New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons, (ca 1974, c 1971). The classic book on Utah's Canyon Country, which combines stunning full-color pictures by landscape photographer and conservationist Philip Hyde with text by Edward Abbey - a book which captures the beauty of this area and makes an argument for the preservation of its wilderness. Introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways and existing roads. While only the original 1971 date is shown, this includes a one page update on "The Situation" by June Viavant, which dates it as late 1973 or early 1974. Full color photos throughout, printed on heavy glossy stock. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography. Large format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-871560518.

New York: Sierra Club/Charles Scribner's Sons, (ca 1974, c 1971). The classic book on Utah's Canyon Country, which combines stunning full-color pictures by landscape photographer and conservationist Philip Hyde with text by Edward Abbey - a book which captures the beauty of this area and makes an argument for the preservation of its wilderness. Introduction by John G. Mitchell, Sierra Club Books editor, preface by Hyde, includes a map of proposed highways and existing roads. While only the original 1971 date is shown, this includes a one page update on "The Situation" by June Viavant, which dates it as late 1973 or early 1974. Full color photos throughout, printed on heavy glossy stock. Includes Abbey's notes and a bibliography. Large format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-871560518.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, (1983). First edition - "They are a quarter inch square and thin as a human hair, but they are without question among the most important inventions of the twentieth century. They are integrated circuits, or microchips, the brains of computers- and the brillance of their design is powering a multibillion dollar industry and changing the world. . . Featuring stunning color photographs of some of the most significant chips, [this book] celebrates the aesthetics of integrated circuits as well as their extraordinary capabilities." Takes us from the birth of the transister in 1947 through 1982, both a history of and a tribute to these electronic masterpieces. With a foreword by Ray Bradbury. 79 pp. ISBN: 0-899191959.

Boston: Stratford Co., 1930. Hardcover first edition - A scarce privately printed publication in an unusual format - the text is printed only on one side of the leaves (all the leaves are unopened) and each is followed by a blank leaf. Opposing the text is a full page plate of photographs by Gandara of desert scenes in the Southwest or Mexico. An unusual and appealing book.

New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An ambitious novel by Barker, neither horror nor fantasy, although containing elements of both - the story of Will Rabjohns, a noted wildlife photographer, who is left almost dead by an enounter with an Alaskan bear. ISBN: 0-06-017949x.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1969. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Back in the late 60's, Beagle and photographer Michael Bry spent a year traveling around California in a 1957 Volkswagon van, and this book, a very personal picture of a special time in California's history, was the result. In addition to Bry's black and white photographs, it includes color photos by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde and others. SIGNED by Beagle on the title page. Large format. List of photographs. 252 pp.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1969. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Back in the late 60's, Beagle and photographer Michael Bry spent a year traveling around California in a 1957 Volkswagon van, and this book, a very personal picture of a special time in California's history, was the result. In addition to Bry's black and white photographs, it includes color photos by Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde and others. SIGNED by Beagle on the title page. Large format. List of photographs. 252 pp.

Washington, D.C.: Highland House, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather quirky monograph covering years of the history of watches and timepieces, and the craft and art of the the watchmaker, from the early days of the mechanical escapement in 1550 to 1950, Beautifully illustrating with many full color and black and white photographs by im Waring. Large format, printed on heavy stock throughout. xi, 60 pp. ISBN: 0-918712-06-8.

San Francisco: Fearon Publishers, (1957.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unusual work for Ruth Bernard (published just a few years after she moved to San Francisco, where she spent the rest of her life): a photo-essay on San Francisco's cable cars and the people who ride them, narrated by young cable car gripman Melvin Van, with unposed black and white photographs by Bernhard on every page. The first book (written when he was just 25) by the independent African American film director and producer, Melvin Van Peebles. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Bernhard with the words "to one who knows" and dated January 24, 1958. A rather uncommon book, and especially so signed by Bernhard. Slightly oversized format, 10 1/4 inches tall by 7 3/16 inches wide. 78 pp.

San Francisco: The Farris Press, (1970). First edition - An uncommon book which combines the poems of Hugh Brady - many of which focus on the damage done by western civilization - with the photographs of John Knaggs. A quintessential product of the late 60s and early 70s. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-912020105.

El Paso, Texas: Cinco Puntos Press, (2003). SIGNED first edition - The story of Latinos in American baseball. Bilingual edition with English text by Marcus Breton translated into Spanish by Daniel Santacruz. Preface by Orlando Cepeda. Features Miguel Tejada, 2002 American League MVP. Illustrated throughout with full color photographs by Jose Luis Villega. SIGNED by the photographer Villegas on the half-title page and dated May 2003. Oblong format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-938317709.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.

