Washington and London: Center for African American History and Culture and Smithsonian Institution Press, (1996). First edition - A work full of striking black and white photographs with a foreword by Claudine K. Brown, an introduction by Deborah Willis and essays on Morgan and Marvin Smith (photojournalism in Harlem in the 1930s) by Melissa Rachleff, 2 essays on Robert H. McNeil, on George Scurlock and his studio by Jane Levey and on Gordon Parks in Washington D.C. Notes at the end of each essay. Illustrated throughout with photographs by these five African American photographers. Printed on heavy glossy stock, slightly oversized, 9.5 by 10 inches. xii, 208 pp. ISBN: 1-560986913.

Orono, ME: University of Maine, 1972. Hardcover first edition - A book combining reflections of Katie Young and other friends on the life and death of Maine painter Marsden Hartley with drawings of his final home, by Scribner Ames. The drawings and manuscript date from September 2, 1943, the day of Hartley's death at a hospital in Ellsworth, ME. Ames went immediately to Ellsworth where she sketched Hartley after death. The other drawings in the book were made later when she visited Katie Young and her husband in Corea. Editorial note, foreword by Elizabeth McCausland and afterword by Carl Sprinchorn. Oblong format. [6] 36 pp.

Avatar Art Press, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A bi-lingual autobiography combined with a 45 year retrospective showcasing DaCosta's life as an artist. In both English and Spanish, this chronicles his personal journey from entrepreneur to painter and photographer, as he traveled the world. Illustrated throughout in striking full-color paintings (part one) and photographs (part two) with his comments about each work. A presentation copy INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper "For ... from one artist and writer to you, an an artist and a writer, Fondest regards" and signed "Bob" above his full signature. List of the plates. Larqe volume 11" by 10 1/2", bound in coarse beige linen with gilt lettering. 153 pp.

Baku, Azerbaijan: Tutu Publishing, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book featuring the striking photographs of Farid Ashrafoglu, showing both the rich history of the capital of Azerbaijan through its beautiful buildings and the country's rise to power as one of the largest oil producing nations in the world, from the ancient fortress and seaport to its modern freighters. Text by Rahman Badalov and Seiran Valiyev. Quarto. A large and heavy book. 192 pp.

Cloquet, MN: Potlatch Corporation, 1999. First edition - A booklet designed to highlight the vivid colors of posters when Potlatch McCoy paper is used. Includes an interview with graphic designer Milton Glaser on the development of American posters. Illustrated throughout with full-color examples, including several foldouts, in categories like selling, entertainment, sports, progaganda, cultural and more. 108 pp.

New York: Dutton, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful large format book about East Africa with text by Matthiessen, and over 100 full-color photos by Eliot. Since the book club edition also states "first printing" this book appears much more common than it is. This is a true first edition in chocolate brown covers with gold lettering on the spine and a priced dust jacket. Glossary, notes, selected bibliography, index. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-525-22650.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Benefits Program, 1986. First edition - A very uncommon but typically beautiful Ansel Adams item - this large pamphlet contains 14 stunning examples of his photography, 13 of them from the collection of the University of California. Adams was commissioned by the university to create a pictorial archive in honor of its' centennial in 1968. Some of these photographs were included in the commenorative volume 'Fiat Lux', but others have never been published. This is the first time that these photographs have been printed in laser-scanned tritones. The prints in this brochure were produced from the original negatives by Adam's assistant for several years, Alan Ross. Printed on glossy stock throughout, measures 11 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches, 24 pages in stiff glossy wrappers, stapled.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1916. Hardcover first edition - From the foreword: "The aim of this book is to present a thorough-going, informative, and practical guide to the Arts and Crafts of our forefathers for the use of the collector and general reader . . .The period covered goes back to the beginnings of permanent European colonization on the continent of North America . . . includes the early years of the nineteenth century." Contains 232 illustrations, including a full color frontispiece with a tissue guard, photograph and drawings by Abbot McClure. The chapters include early Mexican and American glass, decorative metalwork, pewter, needlework and more. Also included is a chapter on early lace by Mabel F. Bainbridge. A large heavy book, top edge gilt. Index. iii, 239 pp.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "surveys the vast and varied territory that Bantock's work encompasses: from his English art-school days to paperback covers, pure abstract experimentation to pop-up books, Griffin & Sabine to his most recent work. Bantock's own words lend a highly personal, often revealing, always entertaining angle to more than 350 images" - including many double page spreads - contained in this book. Oversized square format. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-811827526.

Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1959. Hardcover first edition - Text in Deutsch / Text in German. Illustrated with many black and white plates and 8 full color tipped in plates. 159 pp plus 32 additional plates. Slightly oversized, bound in illustrated beige linen cloth.

London: Michael O'Mara Books, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Striking paintings of cats inspired by the musical "Cats" (in which the artist's wife had a majpr role), this is a tribute both to the actors in that play and to the chameleon-like beauty of cats themselves.Includes 2 pages of author's observations, which give some background to this work, Large format. 48 pp. ISBN: 1-854791605.

