Baker James Essay (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Exhibition catalogue. 1st printing (1981). 180pp. GOOD+ copy, covers grubby, spine toned, internally very good. Pencil initials on half-title of English Establishment artist Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), from whose library this was acquired.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later printing. 141pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] Tan cloth over boards. In the dust jacket, with moderate rubbing to the panels, and light edge wear. May require extra postage due to weight. His photographs accompanied by excerpts from his diaries and letters. Minor White (1908-1976) was one of the most significant photographic artists active during the thirty years after World War II.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine copy of the stated first softcover edition, third printing. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A sharp copy. [Please note: Due to the size and weight of the volume extra shipping may be required depending on the destination and speed of delivery requested. Quotations gladly provided.].…

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. An Aperture Monograph devoted to the work and writing of photographer Minor White. Book and jacket are in Fine condition, crisp, clean, unblemished. 4to. 143 pp.

Third Printing; Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. B&W Photographs; 9 1/2 x 11; 143 pages; Softcover has shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, bumping, some creasing, clear plastic over heavy paper covers, lifting in bottom corners. Several pages have corner crease. Softcover is green with white lettering on front and spine. Pages are overall clean and tight. Printed and bound in Italy. Lavishly illustrated with 98 of his b/w photographs, many of them full page sized. "Minor White [1908-1976].educated at the University of Minnesota. His first serious photography was done in Portland, Oregon, for the Works Progress Administration [WPA] in 1938, and his first one-man exhibition was at the Portland Art Museum in 1942.In 1952 he founded APERTURE, a quarterly of photography.internationally recognized artist, his photographs are represented in major museums and private collections." List of photographs, Chronology. Tributes are paid on the back cover by Ansel Adams, Meyer Schapiro, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz. Oversized, 4#. Illustrated by Minor White (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. 91 pp. Remarkable photography of trees and forests. Previous owner's name on ffep.