the odd spot, and with instances of neat pencil underlining throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Cecil Beaton. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 898F27

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Keywords: Cecil Beaton Near East photography Near East Cecil Beaton

Steve Crist; Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes

Marilyn

London, Taschen, 2002. Cloth. A moving tribute to Marilyn Monroe, showing her life in photographs taken by Andre de Dienes, and her growth into the blonde bombshell icon. Complete, including the additional facsimile corrected typescript by de Dienes, and small booklet showing the various magazine covers for which Marilyn posed.In the original publisher's vibrant yellow Kodak-style presentation box, in a near fine condition.Limited edition, limited to 20,000 copies, of which this is numbered 2,431.A touching anthology of photographs by Andrew de Dienes depicting Marilyn Monroe across her life.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and beautifully in both colour and monochrome throughout.Dienes met Monroe, then Norma Jeane Baker, when she was 19 years old and modelling. He became entranced by her, shooting a series of pin-up shorts of her at Tobay's Beach in Long Island. After Marilyn announced to him that she wanted to become an actress, Dienes took her on a road trip to photograph her across the natural landscapes of America. These photographs became widely printed and help to start her career. They met a few other times for photographs across her career in 1946, 1952, and 1953, their last meeting being in June 1961, a year before Marilyn's early death. This volume and Dienes' photography shows a touching and intimate look at Norma Jeane's journey to becoming Marilyn. The photographs begin with young Norma Jeane and her natural curly brown hair, transitioning throughout the volume into the blonde bombshell pop culture icon.Edited by Steve Crist and Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes. In the original publisher's decorative silk boards. Externally, smart. Some marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Original publisher's box is smart with some marks to the rear board, in a near fine condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Andrew de Dienes. Near Fine .

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Book number: 856P26

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Marilyn marilyn monroe steve crist andre de dienes marilyn monroe hollywood norma jeane Andrew de Dienes

John Fowles

The Tree

London, Aurum Press, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Fowles and Frank Horvat's collaborative work, in which Fowles's writing is accompanied by Horvat's images of trees. Signed by Fowles. The first edition, first impression of this work, with 'first printing' to colophon. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.Flat signed by Fowles to the title page.An autobiographical celebration of nature from the British novelist, illustrated throughout in colour with the photographs of Italian photographer Frank Horvat, with images of trees captured in Europe and North America. Fowles accompanies these photographs with discussion of the essence of nature and its relationship with the creative arts, especially writing, which he describes as "siblings, branches of the one tree."A wonderful signed work by Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', 'A Maggot', and 'The Collector&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Rubbing to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, and front joint fold resulting in small losses to the paper. Price sticker affixed to front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Frank Horvat. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 846F37

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: nature photography john fowles frank horvat the french lieutenant's woman john fowles Frank Horvat

John Michael Gibson; Richard Lancelyn Green

The Unknown Conan Doyle Essays on Photography

London, Secker & Warburg, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating compilation of Conan Doyle's little-known essays on photography. "These essays..show Doyle to be a first-rate reporter, an expert practitioner of emerging art of dry-plate photography, an adventurous traveller, and an expert in the deployment of railway timetables." First edition. In a full cloth binding, complete with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with the most minor shelfwear to tail of spine only. Dustwrapper excellent with fractional shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages immaculately clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: MOD12-H-3

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: arthur conan doyle photography sherlock holmes photography None

Martin Gilbert

Churchill: A Photographic Portrait

London , William Heinemann , 1974. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this photographic biography of Sir Winston Churchill. A first edition copy. This volume contains a collection of photographs that were collected by Martin Gilbert during his work on Churchill's official biography. Therefore, this volume contains a unique range of photographs covering the whole of his life. From the Churchill School Westerham Library with a bookplate to the front and rear pastedowns. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. From the Churchill School Westerham Library with a bookplate to the front and rear pastedowns.  Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also generally excellent with a library sticker to the spine and light fading to the spine. Near Fine . Ill.: Martin Gilbert. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 855B31

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Churchill: A Photographic Portrait winston churchill biography photography winston churchill Martin Gilbert

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Transformation: Or, the Romance of Monte Beni

Leipsig, Bernard Tauchnitz, 1860. Hardback. Nathaniel Hawthorn's romance set in Italy with numerous photographic plates and bound in full decorative paper vellum over two volumes. The copyright edition. Pagination varies, this volume contains a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-six albumen photographic plates to 'Volume One' and twenty three to 'Volume Two&apos. A two volume, complete set. Bound in full paper vellum with gilt details to the boards and spine. This romance work, otherwise known by its American title 'The Marble Faun', was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The work was written on the eve of the American Civil War and is set in Italy. The work combines gothic literature, travel guides and fables. Bound in full paper vellum. Externally smart with fading and rubbing to the spines and handling marks. Internally firmly bound with age toning to the extremities with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 916Z37

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Romance Nathaniel Hawthorne Illustrated Photographs Nathaniel Hawthorne Italy None stated

C. I. Jacobson et al.

The New Photo Guide; All About... Architecture, Selling Photographs, Making Enlargements, Focusing, Exposure, Copying, Photos in the Garden, Against the Sun, Tracing Troubles, Daylight Indoors, Improving Negatives, Winter Photography, Better Prints, Filters, Sunshine, Landscapes, the Right Moment, Processing, Composition and Formulae

