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One of Britain's pioneers of erotic male photography during the 1950s and '60s, Barrington persevered to overcome a repressive anti-gay British state. The books feature a selection from 40 years of photographs of male models in studios, hotel rooms, secluded beaches, gardens and balconies. Photos in black and white. Out of print, second impression. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1577
Documenting Bruce Bellas' (Bruce of Los Angeles) more "raw" nude male photography prior to his West Coast fame and the stylized physique model photos. These images were taken largely in Nebraska in the late 1930s, many of the models being military men or hitchhikers. He would photograph them in hotel rooms or outdoors, and develop the prints himself. Bellas went on to become Bruce of Los Angeles, shooting male physique and bodybuilder photographs, working for the magazines that began appearing in the 1940s-'50s of male physique photos, often with homoerotic.....
Item #1572
The Austria-based group G.R.A.M. takes on celebrity culture. Text is in English and German.
Condition: Fine.
Item #277
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Signed and numbered edition: No. 216 of 2,000 copies. Signed by Carlquist in bold sharpie on the title page. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He.....
Item #1581
A retrospective of 201 photographs in color by Carlquist from the years 1986-2006. Unusual as most of Carquist's previous photobooks feature only black and white images. His "Natural Man" series captured the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara.....
Item #1579
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Signed and numbered edition: No. 350 of 2,000 copies. Signed by Carlquist in bold sharpie on the title page. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He.....
Item #1582
From Carlquist's "Natural Man" series capturing the male nude in the natural environment, with many of the photographs taken in the unusual garden at his Hope Ranch home, as well as near Joshua Tree, Big Sur, and the Sierra. Most of Carlquist's models were uncircumcised. Photos in black and white. Numbered edition: No. 76 of 1,000 copies. Carlquist was a educator, botanist, and Guggenheim Fellow, and taught at Claremont Graduate School, Pomona College and UC Santa Barbara. He died in 2021. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Fine.....
Item #1580
An early Rick Castro book featuring his photographs often with a dramatic, fetish and/or sado-masochistic bent.
Included among his models are Peter Berlin, Tony Ward and others. In 2015 Castro received an artist lifetime Achievement award from the Tom of Finland Foundation. Introduction by Joel Peter-Witkin. Images in black and white. Out of print. Must be 18 or older to purchase.
Condition: Very Good, corner bump at lower front spine; previous owner's "chop" in red ink on Witkin introduction page; now in a custom-made mylar jacket.
Item #1573
A complete run of the 17 issues to date (many out of print), plus specials editions and extras, of Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari's absurdist and surreal publication, Toilet Paper. Started in 2010, it has gained a cult following in the worlds of art and design. "Toiletpaper has always had no purpose," Cattelan is quoted in W magazine. "It simply has happened. Like an avalanche, it started little and slow and has quickly gone out of our control." The collection includes: Issue 1 (the rare variant with a (male).....
Item #1343
The elegant, oversized original edition of architect Erich Mendelsohn's Amerika: Bilderbuch Eines Architekten (Picture Book of an Architect). Mendelsohn, born in Prussa in 1887, died in San Francisco in 1953. He studied and worked in Germany until 1933 when he fled the Nazis and settled in England. From 1941 until his death, he lived in the United States and taught at UC Berkeley. Mendelsohn is known for his influence on art deco and his projects for department stores and cinemas. Amerika, "with 77 photographs by the author" beautifully gravure printed.....
Item #1596
Number 440 of an edition of 500. Signed and numbered color Lambda print by Kempenaers laid in. Text is in English and Dutch. Includes a long sequence of photographs of the enormous rock formation printed on a cardboard concertina fold.
Condition: Fine, like new.
Item #307
The first edition, first printing of Sally Mann's important and controversial photobook, Immediate Family, in fine condition. The book and photographs sparked a wide-ranging debate on children, sexuality, motherhood and contemporary mores. Mann's photographs showed her children in their rural setting among nature, free from restrictions and the rules and codes of adult life. Luc Sante in The New Republic called it "one of the great photography books of our time". A key photobook of the 20th Century.
Condition: Near Fine, faint toning/yellow around edges of interior pages as is.....
Item #1587
175 black and white portraits of artists including many of the greats of the 20th Century. With a foreword by Henry Geldzahler. In a protective mylar dust jacket cover.
Condition: Very Good, light sunning to edges of boards, dust jacket is worn and has several tiny tears and creases along edges. Interior pages clean and bright.
Item #282
The paperback edition of Weber's exhibition catalog for his 1991 shows at the Fahey Klein Gallery (Los Angeles) and Parco Exposure Gallery (Tokyo). Images in duotone/black and white with a handful of vintage color images of his family. Out of print.
Condition: Very Good, some edgewear and rubbing to covers; 1.5" x 1" area of lifting/loss at bottom of back cover printing likely from a previous price sticker being removed.
Item #1583
Oversized Japanese photobook printed in high contrast black and white, spanning the years 1969-1979 and with contributions from A. Isozaki, K. Shinoyama, S. Otsuji, Y. Takanashi, K. Taki and S. Taira. A stunning collection of images, printed full bleed. With a timeline/key to the photos, and an 8-page insert laid in. All text in Japanese. Rare.
Condition: Very Good, rubbing, scuffs and wear to slipcase; small corner bump to lower front corner of book not affecting interior pages.
Item #1352
