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Subject: [Leica] Friday For-Sale: Great Books
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:29:30 -0500 (CDT)
References: <4F90CD0E.5090604@vol.com> <77F0EB0C-0B60-4555-A8EF-0822197B5D0A@gmail.com> <4F0F13DB-71A4-4C35-994F-C6795AF110CE@usjet.net>

Thanks.


On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:13 AM, Robert Meier wrote:

> Dave,
> 
> That's it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert
> 
> On Apr 20, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> hi Dave, 
>> 
>> are you here to sell?
>> 
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:42 PM, Dave Jenkins wrote:
>> 
>>> *_Great Books_*
>>> 
>>> *_ Masters of the Leica_*
>>> 
>>> * The Americans* Robert Frank. Rare 1978 Aperture Monograph in as-new 
>>> hard cover with as-new dust jacket. One of the most influential photo 
>>> books of the 20th century and one of the greatest Leica classics. *$350*
>>> 
>>> * Koudelka: Gypsies, *Josef Koudelka. Rare 1975 Aperture -- Museum of 
>>> Modern Art edition, first printing. Book very fine in torn and taped 
>>> dust jacket. 12x11 in. *$250*
>>> 
>>> * **A Way** of Seeing: Photographs of New York*. Helen Levitt, with 
>>> essay by James Agee. Very rare 1965 Museum of Modern Art Edition. Soft 
>>> cover in very good condition except for slight damage to upper spine 
>>> (photos available). *$325*
>>> 
>>> * My Experiences in Color Photography*, Dr Paul Wolff. First American 
>>> Edition, 1948. Amazing photographs by the man who got his first Leica in 
>>> 1926 and whose work did more than anyone else's to put Leica on the map. 
>>> 10.5x9.25 in. Fine in Good dust jacket with some tears and chipping. 
>>> *$20*
>>> 
>>> * Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson.* First North American 
>>> Edition, 1998. Very fine in very good dust jacket with a few mended 
>>> tears. . 9?x12 in. *$25*
>>> 
>>> *The Savage My Kinsman*, Cornell Capa and Elisabeth Elliot:    Fine in 
>>> mended dust jacket. Amazon has the 1981 paperback edition, used, for 
>>> $119. This is the rare 1961 first edition hard cover. My price, *$125*
>>> 
>>> * The Ballad of Sexual Dependency,* Nan Goldin. As new in as new dust 
>>> jacket with mylar wrap. TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. *$250*
>>> 
>>> *A Time We Knew*, William Albert Allard. 1990 First Edition, Very Fine 
>>> in near-fine dust jacket  with some spine and edge fading. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * This Is War*, David Douglas Duncan. 1951 First edition hardcover, Very 
>>> good with some fading, no dust jacket. 9X12 in. This is the all-time 
>>> greatest book of war photography. Duncan shot Super XX in a Leica IIIC 
>>> fitted with Nikkor lenses. *$20*
>>> 
>>> * **Wales**, Land of My Father*, David Hurn. 2000 First Edition, Very 
>>> fine in fine dust jacket. *$29*
>>> 
>>> * Viva Picasso*, David Douglas Duncan. 1980 First Edition. An 
>>> exceptionally fine copy in a fine dust jacket with some spine fading. 
>>> 9.5x12 in. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * The Fragile Miracle of Martin Gray*, David Douglas Duncan. 1979 First 
>>> Edition. Very fine in fine dust jacket. *$5*
>>> 
>>> *These United States*, Fred J. Maroon. 1975. One of my favorite 
>>> photographers crosses the continent with his Leica M4 and Leicaflex SL. 
>>> The book is near fine. The dust jacket has some small tears, but is in a 
>>> mylar wrap. 9X12 in. *$10*
>>> 
>>> * Maroon on Georgetown*, Fred J. Maroon. 1985 First Edition, 9?x12 in. 
>>> Very fine in fine dust jacket. Maroon was an architect who became one of 
>>> America's leading photographers. His photographs are a graduate-level 
>>> course in the use of 35mm for architecture. *$10*
>>> 
>>> * Leitz Auxiliary Reproduction Devices, 1934. *24 pp, illus.; approx. 
