51. 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.

52. [Steichen, Edward] – Ewing, William A. / Brandow, Todd.

Edward Steichen – In High Fashion – The The Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937. With Essays by Tobia Bezzola, William A.Ewing, Nathalie Herschdorfer and Carol Squiers.

Minneapolis / Lausanne, New York and London, Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis and the musee de l’Elysee, Lausanne in Association with W.W.Norton & Company, 2008. Folio. 288 pages with 242 photographs, reproduced in four-color-process. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.

53. Willoughby, Bob. (1927 – 2009)

Elga Andersen – Bonjour Tristesse – Paris 1957. [Signed by Bob Willoughby / Comes with recent Book of Willoughby’s Jazz Photography in slipcase]

Photographic Print (Poster Reproduction). London, Music of Mind, c. 1980. Beautifully Framed. Size of frame with signed Poster: 51 cm x 70.5 cm. Very good condition. Framed. Glass with very minor split in one corner. Signed in now slightly faded crayon by Jazz – photographer Bob Willoughby. The print comes with a wonderful publication of Bob Willoughby’s Jazz Photography (″Photographs & Recollections” – Jazz – Body and Soul – with a Foreword by Dave Brubeck). From the personal collection and former residence of Bob Willoughby, Coolmain Castle in West Cork, Ireland (near Kilbrittain).

54. Echagüe, José Ortiz.

España – Pueblos y Paisajes. Con 369 Reproducciones en huecograbado. Prologos de Azorin y Salaverria. Traducciones del indice comentado en Ingles y Frances.

Trilingual Edition. Madrid, Publicaciones Ortiz-Echagüe, 1959. 31 cm x 26,5 cm. 312 pages + 24 index pages. (Descriptive Index of Illustrations also in English and French). Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.Gilt lettering on spine and on front cover. Name inscribed on half title page. Stamp of publisher on title page.

55. Echagüe, José Ortiz.

España. Castillos y Alcázares. [Castles in Spain] Con 396 laminas en huecograbado y 16 planchas en color. Prólogo de Fray Justo Pérez de Urbel.

Tercera Edición. Madrid, Publicaciones Ortiz-Echagüe, 1960. 32 cm x 27,5 cm. 312 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Gilt lettering on spine and on front cover. Name inscribed on front free endpaper. Stamp of publisher on title page.

56. [John Minihan Collection] – O’Connor, Ulick.

Executions.

First edition. Dingle, Brandon Books, 1992. 15 x 23 cm. 183 pages. Hardcover (Original cloth with dustjacket). Very good condition. From the collection of photographer John Minihan. Inscribed by Ulick O’Connor to John Minihan on the front free endpaper. Few clean markings inside.

57. Taylor, Tom / [Abraham Lincoln].

Exquisite collection of six (6) items/original, vintage and personal materials by/of Tom Taylor. The collection includes a 2 1/2 page, signed manuscript letter [MLS] by Tom Taylor to an unknown recipient , discussing a memorial he sent to Robert Browning’s patron, John Kenyon and mentioning former Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen [George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen]. The collection also includes two vintage 19th century cabinet photographs [Carte de Visite’s] of Tom Taylor, a later edition of Ballads and Songs of Brittany and two beautifully inscribed and signed presentation copies of his major works: 1. The first edition of Ballads of Brittany – London/Cambridge, MacMillan and Co.,1865 with many illustrations by Tissot, Tenniel etc. (This first edition is signed and inscribed by Tom Taylor to Emilia Ventana at Xmas 1864, before the publication of the book commenced) and 2. Tom Taylor’s Historical Dramas. London, Chatto & Windus, 1877. Signed and inscribed by Tom Taylor to Marie de Beauvoisier in March 1879.

London / Cambridge etc., Chatto & Windus / Routledge & Sons / etc., c. 1850-1879. Octavo. Ballads and Songs of Brittany (1865 edition): Frontispice, XXII, 239 pages / Ballads and Songs of Brittany (Later Routledge edition): XVI, 176 pages / Tom Taylor’s Historical Dramas: VIII, 466, 32 pages. / Manuscript Letter: 2 1/2 pages. Original Hardcover / The manuscript letter in a Folder, it includes an A4 manuscript leaf from a 19th century autograph-collector describing the letter by Taylor. / The two vintage cabinet photographs of Taylor included in the Folder with the autograph. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

58. [John Minihan Collection] – Christie’s.

Film and Entertainment including the Private Collection of John Kobal South Kensington Thursday 17 December 1992 at 10.30 am and 2.00 pm.

London, Christie’s, 1992. 21 cm x 27 cm. 123 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. From the library and personal archive of irish photographer John Minihan.

59. [John Minihan Collection] – Sotheby’s.

Fine Photographs from the Collection of Paul F Walter London Thursday 10 May 2001.

London, Sotheby’s, 2001. 21 cm x 27 cm. 183 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear and some handwritten notes on inside pages. From the library and personal archive of irish photographer John Minihan.

60. [John Minihan Collection] – [Heaney, Seamus] Minihan, John.

First Day Cover of the commemorative stamp for Seamus Heaney. Signed by irish photographer John Minihan, whose portrait of Heaney was used for the stamp. The first day cover is illustrated with a quote from Heaney’s “Bogland”: “We have no prairies – To slice a big sun at evening – Everywhere the eye concedes to – Encroaching horizon…”

Dublin, Anpost, 2014. 19 cm x 13 cm. 1 page. Original Softcover. Excellent condition. Signed and dated by John Minihan on August 28th, 2014.