Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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* ** 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 ** 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* ** 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 * ** 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* ** 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* ** 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* ** 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* ** 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* ** *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. ** *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.