New York: Granta, 1988. First edition - A paperback magazine of new writing, This issue includes a long story by Martin Amis, "The Murderee," a long nonfiction piece on Gibraltar by Ian Jack, as well as work by Todd McEwen, Angela Carter and Don DeLillo, and a remembrance of Raymond Carver by Tess Gallagher,photo essays by John Berger and John Sturrock and more. 256 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. ISBN: 0-14-0086080.

Revere, Pennsylvania: Lodima Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The artist's first book, a collection of 42 striking black and white photographs most rooted in the American southwest and west, printed one to a page each with a blank facing page, and interspersed with selections from her journals. Introductory essay by Estelle Jussim. Large oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-960564667.

Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing (2006). SIGNED first edition - A photographic tribute to historic barns of the West, from the California ghost town of Bodie, to New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and more, based on several years of traveling and research. In addition to the photographs, this book also contains the history behind the barns, such as the round Fountain Grove Barn of Santa Rosa, California, which had been the site of a commune, and a sucessful winery for a while. SIGNED on the half title page. Oblong format. 104 pp. ISBN: 1-555915604.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Clara Brodeur has spent her entire adult life pulling herself away from her famous mother, the renowned and controversial photographer Ruth Dunne, whose towering reputation rests on the unsettling nude portraits she took of her young daughter from the ages of three to fourteen." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 9780375415487.

Honolulu: Island Heritage Press, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful illustrated book - gorgeous full-color photographs by Robert B. Goodman - and very attractively produced. Large format, measuring 10 x 10 1/2 inches, bound in light tan linen with red lettering on the spine, red decoration on front cover. 296 pp.

Honolulu: Island Heritage Press, 1970. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful illustrated book - gorgeous full-color photographs by Robert B. Goodman - and very attractively produced. Large format, measuring 10 x 10 1/2 inches, bound in light tan linen with red lettering on the spine, red decoration on front cover. 296 pp.

Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - Preface by the architect Richard Meier. A visual record of the site of the museum before it was built, and of the excavation and construction of the Getty Museum between 1984 and 1997. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A striking book in a slightly oversized square format. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-892365498.

Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, 1996. SIGNED first edition - Tenth anniversary issue of this journal of fiction, poetry and art. SIGNED by TWO authors: by Alison Deming at her poem "Making Love to You When You're Far Away" and by Alberto Rios at his poem "French Postales." Also includes contributions by Rick Bass, Ron Carlson, Mark Klett, Valerie Miner, Yusef Komunyakaa, Naomi Shihab Nye and many others. 140 pp plus notes on contributors. Bookmarks for previous issues laid in . We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1969.). A discussion of the dangers threatening San Francisco Bay and also of its importance to the area, not just in terms of wildlife and water, but in terms of climate, the impact earthquakes can have on filled land, etc. An important work, still timely. Illustrated with man black and white photographs of the bay and the surrounding areas.151pp. with list of photographers.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1969.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A discussion of the dangers threatening San Francisco Bay and also of its importance to the area, not just in terms of wildlife and water, but in terms of climate, the impact earthquakes can have on filled land, etc. An important work, still timely. Illustrated with man black and white photographs of the bay and the surrounding areas.151pp. with list of photographers

Madison, WI: Henry Holt, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - While on assignment in Vienna, photographer Ian Jarrett falls in love with a woman he meets by chance, Marian Esguard, but when she fails to show up at a rendezvous back in England, he finds himself involved in a mystery that may be 170 years old. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-80506155X.

Visalia - Corralitos: By the authors, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful large format book, using anecdotes, slices of history, observations and yarns, to give voices to the black and white photographs which capture the essence of this vast agricultural region in the heart of California. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0935330003.

Anchorage: University of Alaska, 2003. SIGNED first edition - A substantial and highly praised literary journal - SIGNED by poet Jane Hirshfield at the special section on the nature of language and art, and uncommon thus. Also includes a photo essay 'Cancer Journal' by Richard J. Murphy, 14 short stories, 2 memoirs and 67 poems selected by the guest poetry editor Michael Ryan. 270 pp We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First edition - A picture of Harlem life in words (by Hughes) and photographs (by DeCarava), uncommon in all editions. A moving and beautiful book. 98 pp.