the nobel lecture in literature, 1993
out of print, 1993.
new york: alfred a. knopf. isbn: 0679434372. 4.25 x 7 inches. 37 pages. hardcover. bound in red cloth-covered boards with gilt stamping. book condition: fine.
New Arrivals
african religions and philosophy
scarce reissue, 1970.
new york: doubleday. isbn: 9780385037136. 4.25 x 7 inches. 384 pages. softcover. bound in pictorial paper wrappers. book condition: some rubbing. owners inscription to verso of front panel. some pen markings. good++.
rules of civility
signed first edition, 2011.
first printing with flat signature. scarce thus.
new york: viking press. isbn: 9780670022694. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. 335 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: some mild shelf-wear. "autographed at" sticker to front panel. unclipped ($26.95). very good++.
the bell jar
fifth printing, 1971
a bell jar is a bell-shaped glass jar used to cover delicate objects. in the process of covering, the jar forms a vacuum seal between the object and the outside world. sylvia plath's book is a narrative of confinement and social disconnection as experienced by.....
ceremonies: prose and poetry
first edition, 1992. scarce.
essex hemphill was a celebrated queer activist and poet. "ceremonies" was his first full-length collection and won the national library association’s gay, lesbian, and bisexual new author award.
includes contemporaneous newspaper clippings.
new york: plume. isbn: 0452268176. 5.25 x 8 inches. 177 pages.....
from slavery to freedom: a history of american negroes
inscribed, 1963.
"with cordial good wishes
of john hope franklin"
second edition, revised & enlarged. third printing.
franklin was a trailblazing historian and civil rights activist. "from slavery" is without a doubt his most significant work.
new york: alfred a. knopf. 6 x 8.5 inches.....
die nigger die!
first edition, 1969.
"this country was born of violence. violence is as american as cherry pie. black people have always been violent, but our violence has always been directed toward each other. if nonviolence is to be practiced, then it should be practiced in our community and end there.".....
rosa parks: my story
inscribed third printing, 1992.
"2/13/93
rosa parks
to dennis richmond"
inscribed and dated to acclaimed african-american broadcaster dennis richmond when richmond interviewed parks at foothill college theater.
new york: dial books. isbn: 0803706731. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. bound in quarter cloth-covered boards with gilt lettered.....
the death and life of great american cities
first edition, 1961.
"this book is an attack on current city planning and rebuilding." - jane jacobs.
an iconoclastic classic of urban design from the famed activist best known for her opposition to robert moses and his lower manhattan expressway.
jacket design by sam marsh.
new.....
the autobiography of malcolm x
first edition, 1965.
published posthumously nine months after his assassination, this famous memoir of malcolm x was co-written by alex haley and inspired the 1992 spike lee film.
introduction by m.s. handler. epilogue by alex haley. with 16 plate of photographs. jacket design by roy kuhlman...
lars tunbjörk: vinter
first edition, 2007.
published on the occasion of the exhibition lars tunbjörk. winter/home. stockholm.
[göttingen, germany]: steidl verlag and moderna museet. isbn: 978-3-86521-497-3. 11 x 9 inches. 185 pages. hardcover. bound in bright blue cloth covered boards. book condition: light bumping to edges. else fine.
south central, south east, greater atlanta
south central
first edition, 2006.
portland, oregon: nazraeli press. isbn: 1-59005-171-8. 10.5 x 12 inches. 71 pages. hardcover. bound in white paper covered boards. book condition: toning to block throughout. very good+.
greater atlanta
signed first edition, 2006.
portland, oregon: nazraeli press. isbn: 978-59005-259-4. 10.5 x 12 inches.....
niagara: alec soth
first thus, 2018.
with included print.
essays by philip brookman and richard ford. isbn: 978-1-912339-25-9. 11.0236 x 12.60 inches. 104 pages. hardcover. bound in faux leather covered boards with tipped in image. book condition: fine. missing slipcase.
robert moses and the modern city: the transformation of new york
first edition, 2007.
edited by hilary ballon and kenneth t. jackson.
this book is published in conjunction with a three-part exhibition "robert moses and the modern city":
"remaking the metropolis"
museum of the city of new york, 2007
"the road to recreation"
queens.....
the man in the crowd: the uneasy streets of garry winogrand
first edition, 1999.
in association with d.a.p/distributed art publishers. introduction by fran lebowitz. essay by ben lifson.
san francisco: frankel gallery. isbn: 1-881337-05-7. 10.5 x 11 inches. 165 pages. hardcover. bound in pictorial paper wrappers. book condition: heavy edgewear. heavy scrattling and general shelfwear. very good-. absent dust jacket.
winogrand 1964
first edition, 2002. scarce.
sante fe, new mexico: arena editions. isbn: 1-892041-62-6. 12.25 x 10 inches. 281 pages. hardcover. bound in white paper covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: light shelfwear and rubbing. unclipped. very good++.
robert stivers: photographs
signed first edition, 1997.
with an introduction by a.d. coleman.
new mexico: arena editions. isbn: 0-9657280-0-5. 11.25 x 9.5 inches. 44 pages. hardcover. bound in jet black cloth covered boards. book condition: rubbing to front board. else fine. jacket condition: light rubbing. gentle shelfwear. near fine-.
do you know what i mean
signed first edition, 2006.
short story by marie darrieussecq. conversation with isabelle huppert.
this catalog was produced for the exhibition presented at the fondation cartier pour l'art contemporian in paris from march 4th to may 28th, 2006.
translated from the french by ian monk...
mirror mirror
inscribed, 2018.
"sam,
i'll be your mirror
xx
ryan mcginley"
new york: rizzoli electra. isbn: 9780847863471. 11.5 x 9 inches. unpaginated. hardcover. bound in pictorial paper-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped. fine.
rem koolhaas: mutations
first edition, 2000. absent cd.
reflections on the changing urban environment and its climate consequences.
barcelona: actar. isbn: 84-95273-51-9. 7.75 x 6 inches. 800 pages. softcover. bound in black paper wrappers with yellow plastic jacket. book condition: mildly shelfworn. near fine. jacket condition: some warping and soiling. unclipped.....
the patriarch's wardrobe
first edition, 2012.
edition of 1000 copies.
[unknown location]: pambook. 11.85 x 9.45 inches. 66 pages. hardcover. bound in golden yellow cloth covered boards. book condition: light staining to boards. fine-. slipcase condition: gentle edgewear. scrattling. fine-.
the patriarch's wardrobe
first edition, 2012.
edition of 1000 copies.
[unknown location]: pambook. 11.85 x 9.45 inches. 66 pages. hardcover. bound in golden yellow cloth covered boards. book condition: fine. slipcase condition: light scrattling. fine.
andreas gursky: architecture
edited by ralf beil and sonja feßel.
germany: hatje cantz. isbn: 9783775721776. 9.5 x 11.5 inches. 111 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: mildly toned. near fine.
new york new york
2004
rotterdam: nederlands fotomuseum. isbn: 3932187431. 8 x 10 inches. unpaginated. hardcover. bound in black paper-covered boards. book condition: negligible shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: edgeworn. unclipped. near fine.
first edition, 2016.
new york: karma press. isbn: 978-1-942607-37-3. 7.4 x 10.4 inches. 96 pages. book condition: sealed. as new.