Edward Steichen, Signed (9 results)

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minneapolis / Lausanne: Foundation of the Exhibition of Photography / Musee de l'Elysee, 2007. First Edition with full number line. Large quarto; publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 335pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Light shelf wear to jacket margins including tiny chip at bottom fore-edge corner of upper panel, spine very slightly cocked, else Very Good or better. Inscribed and signed by co-author Todd Brandow to half title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Walden or Life in the Woods, Illustrated With Photographs by Edward Steichen Walden or Life in the Woods, Illustrated With Photographs by Edward Steichen. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by Steichen of which this is copy number 330. Quarto. Near fine. Limited ed. 25.5 x 18 cm. Sm 4to. 290 pages. Brown cloth spine with decorative blue boards in slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the photographer Edward Steichen whose work decorates this volume. Fine copy in a very good slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Steichen, Edward (illustrator). Limited. Limited texts are by Beaumont Newhall & Mary Steichen Calderone and are signed by both authors. Illustrated with 12 gorgeous large photogravures, loose as issued, with tissue guards, in a folding two-piece natural silk folio case. United States: Aperture, 1981. Limited edition, number 315 of 500 printed on heavy Rives BFK paper. Plates are all fine but the outer slipcase is somewhat dust-soiled and has a small 1 inch ink stain on rear cover; inner cloth slipcase is clean but the white board sleeve holding plates is cracked at edges. Fine in a very good case. The images were made by means of the Talbot-klic photogravure process. 11 of the plates were made using the dust-grain technique and one plate using a specially prepared screen. The plates were hand-pulled at Atelier de Taille Douce in Switzerland. Prospectus laid-in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition : Signed. Quarto hardcover in fine grey cloth, flat signed: small but compact and scarce Steichen signature and date: 1966 on title page, tight binding, hinges and gutters, solid, pages very bright with lingering freshness, none torn or marked, the covers have very faint bumping, tiny spots on cover, else VG but may be better in intact DJ, original price of $10. 75, crinkling with tiny edge-tears, now in clear mylar jacket cover for protection. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

290 S. Mit Photos von Edward Steichen. Ohln. Schuber Gr.8° (Kapitale bestossen, Schuber oben geplatzt und mit weissen Kleberesten. Eins von 1500 Exemplaren, von Steichen signiert - KMEX Fotografie, Photographie, Photography signed.

Original wraps. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 192p quarto, illustrated. First issue of the wrappered edition with price of $1.00. Bottom of the spine bumped otherwise a very good copy in printed wraps. Signed by Steichen on the title page. Laid in is the original broadside of Sandburg's prologue (folded). Also laid in is the oiginal invitation to the museum for the exhibition, plus other emphemeral pieces related to the event at the museum.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Number 188 of the first 500 copies, a portfolio in original slip case with 12 loose photogravure plates, 5 of which are images of New York, including the iconic Flatiron Building. Steichen's Flatiron reflects his training as a painter; he photographed the building at dusk in winter, from the west side of Madison Square Park. The tree branches in the foreground move the eye down to the rain soaked street, and the outline of a carriage driver. Steichen's image immortalized the Flatiron. Includes three additional ephemeral items: 1. The folding printed prospectus; 2. An invitation to buy letter from Aperture; and 3. An original invoice with purchase price in 1982 of $1250. The texts are written by Beaumont Newhall & Mary Steichen Calderone and are signed by both authors at the text end . The photogravure plates with tissue guards include: Grand prix at Longchamp, after the races. Paris, 1907 -- Self-portrait with sister. Milwaukee, 1900 -- Torso. Paris, 1902 -- Moonrise. Mamaroneck, New York, 1904 -- In memoriam. New York, 1902 -- Steichen and wife Clara on their honeymoon. Lake George, New York, 1903 -- Richard Strauss. New York, 1904 -- The Flatiron. New York, 1905 -- Heavy roses. Voulangis, France, 1914 -- Isadora Duncan at the portal of the Parthenon. Athens, 1920 -- Three pears and an apple. France, c. 1921 -- Brancusi in his studio. Paris, 1925. Portfolio (17 x 21 1/4") with gilt title. [7] pp, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates. Printed on 300 gram paper, Rives BFK. A fine copy in a portfolio case bound in Indian tussah silk and Curtis Tweedweave paper. OCLC: 700210851.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Dark gray paper over boards. Titles in gold lettering on the cover and spine. Binding good and tight and clean. Pictorial DJ in mylar protective cover in very good condition. Unpaginated. Title page dated 1963. Copyright page dated 1963 with no statement of edition or other printing dates mentioned. Plain white endpapers. Reproductions of photos in black and white. Boldly signed by Edward Steichen on the half-title page. No inscription or date - just his name. A very nice copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Extra shipping will be necessary for international or priority shipping. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. In this typed letter signed, Steichen apparently responds to the recipient's desire to know the greatest influence on his life/work. He writes in full: "While I consider your project most interesting and useful, the only contribution I can make to it is to say that my mother had by far the greatest influence on my life. To make this more clear to you I would have to write a book on the subject and I have neither the time or the inclination to do this. I thank you for your interest." Written on an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of stationery imprinted: "Edward Steichen Topstone Road R.D. 3 West Redding Conn." Edward Steichen (1879-1973) began his career as a fashion photographer (Vogue, Vanity Fair, etc.) and went on to serve as Director of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit during WWII. From 1947 to 1961 he was the Director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art. Condition: Mailing folds, otherwise fine condition. Signed by Author(s).