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Vincent, John, Editor. PHOTO ARTS, ANNUAL 1953 New York, Foto Digest, 1952, Wraps, Condition: Very Good, A fantastic digest of the new contemporary 50's photographers exhibiting the art of black and white photography of nudes and artistic composition of various subjects. Great names in photography such as: Peter Basch; one of the foremost magazine photographers; photgraphing the new faces of the 50's (Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Grace Kelly and Catherine Deneuve) for Life, Look as well as the European magazines such as Stern and Paris -Match; Karl Bissinger (photographer of the fashionable cafe society and elite bohemia in New York, Paris and London); Andre de Diennes, (one of the top "Glamor Photographers" of the era: Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ingrid Bergman, etc). the first photographer of Marilyn Monroe, his technique and style in nude photography is unequaled; Max Waldman (master of dance photography), and many other masters of the "new photographic art form". Red pictorial wraps, back cover by Xanti Schawinsky, white spine rubbed showing staples. Front cover one mild rub mark, mild toning. Last page is index to contents, listing photographers names, camera they used and settings. This is rare photography catalogue. 4to, 96 pp (Foto, Digest, Publications, Fifties, Nudes, Vintage, Photography, Magazines, Peter, Basch, Photography, Karl, Bissinger, Photography, Andre, De, Diennes, Photography, Max, Waldman, Photography, 1950, S, Photography, Black, And White, Photography, Vintage, Photography, Magazines) Cat No. 2638. 35.00
Vincent, John, Editor. PHOTO ARTS, ANNUAL 1953 New York, Foto Digest, 1952, Wraps, Condition: Very Good, A fantastic digest of the new contemporary 50's photographers exhibiting the art of black and white photography of nudes and artistic composition of various subjects. Great names in photography such as: Peter Basch; one of the foremost magazine photographers; photgraphing the new faces of the 50's (Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Grace Kelly and Catherine Deneuve) for Life, Look as well as the European magazines such as Stern and Paris -Match; Karl Bissinger (photographer of the fashionable cafe society and elite bohemia in New York, Paris and London); Andre de Diennes, (one of the top "Glamor Photographers" of the era: Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ingrid Bergman, etc). the first photographer of Marilyn Monroe, his technique and style in nude photography is unequaled; Max Waldman (master of dance photography), and many other masters of the "new photographic art form". Red pictorial wraps, back cover by Xanti Schawinsky, white spine rubbed showing staples. Front cover one mild rub mark, mild toning. Last page is index to contents, listing photographers names, camera they used and settings. This is rare photography catalogue. 4to, 96 pp (Foto, Digest, Publications, Fifties, Nudes, Vintage, Photography, Magazines, Peter, Basch, Photography, Karl, Bissinger, Photography, Andre, De, Diennes, Photography, Max, Waldman, Photography, 1950, S, Photography, Black, And White, Photography, Vintage, Photography, Magazines) Cat No. 2638. 35.00
Downes, Bruce, Editor. Photography Annual 1952, A Selection of the World's Greatest Photographs New York, Ziff Davis Publishing Company, 1952, Wraps, Condition: Very Good, Compiled by the editors of Popular Photography. Full page photos reflecting the various technical aspects of good photography: versatile lens, film, color and the film, fast and slow shutter, using the Sun, pictures after dark, color and contrast, tricks and effects, toning, story telling, filter effects, darkroom magic, anglese high and low, large and small aperture, etc. Photos feature every setting from children, street scenes, nature, nudes, travel, and sports. Gold wraps, with color nude portrait, mild crease to left side, mild rubbing of edges, closed tear lower edge rear. All else very clean and tightly bound. Photographers, technical aspects of shot to rear.Great photographic anthology of the 35 mm and large format shots in the 1950's. 4 to, 282 pp (Black, And White, Photography, Vintage, Photgraphy, Annuals, Photography, Of, The Fifties, 1950, Black, And White, Photography, Early, Color, Photography, Nude, Photography, Solarization, Photography) Cat No. 2639. 25.00