Chicago: Terra Museum of American Art, (1994.). First edition - Book produced in connection with an exhibit mounted at the Terra Musuem in 1994. Profusely illustrated in color with many wonderful examples of "outsider art" of fascinating originality. The informative essays by Tom Patterson gives each artist a chance to describe their art in their own words. Includes a chronology of each artist, and a checklist of the exhibition (278 works). Two of the artists (David Philpot and Mr. Imagination / Gregory Warmack) are African American; the third, Kevin Orth is white. Large format. 104 pp. ISBN: 0-932171-079.

New York: Cornerhouse Publications, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking book which reveals family life through the personal family pictures - in both full color and black and white - of many of the world's finest photographers. Among the 66 photographers whose work is included are Tina Barney, Bill Burke, Raymond Depardon, Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson, Emmet Gowin, David Hockney, Annie Leibovitz, Sally Mann, Mary Ellen Mark, Sheila Metzner, Joel Meyerowitz, Eugene Richards, Stephen Shore, Clarissa T. Sligh, Larry Sultan, Carrie M. Weems, and William Wegman. Includes introductory essays by Ann Beattie and Andy Grundberg, as well as brief comments by some of photographers on the images themselves. Notes on photographers. Large square format. 192 pp. ISBN: 0-948797223.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book with excerpts from the works of Raymond Carver, both poetry and prose, and including some previously unpublished letters, are combined with striking black and white photographs by Bob Adelman. Includes an introduction by Carver's widow Tess Gallagher. Somewhat oversized square format, printed on coated stock throughout. 159 pp plus a final portrait of Carver. ISBN: 0-684191660.

New York: Poster Auctions International, 2013. First edition - The complete catalogue illustrating all 563 lots, annotated and in full color, Featured subjects and artists include bicycles. Among the artists are A. M. Cassandre, Alphonse Mucha, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Estimated prices shown. Selected index, bibliography. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock. ISBN: 978-1929530458.

New York: Poster Auctions International, 2014. First edition - The complete catalogue illustrating all 563 lots, annotated and in full color, Featured subjects and artists include bicycles, early film and more. Among the artists are A. M. Cassandre, Fenneker, Alphonse Mucha, Savignac, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Estimated prices shown. Selected index, bibliography. Large format, printed on heavy glossy stock. ISBN: 9781929530489.

Washington and London / New York: Smithsonian Institution Press / Tenth Avenue Editions, (1990). First edition - A large trade paperback illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by Berenice Abbott, including many portraits and images of New York City, most full page. Introduction by David Vestal and a foreword by Muriel Reykeser. Includes a chronology and a list of articles and reviews of Abbott's work. 176 pp. ISBN: 0-874742110.

Austin: University of Texas Press, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Study of the Mexican artists, Miguel Covarrubias and his wife Rosa Covarrubias, by a long time friend of Rosa. Illustrated with 8 pages of full color plates and with black and white photographs and reproductions throughout. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in 1995 in Berkeley. Selected bibliography, index xvi, 318 pp. Slightly oversized format. Cover photographs by Edward Weston. ISBN: 0-292-790880.

New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem / Abradale Press (Harry Abrams), (1994) dj. Hardcover - A reissue under the Abradale Press label of this beautifully produced book originally published in 1987, large format with 140 illustrations including 55 plates in full color. Included are the words of painters Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, and William H. Johnson, sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller and photographer James Van Der Zee and much more. Chronology of the Harlem Renaissance from 1919 to 1929, chronologies of the artists and an index. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-8109-10993.

London: Jonathan Cape, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - The life of "a unique comic genius, who filled the vast old Covent Garden Theater to capacity for nearly 30 years . . from the French Revolution until after the death of George III." Illustrated with over 20 examples in full color, ranging from small to full page to double page, selected from the 55 paintings which Patricia Neville created over 5 years, based on incidents in the great clown's life - the first book appearance of any of these paintings. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-224018698.

New York: Grove Press, (2003). First edition - A biography of one of America's most celebrated and exploited painters. In 1916, his haunting landscape, Brook by Moonlight, was sold at auction for $20,000, a record price for a painting by a living American artist. Yet at the time of his triumph, Blakelock was confined in a psychiatric hospital. His landscapes anticipated abstract expressionism but he who ended his life insane, in the care of a con artist, a young socialite, who siphoned off any money he earned, while his wife and children were penniless. Source notes, selected bibliography. x, 345 pp.

New York: Apertur, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Black and white photographs by Marilyn Bridges which "highlight the mysterious Nazca lines painstakingly scored two thousand years ago onto a Peruvian desert landscape; the sacred temples and pyramids of the Maya, deep in the Yucatn jungle; the enigmatic earthworks of ancient North American Indians; and the colossal prehistoric temple of Stonehenge." Preface by Haven O'More. Essays by Maria Reiche, Charles Gallenkamp, Lucy Lippard and Keith Critchlow. Afterword by Bridges. Large oblong hardcover. 103 pp. ISBN: 0-893812285.