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]

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

Catalogue: Photography

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

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

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

John A. Stewart

Inchmahome and the Lake of Menteith

Edinburgh, Privately Printed for the Author and the Stewart Society, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a privately printed photographic account of this Scottish loch and its surroundings. The first edition of this privately printed work of photography, one of 500 copies produced.The title refers to Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig, the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire.In his introduction, photographer and author John A. Stewart explains that during regular visits to the location he undertook a project of creating a 'faithful record rather than pictorial impressions' of the loch and priory of Inchmahome. Stewart also explains that many of these photographs were taken prior to a government funded restoration of the area, and therefore provide an important record of the area prior to preservative measured.With a colour frontispiece, numerous photographic plates, and a brief historic account of the area, and the noble families who have resided there.With the former owner's inscription 'Peter Johnson' to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth covered boards. With fading to back strip and board perimeters. Two marks to front board. Former owner's name partially removed to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: John A. Stewart. Good .

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Book number: 792F37

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Scotland Stewart Stirlingshire Stewart John A. Stewart

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