John Beasley Greene (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 175 pages, illustrations; 30 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, August 31, 2019 to January 5, 2020; and the Art Institute of Chicago, February 8 to May 31, 2020. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Front free endpaper (blank) removed. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "This book features the vintage archaeological photography of John Beasley Greene, one of the first photographers in Egypt and Algeria. Few figures in 19th-century photography remain as elusive and intriguing as John Beasley Greene (1832-1856). Over the course of an exceptionally brief career he created a body of photographs that were publicly admired by his peers and continue to capture the imagination of contemporary audiences. Born in France to an American banker, he made his first expedition to Egypt in 1853, where he photographed ancient Egyptian monuments and is thought to be the first archaeologist to use photography. In these photographs, he positioned his horizon lines with precision, at times placing them so low in the frame that the photograph is nearly all blank sky, or so high that the monuments are almost swallowed up by vast seas of sand. Some of his Egyptian landscapes are so visually spare they appear to be of nothing at all. Greene also traveled to Algeria where he photographed the ancient cliff-top city of Constantine and the seaport town, Cherchell. By contrast, Greene's photographs from Algeria frequently present a densely layered abundance of visual detail. Breathtakingly beautiful, Greene's photographs construct a visual record of archaeological monuments and landscapes. Featuring some 100 vintage prints, this comprehensive book aims to introduce his work to a new audience and to reconsider his place in the history of photography." - Publisher. Size: 4to.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 91 pages. Catalogue Twenty-Three for a show that ran September 28 through December 2, 2016. Features an essay by Eugenia Parry. Includes numerous images. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers.

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Catalogue Twenty-Three for the exhibition on view September 28 - December 2, 2016. 38 plates with detailed notes on each. 91 pages. Size: 280mm Tall; 4to. Book.

Softcover, 92 pages; new condition; still sealed in shrinkwrap; clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Condition: Good. 4to. Soft Cover. 55pp. Very Good. Black and White and Color Plates. Text in English.

couverture souple. Librairie de Firmin Didot frères | Paris 1855 | 33 x 45.5 cm | Broché | Édition originale illustrée de 11 planches hors-texte en fin de volume. Quelques déchirures avec manques sur le dos et en marges des plats, une mouillure en marge droite (sans atteinte au texte) sur les feuillets de texte. Exemplaire présenté dans son brochage d'origine. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition, illustrated with 11 plates printed outside the text and bound in at the end of the volume.Some tears with small losses to the spine and to the margins of the covers, a dampstain to the right-hand margin (not affecting the text) on the text leaves.A copy preserved in its original wrappers. * in-fol., br ; Titre, 11 pp. et 11 tableaux.…

couverture souple. Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frères | Paris 1855 | 33 x 45.5 cm | Broché | Edition originale illustréé de 11 planches lithographiées par Théodule Devéria et tirées par Kaeppelin Quelques rousseurs intérieures. Rare. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition, illustrated with 11 lithographed plates by Théodule Devéria and printed by Kaeppelin. Some occasional foxing. Rare. * in-folio, br., couv. impr. Titre, 11 pp. et 11 tableaux.…

in-folio, [1]-12 pp., 11 pl., broché. Dos fragile, qqs rousseurs. Rare publication des fouilles réalisées à Thèbes par le célèbre photographe de l'Égypte et du Moyen Orient. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT - LIEN DE PAIEMENT, NOUS CONSULTER.

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, 1855, 1 volume grand in-folio de 330x455 mm environ, 11 pages de textes suivies de 11 planches lithographiées par Théodule Devéria et tirées par Kaeppelin, broché sous couverture imprimée de l'époque. Couverture insolée avec bordures fendillées, plis et petites fentes sur le dos, des rousseurs, sinon bon état. John Beasley Greene (1832 au Havre en France - 1856 au Caire en Égypte) est un égyptologue-photographe important de la période dite primitive de la photographie.Il fut l'un des membres fondateurs de la Société française de photographie qui a vu le jour en 1854.…

Rare. Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1855. First edition. Large folio, 11 pages, 11 plates. Bound in a beautiful modern brown half-leather with cloth boards, preserving the original wrappers, a fine copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). Language: French/Français. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BCI). Relevant subjects: Egypt: New Kingdom, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns.…

Rare. Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1855. First edition. Large folio, 11 pages, 11 plates. Modern red half-leather, a fine copy. Language: French/Français. This book ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: New Kingdom, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns.