A souvenir booklet with 24 tipped-in black and white collotypes of scenes along the Columbia River and Gorge including Multnomah, Latourelle, and Bridal Veil Falls, Mt. Hood, Cape Horn, Rooster Rock, the Pillars of Hercules and more. The photographers are not credited. Many of the photos have become iconic Columbia river images from the period due to having been reproduced as various prints, postcards and souvenirs. Currently no other copies can be located online. With a copyright for The Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, New York, known for its use of.....
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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.
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The uber rare first volume of photographer Dirk Braeckman's "z.Z (t)." series. The Belgium photographer's enigmatic, atmospheric and experimental images have had a huge influence on contemporary photographers. All images in black and white, cut to bleed. At the time of this listing (1/2024) no copies found online. Text in Dutch and French.

Condition: Very Good to Near Fine, with a 1.75" scratch to front cover; a few other small areas of rubbing to covers; the wraparound band or obi that was issued with the book is not present.
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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.....
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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.....
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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.
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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.....
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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.
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The scarce Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-themed edition from Jean-François Rauzier's hiperfoto (hyperphoto) series of works, where he digitally collages multiple perspectives of an image together to create complex and often surreal photomontages. Text in Portuguese and English. Out of print.

Condition: Fine.
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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.
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