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1998168167Houston & New York: The Museum of Fine Arts / Harry N. Abrams 1998. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 367 pages. Retrospective monograph published on the occasion of a traveling show that began in Houston and went on to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Includes numerous black and white images. A close to near fine copy in illustrated boards with a cloth spine with the usual glue staining to the gutters of the endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Still one of the best books on Brassai. The Museum of Fine Arts / Harry N. Abrams unknown books
1961151339London: B.T. Batsford Limited 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 264 pages. Text by Russell. Includes numerous black and white images by Brassai. A tight very good copy with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper and some minor internal foxing and a slight bit of mustiness in a close to near fine price clipped dust jacket with some very minor wear. B.T. Batsford Limited unknown books
1962176270New York: Evergreen Review 1962. First edition. Softcover. 125 pages. Literary journal with contributions by Lawrence Ferlinghetti John Rechy Philip Whalen James Broughton Bill Berkson and Frank O'Hara. But the highlight of the issue is the inclusion of the collaboration with photographs by Brassai and text by Henry Miller: "Paris La Nuit." A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear. Evergreen Review unknown books
193822259Paris: Arts Et Metiers Graphiques 1938. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Tall metal spiral bound volume 12". The 1939 annual of photography published by Arts Et Metiers Graphiques. A lovely very good plus copy. Includes beautiful gravures by Brassai Bill Brandt and others. Housed in a custom made clamshell box. Beautiful. Arts Et Metiers Graphiques paperback books
195210699France: Arthaud 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. Maquette et realisation de Claude Arthaud. Text by Cali with mostly black and white photographs of Paris by day and night by Brassai. A near fine example in decorated boards in near fine clear glassine wrapper. Text in French. <br/><br/> Arthaud hardcover books
196230925Praha: Statni Nakladatelstvi 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Square bound wrappers. 60 pp. Text in Czech. First edition presumed with no indication of later printings. Very good indeed in small square bound wrappers. Text by Ludvik Soucek. An attractive volume. Statni Nakladatelstvi paperback books
1933160826007Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Very Good. Spiral bound stiff wraps. Signed and inscribed by Paul Morand. Very Good with light wear and light surface crackling to wraps. A coveted and rare copy of Brassai's first photobook. Signed by Paul Morand and quite rare as such. Arts et Metiers Graphiques unknown books
1933160514012Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Good. Spiral bound stiff wraps. Good. Edge wear and creasing cover; wear to pages and cover along coil binding. Light staining to several pages and light general waviness. Text by Paul Morand and photos by Brassai who so wonderfully captured the mystery and nocturnal beauty of Paris in the 1930s. Arts et Metiers Graphiques unknown books
19561326658Paris: The Olympia Press 1956. First Edition. 10mo. 171 pages; G-; in yellow black and gray wraps no lettering to spine; creasing to spine ; with photographs from Brassaï; States 'First and Original Edition' on title-page; a notoriously delicate binding this copy has glue visible along the gutters gatherings separated from spine at sfep; name on sfep pen on rear flap; shelved case 2. 1326658. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Olympia Press unknown books
195830204Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. Second edition. Brassaï. Original printed wrappers a little separation at front hinge; extremities lightly rubbed; gift inscription on front endpaper; very good. <br/><br/> The Olympia Press unknown books
197543266Milan: Franco Maria Ricci 1975. First Edition. Quarto 35.5cm x 24cm. Black cloth boards hardcover with mounted photographic illustration on cover and titling embossed in gold on cover and spine slip case; 216pp; mounted photographic illustrations. Near Fine copy; very slight shelf wear to extremities else appears new. Near Fine slip case; shelf wear and rubbing to extremities. Lewis Carroll's "Letters to Little Child-friends" coupled with his sepia photos of the letters' recipients. Introductory text by Guido Almansi. Printed on paper hand-made by the Pietro Miliani mills at Fabriano. First edition consists of 3000 numbered copies. Copy no. 165. Franco Maria Ricci unknown books
