San Francisco: Golden Gate National Park Association / Chronicle Books, San Francisco, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful introduction to this San Francisco former military outpost - a history which spanned 200 years - and now part of the Golden Gate National Park. Illustrated in both full color and black and white photographs by Robert Ketchum, Linda Butler and Mary Swisher. Includes a double page fold-out map. Text by Delphine Hirasuna. Afterward by Robert G. Kennedy, notes on contributors. Somewhat oversized square format. Index of the photographs. 131 pp. ISBN: 0-811808742.

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.

Alamo, CA: PhotoHutch, (2009). SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Flying Through the ABCs with Fun Feathered Friends " - a beautiful and informative book, illustrated with over 60 full color photographs of North American birds. Includes a "who's who challenge" and several pages of additional facts about the birds. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Square format, 80 pp. ISBN: 978-0982492505.

New York: Hyperion, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - A journey through America based on the idea of looking at the principles on which America was founded, and then searching for how those principles have survived. The authors found that they 'have been shaken, molded, adapted and assaulted, yet remarkably they endure.' A beautifully produced, oversized book filled with full-color photographs and thought-provoking text with an original issue price of $50.00. Includes a reading list, source notes, index. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-67086.

San Francisco: Friends of the Earth Foundation, 1983. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Catalog for photography exhibition in 1983 with text by by Stephen Johnson. Includes photographs from 1915 to 1982 by Ansel Adams, Robert Dawson, Brett Weston, Galen Rowell, Stephen Johnson and many others. Most are in black and white, but there is a significant number in full color also. Includes a 2 page inventory of the photographs. One of only 500 copies bound in cloth (out of a total edition of 5000). SIGNED and dated on the front endpaper by Johnson with the words "best wishes." Map, information about Mono Lake. Oblong format, 80 pp. ISBN: 0-913890561.

San Francisco: ZYZZYVA, Inc. 1986. First edition - Contributions from Sandra MacPherson, Al Young, Kevin Killian, Carolyn See, James Houston and more. Includes graphic art and photographs. 151 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED by Kantner on the half-title page. "His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing." Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Maps, glossary. 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1571313010.

Focal Impressions, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "captures the romance of Nevada's past as seen by photographer Jeannette Kerr and her husband, geologist John Kerr.. . [it] captures Nevada's abandoned past which reveals a rich panorama of old ghost towns, lapsed mining claims, a daunting landscape and its living legends, the wild Mestengo horses." Illustrated throughout with full color photographs of wild horse gathers, old mines and stories of personal encounters with some of the early generation of miners and prospectors. SIGNED opposite the title page by both authors. Glossaries of horse terms and of mining terms, index. Oblong format. 180 pp. ISBN: 978-0980960303.

Berkeley, CA: Heyday, (2011.). SIGNED - Presents fifty San Francisco buildings, photographed in full color, including details and overviews of each building. Some are architectural icons, others are by well-known architects, and some are almost unknown. A book for lovers of both San Franscico and architecture. SIGNED on the title page. 111 pp. ISBN: 9781597141543.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - The publisher shares 60 of his photographs - mostly of writers from Joseph Conrad, Leonard Woolf, Witter Byner, to Raymond Chandler, Satre, Camus, Muriel Spark, Julia Child and more - on the 60th anniversary of his publishing house. Slightly oversized square format. 62 pp. ISBN: 0-394-498925.

Watsonville, CA: Papier-Mache Press, (1991) dj. Hardcover - Classic anthology of stories and poems on women aging, illustrated with many black and white photographs of older women. This edition includes a new foreword by Jenny Joseph, the author of 'Warning' which begins with the line which is the title of this book, and an afterword by the publishers. 181 pp plus afterword, notes on the contributors and publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-918949-15-7.

New York: The Viking Press, (1981.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of a 1979 safari into the Selous Game Reserve in southern Tanzania, with text by Matthiessen and full color photographs by Hugo van Lawick portray the people, the land, and the numerous wild animals of one of the world's last great wilderness areas. with accompanying photographs, chronicling their 1979 safari to the Selous Game Reserve of southern Tanzania. SIGNED by Matthiessen on the title page. Notes. Slightly oversized format, map endpapers. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-670-616966.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, (1989) dj. Hardcover - During his research for a novel to be set in the Caribbean, author James Michener and his associate John Kings visited Cuba, where they spent 6 days in Havana. This book is based on interviews with almost 200 Cubans of very different backgrounds and positions, and looks at how the country has progressed after 90 years of independence from Spain and under the 30-year leadership of Castro Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs by John Kings. Slightly oversized format, printed throughout on glossy paper. 144 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-292776292.

