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Subject: [Leica] Great Books by Leica Masters and Others
From: djphoto at vol.com (Dave Jenkins)
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:11:28 -0400

*_Great Books by Leica Masters_*

* 
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. *$345*

*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. *$245*

*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). *$295*

*The Ballad of Sexual Dependency,* Nan Goldin. As new in as new dust 
jacket with mylar wrap. TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. *$245*

*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, *$99*

* A Time We Knew*, William Albert Allard. 1990 First Edition, Very Fine 
in near-fine dust jacket  with some spine and edge fading. *$15*

* **Wales**, Land of My Father*, David Hurn. 2000 First Edition, Very 
fine in fine dust jacket. *$25*

* This Is War*, David Douglas Duncan. 1951 First edition hardcover, Very 
good with some fading, Tattered and taped 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. *$25*

* GREAT TREASURES OF THE KREMLIN*, David Douglas Duncan. 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*

 *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*

 *GOODBYE PICASSO,* David Douglas Duncan. 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*

 *SELF-PORTRAIT: USA*, David Douglas Duncan. 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*

* 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). *$29*

* _More Classic Photography Books_*

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

* A Photo Journal*, Ruth Orkin. 1981 First Edition. Fine, in maroon 
cloth binding. Dust jacket has one tiny mended tear near top of spine, 
otherwise Fine. *$39*

* Wallflower*, Deborah Turbeville. 1978 First Edition, 9?x12 in. Fine, 
in very good dust jacket with some scuffing, soiling, and a few small 
tears. Very rare. *$59*

* 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. *$195*

* 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. *$19*

* 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? *$19*

* 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. *$29*

* Land of Deepest Shade: Photographs of the South*, John McWilliams. 
1989 First Edition, 13?x10 in. Very fine hardcover in fine dust jacket. 
*$19*

* 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. *$19*

* **St. Louis** and the Arch,* Joel Meyerowitz. First edition, 1980. 
Fine hardcover in VG dust jacket with slight edge and spine wear. *$39*

* 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*

* **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*

 *
Contact Information*

My e-mail is djphoto at vol.com <mailto:djphoto at vol.com>. This is also my 
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 First book: $4.50.
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