151. Pritchett, V.S. / Evelyn Hofer (Photographer).

DUBLIN – A Portrait. Photographs by Evelyn Hofer.

London / Sydney / Toronto, The Bodley Head, 1967. Quarto (22 cm x 28 cm). 99 pages with 16 pages of photographs in full colour and 78 photographs in monochrome gravure. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Some minor tears to dustjacket, now in protective sleeve, but else in unusually very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A fantastic publication.

152. Le Brocquy, Louis.

Personal copies of an early set of 18 photographs [contacts] of works by Louis le Brocquy, mostly titled and annotated / explained by Louis le Brocquy himself verso. Some of the photographs refer to very early works of le Brocquy. Some have no entries by le Brocquy verso, some have quite extensive information like “Sold to:…..” / Also included is an original, very early exhibition catalogue (Louis le Brocquy’s personal copy of the catalogue) for an exhibition in Mayfair/″Gimpel Fils” – November 1959. The catalogue has several annotations and underlinings in le Brocquy’s hand and included are most of the original photographs of works le Brocquy selected for the printing of the catalogue.

Loandon / Mayfair, Gimpel Fils, 1959. Octavo. 12 pages plus four photographs directly related to the exhibition catalogue / 18 photographs of earlier works. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning, really original set of interesting ephemera from the artist’s personal collection, given to his friend John Montague. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

153. Wilson, Sarah [Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Spencer-Churchill].

South African Memories – Social, Warlike and Sporting, From Diaries Written at the Time. With a Photogravure of Lady Wilson.

London, Edward Arnold. 1909. 14.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XII, 331 pages. 20 illustrations. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt letter and design on front board. Gilt top edge. Deckled edges. Good condition only with some stronger signs of external wear. Board corners bumped. Tear to cloth at front hinge of spine but binding still firm and strong. Interior bright and clean and the bookblock tight and complete with all illustrations. Excellent Provenance: With tiny – bookplate: “The Times” – Book Club – Oxford Street, London.

154. Wadenoyen, Hugo van.

Wayside Snapshots.

London/New York, The Focal Press, 1947. 4°. 90 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs of places in Wales, the Berkshire Downs, Cheltenham and others. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only very minor signs of wear. [Masters of the Camera – Edited by A.Krasna-Kzrausz].

155. Sutherland, Patrick.

Spiti, the Forbidden Valley.

First Edition. Network Photographers, 2000. 25 cm x 31 cm. 120 unnumbered pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author on the title page.

156. Navajo – Hyde, Philip and Jett, Stephen C.

Navajo Wildlands. ‘As long as the rivers shall run’. Photographs by Philip Hyde. Text by Stephen C.Jett, with Poetry – selections from Willa Cather, Oliver La Farge and others and from the Navajo Creation Myth and Navajo Chants. Edited by Kenneth Brower. Foreword by David Brower.

First Edition. United States of America, Sierra Club, 1967. 35cm x 27cm. 158 pages with 74 breath-taking photographs in colour. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The fold-out map of “The Navajo Country’, which is usually attached to last page, has unfortunately been cut out by the previous owner.

157. Maier, Vivian [Maloof, John / Dyer, Geoff].

Vivian Maier – Street Photographer. Edited by John Maloof / Foreword by Geoff Dyer.

18th impression of the First Edition. Brooklyn (NY), powerHouse Books, 2011. 4°. 136 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Mint condition.

158. [Lynes, George Platt] Leddick, David.

George Platt Lynes 1907-1955. Foreword by Anatole Pohorilenko [Including portraits of Thomas Mann, Aldous Huxley and other important figures in Literature].

Trilingual (English/Deutsch/Français) Köln, Taschen, 2000. 33,5 cm x 27 cm. 239 pages/seiten. With black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The rare Hardcover – Edition in Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

159. Light, Michael.

Full Moon. [With an] Essay by Andrew Chaikin.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999. 4°. 244 pages with photographic illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very condition with only minor signs of external wear.

160. Hyde, Philip / Berger, Bruce.

A Glen Canyon Portfolio [20 Vintage Photographs] / “There was a River” [Essay by Bruce Berger].

Flagstaff, Arizona, Northland Press, 1979. Folio. 20 Large, Vintage, Black-and-White Photographs measuring 11 28 cm x 36 cm. With two booklets. Introductory Booklet with “Photographer’s Comment” by Philip Hyde (4 pages) / Essay – Booklet by Bruce Berger (12 pages). Original Softcover with photographs and booklets loosely inserted. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

161. Gehrts, M. / [Major Hans Schomburgk].

A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland. The Adventures, Observations and Experiences of a Cinematograph Actress in West African Forests Whilst Collecting Films Depicting Native Life and When Posing as the White Woman in Anglo-African Cinematograph Dramas. With an Introduction by Major H.Schomburgk.

Philadelphia / London, J. B. Lippincott Co / Seeley, Service & Co Ltd, 1915. 15.2 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XX, 315 pages. 41 illustrations including frontis. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt pictorial on front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor foxing to edges. One illustration slightly detached only. Interior is bright and clean. Binding is firm and strong. Rare in this very good condition. Tiny bookstamp from Chas.E. Lauriat Co. in Washington Street, Boston.

162. Elgort, Arthur.

Camera Ready – How to shoot your kids [Signed and beautifully Inscribed by Vogue – Photographer Arthur Elgort].

New York, Universe publishing / Rizzoli, 1997. Slim Quarto (18 cm x 25 cm). Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by Arthur Elgort on the titlepage: “Arthur Elgort – 9/97 – (an Ameline – the Ghost Writer – Good Luck with all the Grandchildren – Snaps – XX!).

163. Moir Bryce, William.

Holyrood. Its Palace and Its Abbey. An Historical Appreciation. With 49 Illustrations (tipped in photographs with their original, titled tissue-guards).

Edition de Luxe (One of only 200 copies printed / this one unnumbered). Edinburgh, Otto Schulze and Company, 1914. 28.3cm x 22cm. xliv, 122 pages. Hardcover / Half leather with gilt lettering on spine and marbled endpapers. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.