London; New York, The Focal Press, 1944-5. First edition. Paperback. A collection of twenty first edition volumes of the 'All About.. The New Photo Guide&apos. By C. I. Jacobson, A. Kraszna-Krausz, Alex Strasser, Hugo van Wadenoyen, Edwin Smith, F. W. Frerk et al. 20 first edition volumes of a 23 volume set - the 'All About..' The New Photo Guide. The set covers many different aspects of photography, such as Daylight Indoors, Improving Negatives, Winter Photography and Landscapes. The series is written by experts in photography, such as R.M Franstone, who was an expert on colour work, and Hugo van Wadenoyen, a former Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and a of the British Institute of Photographers. Each volume is illustrated throughout with examples of equipment and photographs corresponding to the topic. There are lists of other publications by the respective authors to the rear of each volume, including a small glossary of photographic terms. Contains duplicates of The Right Moment, Winter Photography, Processing, Filters, and Sunshine. Collated and complete. In paper bindings. Externally generally smart with light rubbing and some wear to the extremities, and some sunning to spine. Creasing to front cover of Tracing Troubles and a marking to Improving Negatives. HInges tender but firm to Making Enlargements. Hinges starting to Architecture and Improving Negatives, but holding. Internally generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Book number: SET3-B-2

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Photography First Edition R.M Franstone Hugo van Wadenoyen First Edition Illustrated Various

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy

Moholy-Nagy: Experiments in Totality

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Sibyl Moholy-Nagy's biography of her husband, the Hungarian painter and photographer Laszlo Moholy-Nagy The first edition, first printing, with 'first edition' and D-Z code to colophon, as called for.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.With vignette monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout.Architectural and art historian Sibyl Moholy-Nagy offers a biography of the life and work of her late husband, Laszlo, the Hungarian painter and photographer, and professor in the Bauhaus school. His work was influenced by constructivism, and he believed in the integration of technology and industry into the arts. He wrote books and articles advocating a utopian type of high modernism. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to back strip, with significant losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Losses of paper and closed tears to head and tail of front wrap, with small chips to head of rear wrap, and small closed tear to rear wrap tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: László Moholy-Nagy. Near Fine/Good.

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Book number: 951F43

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Keywords: László Moholy-Nagy Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Bauhaus constructivism Laszlo Moholy-Nagy photography László Moholy-Nagy

James Nasmyth; James Carpenter

The Moon: Considered As a Planet, a World, and a Satellite

London, John Murray, 1885 . Cloth. The third edition of Nasmyth and Carpenter's innovative study of the moon, illustrated with photographs of meticulously crafted models which were instrumental in educating the public about the moon. The third edition of this uncommon, fascinating work.Co-authors James Nasmyth and James Carpenter present speculative theories concerning the nature of the Moon, with these theories bordering on science fiction.Illustrated with numerous vignette illustrations, alongside twenty-four mounted Woodburytypes, and one mounted lithograph.Collated, complete.These illustrations take the form of simulated photographs that appear as though taken on the surface of the moon.The authors used a combination of observational drawings and photography to create detailed images of the Moon's surface. This was an innovative approach at the time, blending art and science to produce accurate representations. Nasmyth created highly detailed plaster models of the Moon's surface based on telescopic observations, then photographed these plaster models under various lighting conditions to simulate the appearance of the Moon as seen through a telescope.These images were instrumental in educating the public and the scientific community about the Moon"s surface. They provided a clearer understanding of lunar geography long before space exploration made direct observation possible.With a loosely inserted handwritten letter, dated 1899, in French, from one A. Bogues to one Monsieur Weilly.Uncommon in all editions. First published in 1874.A fascinating late 19th century study of the moon. In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Small areas of light fading to cloth at tail of front board and perimeters of rear board. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Losses to fore edge of rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting throughout, most concentrated to plate perimeters and pages facing them. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 914F35

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite moon space science moon Not Stated

Dorothy Norman

Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer (Galley Copy)

New York, Random House , 1973 . First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. An scarce-to-see Galley Copy of Dorothy Norman's biographical work on close friend and fellow photographer, Alfred Stieglitz. A Galley Copy; an advanced copy of the work sent prior to the final proofreading. Comprised of page entitled 'Galley 2' running to 'Galley 124', with writing to the recto of the page only. 'Galley 2' to 'Galley 56' are stapled, with '57' to '87' also stapled, while '85' to '99' are disbound, and '100' to '124' are stapled, but a little strained. Written by American photographer and writer, Dorothy Norman, who had a close relationship with fellow photographer, Alfred Stieglitz, often working together on the promotion of modern art. Norman draws upon her relationship with Stieglitz, as well as incorporating some of his own personal words, to present a warm image of this prominent figure in the field of photography and modern art in America. The publisher's original proof papers, stapled together in sections from 'Galley' 2-56, 57-84 and 100-124, with 'Galley' 85-99 disbound. Pages are folded horizontally. Externally, very good, with light edge wear. Two labels to the front cover, with one label slightly torn and the other label containing an ink and pencil annotation. Text has faded slightly to the front page. Internally, light creasing and the odd closed tear to the extremities of some of the pages. The section from 'Galley' 100-124 is slightly strained, with the staple starting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 904Q6

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Dorothy Norman Alfred Stieglitz biography photography Alfred Stieglitz None

S. G. Blaxland Stubbs, F. J. Mortimer, Gordon S. Malthouse

The Modern Encyclopedia of Photography in Two Volumes

London, The Amalgamated Press Ltd, c1938 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this encyclopaedia of photography from the early twentieth century in two volumes with colour illustration. First edition, first impression of The Modern Encyclopedia of Photography in the original publisher's quarter morocco bindings and cloth boards. Complete in two volumes. Associate editors of this work are S. G. Blaxland Stubbs, F. J. Mortimer, and Gordon S. MalthouseVolume I has 47 monochrome plates and nine colour plates. Volume II has 51 monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Undated, dated through jisc.  In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with cloth boards. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some small markings to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting, particularly to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 833W13

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Photography Encyclopaedia First edition First impression Encyclopaedia Illustrated Two volumes Not stated