Fischbeck Frank (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 8, No 10 (October), pp. 46-55, Color Photos, Color Illus Magazine, 4to, Entire Issue Included, VG, 1st ed.

Magazine. First edition. Fine paperback magazine with a hint of shelf wear. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The May 1980 issue of the US edition of Geo magazine (Vol 2, No. 5), with: Grenada, ruled by the People's Revolutionary Government, photographed by Alex Webb; Turkey tries to balance Islam and democracy photographed by Richard Kalvar; the historic grievances and nationalistic ambitions of Wales, photographed mostly by David Hurn; Bollywood photographed by Frank Fischbeck; an essay by Rod MacLeish on campaign rhetoric during a presidential election; polo invites the commoners; migrant combine crews cross the American prairies; and more. Geo was launched in the US in 1979 as a general interest magazine, following successful versions of the magazine in Germany and France. It is best known as a showcase of excellent photojournalism and for its in-depth writing. It ceased publication in the US in 1985. Edited by H.J. Kaplan. Thomas Hoepker of Magnum was director of photography (listed as Executive Editor.) Perfect-bound, light card wraps; 154 pages; color illustrations throughout; 8.5 x 10.75 inches. …

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Gut. 1st. 4°. quer 120 S. kartoniert, Originalumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, zahlr. Fotos. hervorragender Bildband mit beschreibendem Text in englischer Sprache / english language.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Oversize tan cloth hardcover, lacking dustjacket, no indication of printing. A well-used copy, fair to good with bending and fraying at the spine tips, and general wear to the board edges and corner tips. Some darkening and soil to the light covers, including a damp-stain to the top of the rear board - text pages not impacted. Previous owner's inscription to the front free-endpaper. Binding solid. A collection of photographs exploring the lives of a representative group of Hong Kong's residents. Color and b/w photography, 64 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, not dated by circa early 1960's. Quarto, pp 54. Bound in red cloth covered hard boards with black lettering and decoration to the upper cover, and in the original photographic dust jacket. Photography book about Hong Kong by Frank Fischbeck, published in the early 1960's, shortly after his arrival in the then colony. Excellent collection of monochrome images of Hong Kong, each with caption. Book is in Very Good condition, a little bumping to the boards and fade to cloth at the very top of the spine. The jacket is Very Good Minus, a bit worn and rubbed and chipped at the hear of the spine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, "Three million people in 391 square miles of dramatically beautiful land" (taken from the Foreword) "In the following selection of photographs, a young South African photographer has captured glimpses of the people - the people who form the Colony's backbone, those who fish the sea and cultivate the land - some of them still worshipping the gods of their ancestors of 3,000 years ago. The Dragon People." Book has an edge-bump to the bottom front corner but is otherwise in nice shape, the jacket has heavy scuffing on the blank white rear panel and some edge-wear is present also, the front panel photo is clean and presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, no publishing date.…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Large folio 14½'' x 10½''. Contains 112 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. HONG KONG.…

1st edition hardback in original cloth Very nice copy large quarto 64pp., colour & b/w plates, Superb photographic collection. Very nice copy in tan cloth boards. Scarce.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 72 pages. Features: Cover photo of George Meany; The Five Warring Tribes of South Africa - photo-illustrated article by James Michener discusses the Afrikaners, English, Asiatics, 'Coloureds' (of mixed heredity) and the black Bantu; Photo-illustrated article on Prince Sihanouk, head of a Cambodian government-in-exile in China; George Meany's Way isn't President Nixon's; In the Matter of H. Bruce Franklin - the very model of a modern militant radical and - until this month - a tenured professor of English at genteel Stanford University; One-page ad for Gold Key Lake Estates; Ad for the Garrard Zero 100 turntable features inset photo of Emile Berliner; Charming centerfold illustrated ad for Health-tex clothing; Fashion photos featuring ruffles and Taffeta; Geometric Mansion - photos of a Richard Meier designed modern mansion; Lovely color fashion photos; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Guillumette, Rapho; Steffen, Don Carl; Benzakin, Jocelyn; Sipahioglu, Goksin; Falk, Sam; Trounstine, Phil; Ackerman, Stuart; Sauro, William E.; Wegener, Alfred; Fischbeck, Frank; Moore, James (illustrator). …