New York: Harper & Row, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book which "celebrates, in words and full-color photographs, the adventure of living in the world's most astonishing city." Illustrated with forty-four full-page color photographs by the author. Large square format, unpaginated, printed on glossy paper throughout. ISBN: 0-06-013092X.

Honolulu, Mutual Publishing Co., nd (ca 2000, c 1978.). A beautiful book, an informal history of Hawaii, as told through 160 carefully selected historical sepia toned photographs. Somewhat oversized square format. Bibliography, index. 130 pp. ISBN: 0-935180-044.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Covers 150 years of African American history. Myer's spare and evocative text is accompanied by many images never seen outside private family albums. In addition to the pictures of former slaves, a lynching, this also shows the wealthy and middle class of the late nineteenth century including Civil War and World War I soldiers, cowboys, sheriffs, settlers of the old west, miners and lumber mill workers, writers, women and more. A beautiful large format book. 166 pages. ISBN: 0-15-100191X.

Pasadena, California: California Lure Publishers, (1953). Hardcover - Black and white photographs of California in the 1940s with descriptive text. Prologue and epilogue by Oscar Lewis. Index. 311 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1997). A study of woman writers and artists who found their voices and images in the desert of the Southwest - well known figures such as Willa Cather, Georgia O'Keefe Leslie Marmon Silko, Nancy Holt, photographer Laura Gilpin, but also less well known figures of varying ethnicity. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps. List of illustrations, notes, index. xii1, 281 pp. ISBN: 0-816516499.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of woman writers and artists who found their voices and images in the desert of the Southwest - well known figures such as Willa Cather, Georgia O'Keefe Leslie Marmon Silko, Nancy Holt, photographer Laura Gilpin, but also less well known figures of varying ethnicity. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps. List of illustrations, notes, index. xii1, 291 pp. ISBN: 0-300-036884.

New York: Viking, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Poetry and full-color photography by Parks - a lovely book. Introduction by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-6703466675.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a love affair traced thru color photograps and poetry. Somewhat oversized format. Unpaginated.

New York: Viking, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - Poetry and full-color photography by Parks - a lovely book. Introduction by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-6703466675.

New York: The Viking Press, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book for readers of all ages - one which explores the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960's from the viewpoint of ordinary people who participated in it - and especially the memories of those who marched for freedom as children. Illustrated with many photographs. SIGNED and dated by the author in the year of publication. Large format, notes, bibliography, index. 72 pp. ISBN: 0-670-011894.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Twenty-five years before, the author and husband left their native Connecticut for an abandoned farmhouse in New Brunswick, Canada. This book chronicles their life there in the country they made their own, illustrated with over 75 stunningly beautiful full-color photographs by the author. Printed on heavy glossy stock throughout - a book to savor and enjoy. 143 pp. ISBN: 1-556704607.

Creston Books, (2013). Hardcover - "A Halloween story with the theme of decomposition, a science book about the recycling of life, a photography book with pictures so detailed, fascinating and . . . well . . . gross, that it will captivate and engage even the most book-phobic of children. Written in the first person from the voices of all the characters involved (the pumpkin and its many visitors including mice, birds, insects, fungi, worms, slime molds, etc.), the narrative documents the fate of a familiar fruit as it rots into nothingness" and begins to grow again the next year. Illustrated with full color photographs on every page by Dwight Kuhn. Glossary. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1939547033.

New York: Harlem River Press, (1991.). SIGNED first edition - Collection of poetry illustrated with photographs by Nathaniel Bellamy, Gerald Cyrus, Calvin Hicks and Adele Hodge. SIGNED on the title page. 77 pp plus list of photo credits. ISBN: 0-86316-305x.

New York: Penguin / Blue Rider Press, (2013.) dj. SIGNED first edition - Novel inspired by the lives of photographer Dorothea Lange and the woman who was the subject of her most iconic photograph - Migrant Mother. SIGNED on the title page. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0399160707.

New York: Penguin / Blue Rider Press, (2013.). SIGNED first edition - Novel inspired by the lives of photographer Dorothea Lange and the woman who was the subject of her most iconic photograph - Migrant Mother. SIGNED on the title page. 322 pp.