Photojournalism from A&D Books

New York: Aperture, 1996. Hardcover. SIGNED. There weren't many better photojournalists than Philip Jones Griffiths (1936-2008); as Cartier-Bresson once said, "not since Goya has anyone portrayed war like Philip Jones Griffiths." A 40-year retrospective of the Magnum photographer's work, SIGNED BY GRIFFITHS on the half-title; no inscription. Introduction by Murray Sayle. First edition, first printing. 192 pages; 113 duo-toned… Read more about this item

Zurich: Edition Stemmle, 1996. Hardcover. First edition. AS NEW clothbound hardcover in dust jacket in the publisher's shrink wrap. Note that the white line along the spine in our photo is the reflection of the flash. An overview of the career of Ben Fernandez, the socially conscious street photographer; the catalogue for a traveling retrospective exhibition. Photographs by Ben… Read more about this item

New York & London: Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative, 1983. Paperback. First edition, first printing. The work of 30 photographers on assignment in El Salvador for various news publications with published and unpublished work "not as news but as their experience of an ongoing history." The photojournalists include Harry Mattison, Susan Meiselas, John Hoagland, Eugene Richards, James Nachtwey, and… Read more about this item

Milan: Idea Editions, 1978. Paperback. First edition. Very Good+ paperback with light traces of wear and/or soiling at the edges; the spine is square and uncreased but it's likely the binding glue is dried out. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A collection of images by Italian photojournalists documenting the student uprisings in… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Paperback. First edition, first printing. Fine/As New paperback. Two essays on Weegee's (Arthur Fellig) photography and his 1945 book, Naked City, and their effect on journalistic practices. One looks at Weegee's pictures before and after they were collected and assesses how his practice of tabloid photography was inseparable from his own lowbrow appeal.… Read more about this item

New York: Time, 1972. Hardcover. First edition, without the publisher's logo to the spine. Very Good+ clothbound hardcover with fading to the spine and flaking to the spine title text in a Very Good+ slipcase with a tipped-in image to the front, with touches of soiling to the back panel; the interior is clean and bright; no dj as… Read more about this item

New York: Grossman, 1974. Hardcover. First edition. Near Fine clothbound hardcover with a touch of shelf wear/handling in a Very Good+ dust jacket with tanning to the spine and light shelf wear. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A monograph… Read more about this item

American Photographic Book Publishing / AmPhoto / Chilton, 1965. Hardcover. Second edition, first printing. Near Fine clothbound hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket with the publisher's price sticker to the front flap, a touch of rubbing to the edges, and soiling and light dampstaining to one corner of the back panel. A nice copy. Note that the white… Read more about this item

New York: powerHouse Books, 2003. Hardcover. First edition. Fine hardcover with a hint of shelf wear; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A photo-essay documenting "the U.S.-led military campaign Iraqi Freedom from the perspective of some of the world's most renowned and respected photojournalists who possessed extraordinary first-hand access… Read more about this item

American Photographic Book Publishing / AmPhoto, 1956. Hardcover. First edition. Near Fine clothbound hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket with a penciled price to the first page, sunning to the spine, and a hint of an odor. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN… Read more about this item

New York: Harpercollins, 1987. Paperback. First edition, first printing. Fine paperback with a hint of wear at the edges and a remainder mark to the bottom edge of the text block; square, tight binding, no creasing to spine, sharp tips. A nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. In the five years… Read more about this item

Curtin & London, 1980. Paperback. First edition. Good+ paperback with light wear at the edges, light overall shelf wear, tiny dog-ears to a number of pages, two moderate creases to the back cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. This book is a comprehensive overview of the equipment, techniques, and approaches that have… Read more about this item

New York: Umbrage, 2004. Hardcover. First edition, first printing, 2004. Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Presents the excellent photojournalism of Tyler Hicks, from the World Trade Center, September 2001,… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf/Melcher Media, 1997. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine hardcover with a hint of handling in a Near Fine dust jacket with light shelf wear. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Great photojournalistic work by the 1997 winner of the… Read more about this item

London: Fountain Press, 1969. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good clothbound hardcover with light edge wear and age toning in a Very Good dust jacket with light soiling and shelf wear. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Survey of the best portraiture, art, and… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine/As New hardcover in a Fine/As New dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. One of the best overall recreations of the events of September 11, 2001, is here presented by the editors of Life… Read more about this item

New York: powerHouse Books, 2001. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine, almost as new, hardcover; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, BOXED. Probably the best collection of images from that day with photographs by Magnum photographers Steve McCurry, Susan Meiselas, Larry Towell, Gilles Peress, Thomas Hoepker, Alex Webb, Paul Fusco, Eli Reed,… Read more about this item

New York: Aperture, 1998. Hardcover. SIGNED. First US edition, first printing. Fine/As New clothbound hardcover in a Fine/As New dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. Note that the white line along the spine in our photo is the reflection of the flash. Images of Algeria in the midst of social and religious strife, taken over a 10-year… Read more about this item

Berne: Benteli, 1995. Hardcover. First edition. Near Fine hardcover with spots of rubbing at the extremities; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Michael von Graffenried, an award-winning Swiss photojournalist, spent time in Sudan in the early 1990s, where he photographed the warring factions--Southern Christians versus Northern Muslims--in the national… Read more about this item

Bussum: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good+ hardcover with a touch of shelf wear, a small light bump to one edge, and spots of rubbing to the lower extremities; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The first book by Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) completely in color,… Read more about this item