1. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Players Directory Bulletin, Hollywood 1937. Hollywood: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1937. First Edition. Quarto. Elusive first edition of this comprehensive studio directory. Very good in wrappers. $500.00 2. ALVERMANN, Dirk. Algerien / L'Algerie. Berlin: Rütten & Loening, 1960. First Edition. Small octavo. The first book by unheralded photographer Dirk Alvermann, a document of the Algerian struggle for independence. Brilliantly designed and laid out, this small book has generated a well-deserved buzz in the photobook world. Despite his newfound recognition, Alvermann remains little known. A scarce title: no copies are in OCLC, and the current offering is only the second copy I have seen in commerce. Spine a bit canted, small area of loss at the spine heel; a very good copy in photo-illustrated laminated boards as issued. $3500.00 3. ALVERMANN, Dirk. Keine Experimente: Bilder zum Grundgesetz. Berlin: Eulenspiegel Verlag, 1961. First Edition. Octavo. The second book by East German photographer Dirk Alvermann. This copy SIGNED by Alvermann with the original book ticket laid in. Like Alvermann's first book, Algerien, this pocket- sized work is a masterpiece of imagery and design, easily rivaling the best European photobooks of the era, and incorporating elements of graphic design, photomontage, and simple brutal juxtaposition that are almost conceptual in nature. A cheap paper stock adds to the commotion. Just about fine in laminated, photo-illustrated boards, with none of the endemic rubbing to the front cover. $2000.00 4. ARAKI, Nobuyoshi. The Banquet. Tokyo: Magazine House (1993). First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Araki in English. A photo diary of the food Araki and his wife Yoko ate in the months prior to her death. Shot half in color and half in black and white, the extreme close-up images of Japanese vegetables, noodles, fish, and other unidentifiable delicacies is not something you would want to look at before eating. (Parr / Badger, v1, 307). Fine in wrappers, fine photo-illustrated illustrated jacket, publisher's red obi (lightly worn). $1500.00 5. ATTALI, Marc and Jacques Delfau. Les Érotiques du Regard. Paris: André Balland, 1968. First Edition. Quarto. One of the great European artist's books of the sixties, combining provocative images and sexy typography. (Parr / Badger, v1, 222; Auer 484). Hint of wear at the spine ends and tips of the bottom boards; a fine copy in photo-illustrated boards and complete original publisher's acetate jacket, with only a smidgen of loss at the flap folds. Outstanding copy of a book prone to wear and binding issues. $2500.00 6. BECHER, Bernhard und Hilla. Anonyme Skulpturen. Dusseldorf: Art-Press Verlag (1970). First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED by Hilla Becher. The defacto manifesto of the Dusseldorf school: a group of Becher students, loosely affiliated, comprising some of the big names of today's art world, including Andreas Gursky and Thomas Struth. Like Ruscha, the Bechers blur the line between documentation and art, creating a turning of consciousness that has served to redefine the medium. (Parr / Badger, v2, 261; Roth 194-195; Open Book 258-259; Auer 518). Fine in a near fine jacket with a few tiny nicks at the head of the spine, and a small edge tear at the bottom of the back panel repaired by archival tape at the verso. Very clean copy; uncommon signed. $7500.00 7. BECHER, Bernhard und Hilla. Anonyme Skulpturen. New York: Wittenborn and Co. (1970). First Edition. Quarto. The American edition, issued simultaneously with the German, and the first book by Hilla and Bernhard Becher. This copy SIGNED by both artists. The manifesto of the Dusseldorf school: a group of Becher students, loosely affiliated, comprising some of the big names of today's art world, including Andreas Gursky and Thomas Struth. Like Ruscha, the Bechers blur the line between documentation and art, creating an almost scientific polemic that transcends any preexisting medium. (Parr / Badger, v2, 261; Roth 194-195; Open Book 258-259; Auer 518). Fine in a near fine jacket with a short closed edge tear and a few small nicks. Copies signed by both Bechers are scarce. $9500.00 8. BECKER, Olaf Otto. Unter dem Licht des Nordens / Under the Nordic Light. Koln: Schaden (2005). First Edition. Oblong quarto. SIGNED by Becker who has additionally taped to the title page a baggage claim stub with his name, and a receipt from an airport shop in Keflavik. Luminous color photographs of Iceland and Greenland. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Under dem Licht des Nordens" in the Rotonda Koln, organized by Galerie Zander as part of the ISLANDBILDER festival Koln 2005. Fine in gray cloth boards with embossed color plate on front. Unaccountably scarce. $950.00 9. BO, Morten. Blågårds Blues. Copenhagen: Bøhms Bogtrykkeri, 1971. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1500 copies. Highly evocative and atmospheric images of the Blågård neighborhood of Copenhagen by Danish photographer Morten Bo, with text and poetry by Carl Frederik Garde. Little-known book by this underrated photographer. A little shelfwear, else near fine in photo- illustrated laminated boards. $250.00 10. BOLTANSKI, Christian. Menschlich. Paris / Koln: Thouet Verlag / Buchhandlung Walther Konig (1994). First Edition. Thick quarto. Over 1300 full-bleed black and white images documenting Boltanski's installations of the faces of 20th century Europe. Printed on cheap paper like a phonebook. (Roth 272-273; Auer 713). Some light surface creases to the fragile card wrappers as usual; near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers as issued. $850.00 11. BRANCO, Rio. Dulce Sudor Amargo. Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1985. First Edition. Oblong quarto. 5000 copies printed. Text by Jean-Pierre Nouhaud, translated from the Portuguese by Felipe Garrido. Gritty color images shot in the Marciel neighborhood of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Issued as part of the Coleccion Rio de Luz series. The photographer's second book. Destined for a wider audience. Just about fine in photo-illustrated wrappers as issued (there is no hard cover edition). $850.00 12. BRASSAI. The Secret Paris of the 30's. New York: Pantheon Books (1976). First US Edition. Quarto. Nicely INSCRIBED by Brassai and dated in the year of publication. Fine in a fine jacket. Crisp copy. $750.00 13. BURKE, Bill. I Want To Take Picture. Atlanta: Nexus Press, 1987. First Edition. Small folio. Limited to 1000 copies. A wild artist's book, combining disturbing black and white pictures of Southeast Asia with outtakes from Burke's travel diary, and peppered with color reproductions of cultural detritus, like the bottle caps of energy drinks used by Lao truckers. One of the most important and influential photobooks of the 80s. (Parr / Badger, v2, 40-41; Roth 258-250, Open Book 334-335; Auer 674). Fine in illustrated laminated boards as issued. Sharp copy. $1250.00 14. CALLAHAN, Harry. Water's Edge. Lyme: Callaway Editions (1980). First Edition. Tall quarto. INSCRIBED by Callahan to photographer / publisher Michael Torosian. 52 black and white photographs, including 1 gatefold. Introductory poem by A. R. Ammons. (Parr / Badger, v2, 33). Fine in a near fine jacket. $850.00 15. CARDOSO, Armindo and Germán Marín. Chile O Muerte. Mexico: Editorial Diogenes, S.A., 1974. First Edition. Square quarto. Excellent protest / artists' book chronicling not only the atrocities in Chile during the Pinochet era, but also juxtaposed with images of various injustices from the early seventies, and designed and edited in a truly avant-garde style that incorporates photography, graphic design, poetry, documentary text, cultural detritus, and other motifs that render this book one of the most interesting artists' books to be produced during the sixties or seventies. The author, Germán Marín, was exiled from Pinochet's Chile and lived in Mexico, where this volume was ultimately published. Little information exists about the photographer, Armindo Cardoso. The tiniest of creases to the upper edge of a few pages, else crisp and fine in distinctive illustrated wrappers. $3000.00 16. CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri. Flagrants Délits. Paris: Delpire Éditeur (1968). First Edition. Square quarto. Profusely illustrated with 210 gravure plates, comprising one of the best overviews of Cartier-Bresson's work from 1930-1966, masterfully designed and printed by Robert Delpire. Fine as issued in white-stamped brown boards, acetate jacket, very good publisher's printed card slipcase (lightly worn and faded). OCLC locates only 5 copies of this unaccountably uncommon book, considering the fame and importance of the photographer. $1250.00 17. CERATI, Carla. Forma di Donna. Milano: Gabrielle Mazzotta, 1978. First Edition. Square quarto. 36 images of the female nude. (Bertolotti 154-155). Lightly bumped at the heel of the spine, else near fine in photo-illustrated wrappers as issued. $500.00 18. Chargesheimer. Unter Krahnenbäumen. Köln: Greven Verlag (1958). First Edition. Square quarto. The photographer's first book. Images of the Krahnenbäumen neighborhood in Köln. Text by Heinrich Böll. Uncommon book by an important European photographer best-known for his Parr / Badger book, Koln 5 Uhr 30. Near fine in an almost near fine jacket. $1250.00 19. CLARK, Larry. Larry Clark 1992. New York / Koln: Thea Westreich / Gisela Capitain, 1992. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to 1000 copies; now quite uncommon. Fine in photo-illustrated wrappers. $1500.00 20. CLEMENT, Krass. Skygger Af Øjeblikke / Shadows of Movement. København: Chr. Erichsens Forlag, 1978. First Edition. Small oblong quarto. The first book by Danish photographer Krass Clement, best-known for his 1996 publication, Drum, included in Parr / Badger. While Clement has not achieved the fame of his compatriot Anders Petersen, he has produced several exceptional books spanning 30 years. The images in this volume were shot between 1964- 1972, most outside Denmark, and clearly show the photographer's fascination with people traveling at the margins of society.