3921. Beckett, Samuel / John Montague.

Collection of interesting and rare publications, an early spoken word radio play by Beckett (Embers), a signed poetry book in english (Limited Edition of only 100 copies) as well as a stunning exchange of letters between the irish writer John Montague and irish artist Louis Le Brocquy, in which John Montague refers to Beckett: “The early Beckett is a smart alec; the break comes when he has to survive in post-war France and accept “his own darkness”. The Montague – connection is meaningful. John Montague was Beckett’s neighbour in Paris, became his friend and not only lectured on Beckett but wrote the most significant and revealing obituary upon Beckett’s death in the Guardian: “An Appreciation of Samuel Beckett” (Wednesday, 27th of December 1989) / [See images and full descriptions of each single item in this Beckett-Collection on our Homepage under “Libraries & Collections” – look for “Samuel Beckett Collection”].

London / Ballydehob (Ireland) / France / New York, Calder / BBC / Grove Press, 1959 – 1981. Octavo. Original Softcover / Stapled / Hardcover (differing bindings in this collection). Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare collection of interesting titles, letters by irish writer John Montague to Louis le Brocquy on Beckett, a signed book of poems by Beckett, etc.

3922. Swift, Jonathan.

The Works of Jonathan Swift [The Illustrated Limited Dryden Edition]. Edited by Temple Scott. With a Biographical Introduction by Rt. Hon. W.E.H.Lecky.

No.317 of only 400 sets of the limited Dryden Edition (handnumbered). 14 Volumes. London, George Bell and Sons, 1900. Octavo (13 cm x 18,5 cm). Hardcover / Professionally restored half-leather by using the orginal publisher’s boards. The extremely rare, limited Dryden Edition, here complete and expertly restored. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All illustrations in place with the original tissue-guards.

3923. 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.

3924. Unterseher, Fred / Hansen, Jeanne / Schlesinger, Bob.

Holography Handbook – Making Holograms the Easy Way [Including a chapter explaining how a camera sees and object and how a stereograph viewer works].

Berkeley, Ross Books, 1987. Oblong – Quart. 408 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of wear.

3925. Porter, Eliot.

Baja California and the Geography of Hope. With Lines from Octavio Paz. Text by Joseph Wood Krutch. Edited by Kenneth Brower. Foreword by David Brower.

First Edition. San Francisco, Sierra Club, 1967. 35cm x 27cm. 170, (1) pages with 73 breathtaking colour-plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear to the jacket.

3926. 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.

3927. Brenner, Summer.

Dancers and the Dance. Stories by Summer Brenner.

First Edition. Minneapolis, Coffee House Press, 1990. 14cm x 21.5cm. 144 (1) pages. Original Paperback. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed / signed by the author.

3928. [John Minihan Collection] – Time-Life Editors.

The Great Themes [of Photography] – Life Library of Photography: The Human Condition – Still Life – Portraits – The Nude – Nature – War //

Nederland, Time-Life International, 1980. 4°. 246 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. From the library of irish photographer John Minihan.

3929. [John Minihan Collection] – Time-Life Editors.

The Camera – [Life Library of Photography]: Photography – An Art for Everyman / The Camera / The Lens / The Little Black Box / Photography versus Painting / On Making Better Pictures //.

Revised Edition. Alexandria (Virginia), Time-Life-Books, 1981. 4°. 240 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs. Original Hardcover. Very good condition. From the library of irish photographer John Minihan.

3930. [John Minihan Collection] – Hewitt, John / Wilkinson, Helen.

selling the image – the work of photographiuc Advertising Limited.

Bradford, National Museum, 1996. Oblong – Quarto. 50 pages with numerous black-and-white photographs. Original Softcover. Very good condition. From the library of irish photographer John Minihan.