>>> 5x7". Cover worn, small tears, otherwise complete. Scarce. Shows copying 
>>> equipment, code words, use, etc. *$25.00*
>>> 
>>> *Why a Leica?, 1956 * 12pp, fully illustrated promo brochure, 6x8-1/2". 
>>> VG. *$12*
>>> 
>>> * _Contax_*
>>> 
>>> * The Connoisseur and the Contax, 1935.* 64pp, fully illus.; approx. 
>>> 5x7". Complete information on the Contax I, lenses, accessories. 
>>> Valuable reference. Age-yellowed but otherwise EX condition. Very 
>>> scarce. *$45*
>>> 
>>> * You Are My Love*, Leonard McCombe. First edition, first printing 
>>> hardcover in good condition, no dust jacket. Some page yellowing. Rare. 
>>> A beautiful love story/photo essay by one of the greatest of the Life 
>>> photographers (and a Contax user). *$35*
>>> 
>>> * _Classic Books_*
>>> 
>>> *W. Eugene Smith: Shadow and Substance*. Jim Hughes. 1989 First Edition, 
>>> fine in near-fine dust jacket*. $49*
>>> 
>>> * A World Through My Window*, Ruth Orkin. 1978 First Edition, Very Good 
>>> in Very Good dust jacket with some edge wear. A very nice copy of Ruth 
>>> Orkin's exquisite collection of New York (mostly Central Park) 
>>> photographs taken from her apartment window over a period of 25 years. 
>>> _Signed and inscribed by Orkin_. *$25*
>>> 
>>> Stock Image
>>> 
>>> *A Photo Journal*, Ruth Orkin, Viking Press Studio Book 1981 First 
>>> Edition. Fine condition in maroon cloth binding. Dust jacket has one 
>>> tiny closed tear near top spine, otherwise Fine. *$45*
>>> 
>>> * Kertesz on Kertesz*, Andre Kertesz. 1983 First Edition, Very good (ex 
>>> libris) in fine dust jacket protected by plastic library wrap. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * In Retrospect, *Eve Arnold. 1995 First Edition as new in as new dust 
>>> jacket in mylar wrap. Publisher's 8-page promotional flyer laid in. 
>>> *$225*
>>> 
>>> * DeMeyer*, Phillippe Jullian. 1976 First Edition, 9?x12? in. Very good 
>>> hardcover with some mildew in very good dust jacket with slight spine 
>>> fading. *$12*
>>> 
>>> * Assignments* Lord Snowdon (Anthony Armstrong-Jones). 1972 First 
>>> Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket with mylar wrap. *$12*
>>> 
>>> * The Prison Experience*, Morrie Camhi. 1989 First Edition. Fine 
>>> hardcover in near-fine dust jacket. *$9*
>>> 
>>> * The Frenchman*, Philippe Halsman. 1949 First softcover edition. Good, 
>>> with some cover wear.  *$5*
>>> 
>>> * Halsman at Work*, Philippe Halsman. 1989 First edition softcover in 
>>> very fine condition. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * Halsman 79*, Philippe Halsman. Fine soft-cover with very slight aging. 
>>> Portraits by one of the very greatest portrait photographers. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * Annie Liebovitz: Photographs. *Panheon, 1983. One of the great Rolling 
>>> Stone photographers. 12x9 soft cover in very good condition with slight 
>>> yellowing and soiling. *$8*
>>> 
>>> * Robert Mapplethorpe: Some Women.* First soft cover edition, 1993. Nude 
>>> studies and portraits. Near-fine with slight edge wear. 12x10. *$9*
>>> 
>>> * Lisette Model* This is the rare 1979 First Edition Aperture  
>>> Monograph. Very fine 15x12 inch hardcover in near-fine dust jacket with 
>>> some edge rolling and slight spine corner wear. *$85*
>>> 
>>> * Words and Pictures*, Wilson Hicks. 1952 First Edition. A fine copy of 
>>> the very rare classic text on photojournalism by the man who developed 
>>> the Life Magazine photo essay format. No dust jacket. *$95*
>>> 
>>> * Imprints: A Retrospective*, David Plowden. 1997 First Edition, 10?x11? 