Downes, Bruce, Editor. Photography Annual 1955, A Selection of the World's Greatest Photographs New York, Ziff Davis Publishing Company, 1955, Wraps, Condition: Very Good, Compiled by the editors of Popular Photography. Full page photos from many of the world's greatest photographers, such as: Milton H. Greene, Peter Basch, Andre De Dinenes, Bert Stern, Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa, Zoltan Glass, Takamasa Inamura, Leon Levinstein, etc. photographes reflecting the various technical aspects of good photography: shutter speeds, lens stops, light (day and night), etc. Seeing pictures: point of view, contrast & texture, composition, exact instant. A broad range of subject matter from Hollywood ( Gwen Verdon In Can-Can, shot by Ormond Gigli; Arlene Dahl, by Milton H. Greene (many by Greene); Danny Kaye; Kirk Douglas in costume for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, etc; Children, Nudes, Travel (Peru, Spain, Africa, France); great color section with shots by Alfred Gescheidt; "H" Bomb Testing; Francesco Scavullo, and many others. Gold Wraps and black, with color nude portrait, mild crease to lower corner, mild rubbing of edges, last 23 pages have crease to lower corner. Photographers, and technical information listed to rear. All else very clean and tightly bound. Great photographic anthology of the 35 mm and large format shots in the 1950's. 4 to, 250 pp (Milton, H, Greene, Photographer, Peter, Basch, Photographer, Andre, De, Dinenes, Photgrapher, Bert, Stern, Photographer, Zoltan, Glass, Photographer, Takamasa, Inamura, Photograher, Leon, Levinstein, Photographer, Black, And White, Photography, Vintage, Photgraphy, Annuals, Photography, Of, The Fifties, 1950, Black, And White, Photography, Early, Color, Photography, Nude, Photography, Henri, Cartier, Bresson, Robert, Capa, Korean, War, Glamour, Photographer, Hollywood, Photographers, Of, The Fifties) Cat No. 2640. 20.00
Hitchcock, Alfred (Editor) and Banbery, Fred (Illustrator). Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery Eleven Spooky Stories for Young People New York, Random House, 1962, Hard Cover, illus: Fred Banbery, Condition: Very Good/Very Good, "The two most misunderstoon groups in our society are teenagers and ghosts". Featuring the very best nine of the very best ghost writers. The stories are: Miss Emmeline Takes off, Walter Brooks; The Valley of the Beasts, Algernon Blackwood; The Haunted Trailer, Robert Arthur; The Upper Berth, F. Marion Crawford; The Wonderful Day, Robert Arthur; The Truth About Pyecraft, H.G. Wells; Housing Problem, Henry Kuttner; In A Dim Room, Lord Dunsany; Obstinate Uncle Otis, Robert Arthur; The Waxwork, A.M. Burrage; The Isle of Voices, Robert Louis Stevenson. Glossy color picture boards. DW same color illustration, child peeking from cover, menacing shadow, with head of Hitchcock as headboard, black title panel red and white lettering, 395/395. Closed tear to lower spine edge, few closed lower edge tears. Front inside flap edge is glued to itself creating a 1/4 tuck, flap lettering readable, pale stain lower edge. Rear lower edge few small chips. Green and black illustrated end papers by Fred Banbery. All else very clean, white text, solidly bound. sm 4 to, 206 pp (Alfred, Hitchcock, S, Ghostly, Gallery, Alfred, Hitchcock, For, Children, Ghost, Stories, In A, Dim, Room, Lord, Dunsany, The Truth, About, Pyecraft, H, G, Wells, The Upper, Berth, F, Marion, Crawford, Obstinate, Uncle, Otis, Robert, Arthur, The Isle, Of, Voices, Robert, Louis, Stevenson) Cat No. 2641. 18.50

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