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Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Few histories of urban planning are visually appealing as well as scholarly, but the expert Reps has created a successful blend of well-written text and 172 handsome illustrations, mostly reproduced as plates. Spanning 1790 to 1985, the book is divided into 77 folios, each consisting of descriptions and criticisms drawn from… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Classic lavishly illustrated text presents a detailed portrait of India based on Roloff Beny's 20,000 mile travels through the various terrain. His photographs include monuments and temples, diverse population, various cultures, religious sites and statues, palaces and fortresses, landscape, etc. 236 pgs. Illustrated with 136 color tipped-in plates and 16 decorative motifs. Decorative endpapers. Prior owner's… Read more about this item

Boston, MA.: Bullfinch Press, 1994. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text presents a preeminent study of this tradition, including the development and creative photographic process of this medium; the early days of the medium in nineteenth-century Europe to America in the late nineteenth-century, and key figures in this period; a discussion of the medium masters- Atget, Stieglitz, Evans, Levitt, Arbus, Frank, Winogrand,… Read more about this item

Boston, MA.: Bullfinch Press, 1993. Detailed text presents a compilation of Ernst Haas' legendary and pioneering work in this medium, including a historical account of Ernst haas's beginnings in black and white photography, his unique and harmonious photographic style, and important contribution to this art. Includes 114 duotone illustrations taken from the Haas archive, drawn from over 100,000 negatives created… Read more about this item

Freeport, Florida: Arturo's Studio, 2002. Comprehensive historical text presents a detailed biography of Arturo Mennillo, infamous photographer and photo journalist from Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, who compiled a 26-year photo documentary history of the Emerald Coast, as well as numerous photographic images of Africa, Hong Kong, Iran, Asia, and Singapore. Includes numerous photographs obtained from Arturo's priceless photo archives.… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Editions Lacroix, 1980. Classic tlavishly illustrated ext contains a historic account of the construction, design, and cultural influence of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Includes numerous historic photographs in black/white, including a 2-full page photographic layout of the late Pope John Paul II's visit to Paris in May 1980 with the Eiffel Toer in the background aside… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Thames & Hudson, 1994. Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated text presents a detailed photographic and literary account of the authors' two-year adventures living among the nomadic Dolpo-pa people of the high Himalayas and Tibetan plateau Chang Tang. Includes numerous rare color photographs of this remote and remarkable civilization and culture. 239 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item

Boston, MA.: New York Graphic Society/ Little, Brown and Co., 1982. Lavishly illustrated text presents a compilation of aerial photographs taken in a Cessna 170-B by the author, a world renown and celebrated photographer, of some of the unusual and beautiful landscapes of the United States. They show the changes in form and mood that characterize the different areas of… Read more about this item

Weston, Texas: PB Publishing, 2002. Detailed text contains images from a photo-documentary the author undertook in 2001, several months prior to the tragedy of 9/11. The objective was to capture the spirit and surroundings of a local fire department that would symbolize and represent all the small to medium size community departments across America. The stark, graphic, black-and-white images respectfully… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. Comprehensive lavishly illustrated text examines the life and work of the world renown sculpturer and photographer, Henry Moore, beginning with his early childhood in Yorkshire, chronicling his numerous international exhibitions and awards up through date of publication. Includes a catalog of sculptures, public collections, and chronology. Text by Henry Moore, photographs by John Hedgecoe.… Read more about this item

Koln: Taschen, 2000. Comprehensive highly acclaimed text chronicles virtually all the buildings and projects of Richard Neutra's long and expansive architectural career. Includes detailed text sections on the history and the milieu of social critique; technological investigations; biorealism: bodily substrate of the mental life; essays in dwelling; architecture of social concern; etc. Complete works are in chronological order according to… Read more about this item

Golden, CO.: Colorado School of Mines Press, 1980. This classic text presents a detailed photographic history and pioneering photography techniques of the famed Scottish photographer Lachlan McLean, who immigrated to Colorado in 1872, and settled in the Idaho Springs, Georgetown, and Central City region of the Colorado Rockies, all of which were active mining districts. McLean was renown for his… Read more about this item

Israel: Ministry of Defense and Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Press, 1999. Comprehensive expanded reference text presents a comparative view of the country between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea from the second decade of the turbulent twentieth century to the present. Includes approximately seventy aerial photos taken by German, British and Australian aviators during WWI, and newer color photos of… Read more about this item

London, England: Conran Octapus Ltd. , 1988. A photographic revelation, includes double-page spreads of 120 of the world's finest portraiture, fashion, landscape, still life and reportage photographers and their corresponding favorite photograph. SIGNED and Dated by Fi McGhee on first glossy page. 144 pgs. Illustrated with full-page black/white plates. Dustjacket in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition.… Read more about this item

Bremen, Germany: Verlag J.H. Schmalfeldt, 1979. Striking landscape photography of Inseln involving the natural effects of light, wind and water as it relates with the elements. Text in German. 95 pgs. D.J. in mylar. Slipcased. Full colour. With additional 38 black & white miniature plates on last two pgs. Oversized. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over… Read more about this item

Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Historical commentary of the region by Dr. Barnowski, interlaced by strikingly vivid photographs by French-born free-lance photographer Decazes, recalls the deep rooted pioneer history that shaped the land today. Approx. 200 pgs. Illustrated. Signed by Decazes. Dustjacket in mylar.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read more about this item

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1963. Classic text on electronic flash photography, contains sections on speedlight, basic electronics for photographers, filters, exposure and development, guide numbers and exposure meters, specialized techniques, electronic symbols, etc. 170 pgs. Illustrated. Very minor rubbing to corners.. 3rd Revised Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Czechslovakia: Artia, 1964. Text contains 61 photographs of the author's perception of wood in art through the eye of a camera. Author uses various shapes, lighting effects, environmental backgrounds, to bring out the energy of wood as an expression of art. Text in German, English and French. 76 pgs. Black & White Photo Illustrations. Very minor crease… Read more about this item

New York: Vendome Press, 1983. Classic text contains a collection of 177 colour graphic prints & 100 illustrations, including old sepia prints and hand-tinted autochromes-which have beenreproduced in full colour and presented in large-scale format to fit the book pages. Text captures a broad range of historic travel/exploration photos taken around the world, including the Sphinx in Egypt, the Arctic,… Read more about this item