>>> in. As new in as new dust jacket. *$22*
>>> 
>>> * Floor of the Sky,* David Plowden. Sierra Club, 1972. First Edition, 
>>> near fine cloth-bound in  torn (mended) and slightly yellowed dust 
>>> jacket. 10.5x12.25 in. *$12 *
>>> 
>>> * The Magic Image*, Cecil Beaton and Gail Buckland. 1975 First American 
>>> Edition, 9x11? in. Fine in very good dust jacket. A great history of 
>>> photography up to the year of publication. *$15*
>>> 
>>> *The Face of Minnesota*, John Szarkowski. 1958 First Edition. Very good 
>>> in good dust jacket with small chips, tears, and edge wear. Did you know 
>>> that Szarkowski was a professional photographer before he became the 
>>> principal arbiter of photographic taste? *$20*
>>> 
>>> *The Inhabitants*, Wright Morris. Rare 1946 First Edition, Good, in worn 
>>> and chipped dust jacket. 9?x11? in. Morris' ground-breaking 
>>> photographs-with-text format. *$45*
>>> 
>>> * **Rock** City** Barns: A Passing Era*, David B. Jenkins. 1996 First 
>>> Edition. This is my own work and is one of the best-selling coffee table 
>>> books ever published, with more than 27,000 copies sold. These are store 
>>> returns with no dust jackets and some pages may be lightly stuck 
>>> together, but each copy will be signed and may also be inscribed to 
>>> yourself or someone else if you wish. *$30*
>>> 
>>> * Land of Deepest Shade: Photographs of the South*, John McWilliams. 
>>> 1989 First Edition, 13?x10 in. Very fine hardcover in fine dust jacket. 
>>> *$20*
>>> 
>>> * Places of Grace: The Natural Landscapes of the American Midwest*, Gary 
>>> Irving. 1999 First Edition, 12x10? in. Very fine hardcover in find dust 
>>> jacket. Wonderful panoramic photographs made with the Linhof and Fuji 
>>> 617 panoramic cameras. *$20*
>>> 
>>> * **St. Louis** and the Arch,* Joel Meyerowitz. First edition, 1980. 
>>> Fine hardcover in VG dust jacket with slight edge and spine wear. *$40*
>>> 
>>> * A Life in Photography* Rollie McKenna. 1991 First Edition, 9?x11? in. 
>>> As new hardcover in as new dust jacket with mylar wrap. *$10*
>>> 
>>> *Maine** Coastal Portrait.* Photographs by three Maine photographers: 
>>> Kosti Ruohomaa, Jim Moore, and Carroll Thayer Berry. Seth Low Press 1959 
>>> First Edition. The dust jacket has very slight patina on it consistent 
>>> with a book that's 50 years old. Overall, the book is in excellent 
>>> condition for its age. This is about as rare as it gets, because the 
>>> book is _signed by all three photographers_. *$175*
>>> 
>>> Stock Image
>>> 
>>> *Wallflower: Deborah Turbeville. *Congreve, New York, 1978 First 
>>> Edition, 9? - 12 in. cloth binding in fine condition.  Dust jacket has 
>>> some scuffing and soiling and a few small tears. Turbeville's 
>>> masterpiece features many of the stunning photographs which made her 
>>> reputation. I don't care much for her work, but you may love it. Very 
>>> rare. *$65*
>>> 
>>> * **France*, 1953 small (10?x8? in.) booklet of photographs published by 
>>> the French Government. Includes Doisneau, Brassai, many others. Staple 
>>> binding slightly loose, center spread  missing, otherwise very good. 
>>> Rare. *$10*
>>> 
>>> * Sixty Photographs*, Alfred A. Knopf. First Edition, 1975. Very good 
>>> softcover with some yellowing and a few small stains. Sixty portraits 
>>> made by the distinguished publisher. *$5*
>>> 
>>> *_How-To Books_* (all are soft-cover except as noted)
>>> 
>>> *Talking Photography, *Frank Van Riper. Interesting essays on many 
>>> aspects of photography by the Washington Post photography columnist. 
>>> Very good softcover, signed by author. *$8*
>>> 
>>> *Digital Photographer's Handbook,* Tom Ang. Just about everything you 
>>> would ever want to know about digital photography. Very fine hardcover 
>>> in very fine dust jacket. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * The Professional Photographer's Digital Wedding Album Design Guide,* 
>>> Kathy Woodford. A very useful book with clear, step-by-step guidance. 
>>> *$9*
>>> 
>>> * Web Design Expert*, Nick Nettleton. Excellent condition. Create your 
>>> own web site. *$9*
>>> 
>>> * Web Site Design for Professional Photographers*, Paul and Jean Rose. 
>>> Like-new condition. *$9*
>>> 
>>> * The Photographer's Internet Handbook*, Joe Farace. Excellent 
>>> condition. *$5*
>>> 
>>> * Location Portraiture: The Story Behind the Art*/,/ William S. 
>>> McIntosh. Excellent condition, signed and inscribed by McIntosh. *$15*
>>> 
>>> * Shooting Portraits on Location*, Lisl Dennis. Very fine hardcover in 
>>> near-fine dust jacket with slight edge wear. Comprehensive guide to 
>>> making portraits on location. *$10*
>>> 
>>> * The Art of Wedding Photography* by Bambi Cantrell. Excellent 
>>> condition. Amazon's price $19.77. My price *$10*
>>> 
>>> * Master's Guide to Wedding Photography*, Marcus Bell. The best of the 
>>> wedding photography guide-books. Excellent condition, one slight corner 
>>> ding. *$10*
>>> 
>>> *The Business of Wedding Photography, *Ann Monteith. Some underlining, 
>>> otherwise very good condition hardcover in good dust jacket. A classic. 
>>> $1*5*
>>> 
>>> * Wedding Photography: Art, Business, and Style* by Steve Sint. 1^st 
>>> edition, very good condition. This is the original version. *$5*
>>> 
>>> *How To Advertise and Sell Your Wedding Photography* by G. E. Masana. 
>>> Very good condition. *$5*
>>> 
>>> *The Versatile Photographer*, Larry Dale Gordon. VG/Excellent condition. 
>>> *$5*
>>> 
>>> * Secrets of Studio Still Life Photography*, Gary Perweiler. Learn from 
>>> a master. Exc. condition, *$5*
>>> 
>>> * The Focal Handbook of Commercial Photography*, Gerry Kopelow. 
>>> VG/Excellent condition. *$5*
>>> 
>>> *Satterwhite on Color and Design*, Al Satterwhite. Very good condition. 
>>> *$5*
>>> 
>>> *Contact Information*
>>> 
>>> You may contact me by PM, or by e-mail at djphoto at vol.com 
>>> <mailto:djphoto at vol.com>. If you send a PM, be sure to include your 
>>> e-mail address. The PM system is cumbersome, and it will save time if we 
>>> by-pass it.
>>> 
>>> * Shipping Information*
>>> 
>>> All books will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless you want to pay for 
>>> faster service. However, I will always use the mailing service that 
>>> costs you least, and in some cases that may be Priority Mail. Prices are 
>>> for U.S. shipping only.
>>> 
>>> First book: $4.50.
>>> 
>>> Additional books: $1.95
>>> 
>>> Pamphlets and brochures (smaller than magazine size): $1.99
>>> 
>>> Additional pamphlets/brochures: 95 cents.
>>> 
>>> Larger/heavier books may require additional postage.
>>> 
>>> If the total shipping cost of your order is more than the cost of a 
>>> Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope ($5.30) and if the order will fit in a 
>>> Flat Rate envelope, I will ship it Priority Mail.
>>> 
>>> A Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate box ($11.35) will hold three to six 
>>> books, depending on the size of the books. If you order four or more 
>>> books and they will fit in a medium box, I will ship by Priority Mail.
>>> 
>>> The above prices are for shipping to the continental United States only. 
>>> For shipping to other countries, there may be a surcharge of from $4 to 
>>> $7.50 for filling out customs forms.
>>> 
>>> 
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In reply to: Message from djphoto at vol.com (Dave Jenkins) ([Leica] Friday For-Sale: Great Books)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Friday For-Sale: Great Books)
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