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Subject: [Leica] Friday For Sale -- Great Leica Books
From: djphoto at vol.com (djphoto)
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:29:03 -0500

Great books by and about Leicas and Leica Photographers

Allard. William Albert:*The Photographic Essay*. 1989 First Edition, 
Very Good softcover. A wonderful book about the work and life the great 
National Geographic photographer. *$45*

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Bower, Brian:*Leica Reflex Photography*. 1991 soft-cover in near-fine 
condition with very slight corner damage. $10

Bower, Brian:*The Leica Lens Book*. 1998 near-fine hardcover in good 
dust jacket with one torn corner. $25

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Capa, Cornell, and Elisabeth Elliot: *The Savage My Kinsman*.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, *$99*

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Cartier-Bresson, Henri: *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*

Davidson, Bruce: *Subsistence U.S.A.1973 First Edition. Very fine in 
cloth binding. Dust jacket Fine in mylar wrap with slight age spotting. 
$25 *

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Duncan, David Douglas:*GREAT TREASURES OF THE KREMLIN*. A true Leica 
master. After persuading Kruschev to allow him to photograph the 
treasures of the Kremlin, DDD accomplished the job magnificently with a 
pair of M3s, Kodachrome, available light, and a few old Mighty-Lite 
flashes. This is the 1967 expanded edition with tipped-in 
photogravures.Very fine in very fine dust jacket.*$25*

*Same*, 1979 reprint of the original 1960 first edition. Very fine in 
very good dust jacket.*$10*

Duncan, David Douglas:*Viva Picasso*. 1980 First Edition. An 
exceptionally fine copy in a fine dust jacket with some spine fading. 
9.5x12 in. *$15*

Duncan, David Douglas:*GOODBYE PICASSO*. First edition, 1974.Very fine 
in orange burlap binding, fine dust jacket with small mended tear.*$59*

*Same*, orange burlap cloth over boards, no dust jacket. *$29*

Duncan, David Douglas:*SELF-PORTRAIT: USA*. Leitz loaned Duncan a 
Leicaflex SL with a 400mm f6.8 Telyt lens. With this combo plus Tri-X he 
created intimate portraits of the 1968 Republican and Democratic 
national conventions which must be seen to be believed. Fine condition, 
dust jacket has some wear and mended tears.*$15*

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Eisenstaedt, Alfred: *Martha's Vineyard*. 1970 First Edition. Very Good 
in VG dust jacket; some age-yellowing. $9

Erwitt, Elliott: *Elliott Erwitt Snaps*. 2001 First Edition. This is the 
scarce hardcover edition in Like-new condition with like-new dust 
jacket. The first comprehensive monograph covering the complete career 
of Elliott Erwitt, one of the best known photographers of his generation 
and a Magnum member since 1954. This Erwitt survey offers a snapshot of 
the famous and the ordinary, the strange and the amusing over a 50-year 
period. More than 500 photographs, including 200 never before published, 
all captured in Erwitt's unmistakable, witty style. $95

Frank, Robert:*The Americans*. Rare 1978 Aperture Monograph in as-new 
hard cover with as-new dust jacket. One of the most influential photo 
books of the 20thcentury and one of the greatest Leica classics. *$345*

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Hughes, Jim: *W. Eugene Smith: Shadow and Substance*.. 1989 First 
Edition, fine in near-fine dust jacket*. $49*

Koudelka, Josef:*Koudelka: Gypsies*. Rare 1975 Aperture -- Museum of 
Modern Art edition, first printing. Book very fine in torn and taped 
dust jacket. 12x11 in. *$245*

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Levitt, Helen: *A Way**of Seeing: Photographs of New York*. 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). *$295*

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Matheson, Andrew:*The Leica Rangefinder Way*. 1984 Focal Press hardcover 
in very fine condition in near-fine dust jacket. $25

Webb, Alex: *From the Sunshine State*. 1^st ed., 1996. Fine (some 
damp-fluting) in near-fine dust jacket. $75

*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*

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*Contact Information*

My e-mail is djphoto at vol.com <mailto:djphoto at vol.com>. This is also my 
PayPal ID. I do regular PayPal only, not Gift.

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*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.

If you would like Delivery Confirmation/Tracking Number, please add 85 
cents to your total postage. No refunds for lost packages mailed without 
Delivery Confirmation.

My PayPal ID is djphoto at vol.com <mailto:djphoto at vol.com>. Regular 
PayPal 
only -- I do not do Gift.

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 four 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.