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EDWARD WESTON: A LEGACY
Written by Susan Danly; Jonathan Spaulding; Jessica Todd Smith; Jennifer A. Watts.
Stock no. 1829112
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to receive a Guggenheim fellowship. This book celebrates Huntington Library's extraordinary collection of five hundred Edward Weston photographs, all of them selected and printed for the institution by the artist in the 1940s. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from June 28-October 5, 2003. Edited and with an introduction by Jennifer A. Watts. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1858942063. Black endpapers have very light scuffing (very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, light fading to top edge of flaps.

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JET AGE PHOTOGRAPHER: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY OF RUSSELL ADAMS
Written by Tim Kershaw. Illustrated by Russell Adams.
Stock no. 1829051
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Russell Adams FRPS (1912-2000) took the world's first jet aerobatic photograph. An album of Adam's very best work with detailed captions. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 198 pages including index. ISBN: 0750940093. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Paul Henning; Hellmuth Weissenborn.
Stock no. 1828588
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

The story of the birth of Jesus. Interesting colour photographs by Henning of models and scenery created by Weissenborn. Blue cloth, silver titles. 64pp. 8 x 6.5". Spine and board edges faded. Fraying to top of spine. A few marks to boards. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint pulled between last text page and rear free endpaper, exposing webbing to top half. Small tear to vertical edge of rear free endpaper. Contents have finger creases and a few marks to margins.

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SANCTUARY: THE TEMPLES OF ANGKOR
Written by Steve McCurry; John Guy.
Stock no. 1828354
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Steve McCurry has beautifully and evocatively photographed Temples of Angkor in Cambodia, among the world's most impressive monuments. A sublime portrait of the buildings, sculpture and people of Angkor. Introduction by John Guy. Oblong format. Black textured cloth boards, black title to spine, publisher to front. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0714841757. Board edges lightly knocked else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine (no title visible) and is slightly grubby.

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THE SPIRIT OF CONWY: THE 20TH CENTURY IN PHOTOGRAPHS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by E.M. Pattinson.
Stock no. 1327939
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Landmark Collector's Library. Red boards, gilt titles to spines. Packed full with b/w photos. Spines and corners slightly bumped. Contents are fine. White dustwrappers are very slightly edge creased.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Cathrin Pennell. Illustrated by Andre; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327905
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

The famous fairy tale retold by Mrs Pennell and aided by colour photography with Andre's figures and sceneries visualize this tale. Numerous b/w text illustrations throughout. Grey decorated cloth boards. 36 pages. 10 x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Hugh Gee. Illustrated by Hugh Gee; Sylvia Gee; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327903
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colour. Pale blue decorated cloth. Figures and scenes created by Hugh Gee, colour photography by Wegner and drawings by Sylvia Gee. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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HAND TO EARTH: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY SCULPTURE 1976-1990
Written by Andy Goldsworthy; Terry Friedman; Clive Adams; et al. Illustrated by Andy Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1828112
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photography. Terry Friedman has assembled Goldsworthy's lyrical photographs of his own works plus interviews and essays by ten contributors. ISBN: 0500511721. Lower board corners bumped and thus lower margins of first half of contents are also creased (dropped?). Green ink has imprinted from facing colour page onto page 73 lower corner (margin, not affecting text). Otherwise, contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper has narrow band of vertical fading along the front edge of spine, lightly creased at lower corners.

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ANGLESEY: PAST LANDSCAPES OF THE COAST
Written by Frances Lynch. Illustrated by Mike Sharp; Jean Williamson.
Stock no. 1327718
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A beautiful pictorial record of the history of Anglesey's coast, from prehistoric times to the present day. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 134 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781905119295. Minimal bumping to spine. Initials and date(?) in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing to edges.

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THE LEICA WAY: THE LEICA PHOTOGRAPHER'S COMPANION
Written by Andrew Matheson.
Stock no. 1827999
Published by Focal Press. 2nd 1954. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Blue cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos. Spine is faded and heavily foxed. Boards are scuffed and a little browned. Spine is cocked. Text block is grubby. Endpapers browned. First colour plate, 'Vison of a Reign' is almost detached. Hinges a little pulled but binding is tight. Contents are generally clean with a little minor foxing.

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PHOTOGRAPHING COLOUR
Written by Walter Benser.
Stock no. 1827997
Published by Fountain Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A book for the amateur photographer by a master of colour photography. Encouragement for those who, afraid of technical problems, have in the past hesitated to make their own colour photographs. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front. Colour photos & b/w text illustrations. Narrow band of fading to top & tail of spine. Boards a little dusty. Text block browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with slight loss, a few closed tears repaired to verso with clear tape, and is scuffed.

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HOW TO MAKE GOOD PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327706
Published by Kodak. Circa 1939. Almost very good condition.

The Kodak manual for amateur photographers. New, completely revised edition. Blue cloth spine, blue boards with dark blue title to front. B/w photos throughout. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Slight mark to front cover. Endpapers foxed. Tear to lower margin of page 29/30 and crease to lower margin of page 31-39.

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