2004150049Koln: Taschen 2004. First edition. Softcover. Text in English French and German. Includes numerous black and white images. A very near fine copy in flexible wrappers. Taschen unknown books
1982159716New York: The Viking Press 1982. Hardcover. VG/G; dj is worn at edges but still protective. Beige cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Maroon dj with bw photo and putty lettering. 223 pp. with bw photos throughout. Vignettes of Brassai's artist-friends - all the usual big-name European contemporaries of Brassai. With photos of the artists and some of their work. Translation from the French by Richard Miller. The Viking Press hardcover books
1982D2733New York: A Studio Book / The Viking Press 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Cloth gilt-stamped lettering on spine; b/w photo-illustrated dust jacket. Book is fine. Dust jacket lightly rubbed mostly along the edges and price-clipped. Nice. <br/><br/> A Studio Book / The Viking Press hardcover books
1982Embry 136988Viking 1982. First U.S. edition. Spine with slight lean else fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Full page b&w photographs by Brassai. Viking, 1982. First U.S. edition. unknown books
1999226957Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts & Abrams 1999. Hardcover. 367p. 10x13.25 inches foreword essays and appreciations interview with Brassai notes portfolio catalogue of the exhibition history bibliography. index some bleeding of adhesive at front hinge of paste-down endpaper and mild fading to tail of spine otherwise very good first edition monograph accompanying the exhibition in black pictorial boards with black cloth backstrip and silver foil titles. The Museum of Fine Arts & Abrams hardcover books
1982WRCLIT65153New York: Viking 1982. Quarto. Gilt cloth. First US edition. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Conversational and photographic reminiscences of his friends: Braque Dali Dufy Giacometti Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol among others. Bookplate affixed to front pastedown trace of faint dust marking to top edge otherwise near fine in dust jacket with a small nick at top edge of front panel. Viking hardcover books
1933138421Paris: Arts et M'tiers Graphiques 1933. First Edition. First Edition. 60 full-page black and white plates. Brassai's first and most notable photobook. <br/><br/>A nocturnal exploration of Parisian culture and one of the most celebrated and influential collections of urban photography ever published. Compiled in a somewhat eery sequence of encounters set around the darkest corners of 1930s Paris. Brassai does not shy away from capturing the less-than-savory aspects of inner city life often featuring sex workers seedy back alleys and the murky nighttime waters of the Seine. <br/><br/>Very Good plus in bright wrappers softcover. Spiral bound. Moderate creasing and rubbing overall. <br/><br/>Roth 101 p. 76-77. Parr and Badger Vol. 1 p. 134. Arts et M'tiers Graphiques unknown books
1958WRCLIT71408Paris: The Olympia Press 1958. 12mo. Stiff decorated wrappers by T. Tajiri. Illustrated with full-page photographs by Brassaï. Minor use at wrapper edges otherwise about fine. Second edition impression after the first of 1956. The colophon imprimatur is dated December 1957. S&J A100c. KEARNEY & CARROLL 1.16.2. The Olympia Press unknown books
1949005034France: Les Editions Du Point Du Jour 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First edition in card wrappers. #1791 of 2000 copies in card wrappers. A book of poems in French by the celebrated photographer. Introduction by Henry Miller. Near fine condition. Les Editions Du Point Du Jour paperback books
13232Used; Like New/Used; Like New. An important collection of early sketchbooks and original drawings from the influential Hungarian-born French photographer sculptor writer and filmmaker.  The three sketchbooks one dated 1915 and one with drawings dated 1916 contain a total of 104 pages of pencil ink charcoal and watercolor drawings including portraits animal and figure studies architectural drawings and geometrical shapes. Some works are captioned in Hungarian. An interesting and important record of the artist's very early work accomplished as a young man during World War I in Transylvania.<br style="">The first sketchbook of lined paper is inscribed with Brassaï's name Halász G. Y. and dated Brassó Brassaï's hometown in Transylvania 1915. 44 pp. drawings in total. Heavy wear and fraying to the boards; slight water stains; internally in very good condition. 6.5 x 8 inches 16.5 x 20.5 cm. Contents: 1 full-page ink drawing of a crowd of people dated Oct. 30; 4 pages of pencil studies of men in uniform seated and standing dated Nov. 3-5; ink drawing of a group of standing women dated Nov. 5; ink drawing and colored pencil drawing of standing figures dated Nov. 5; 2 pages of pencil drawings of standing figures dated Nov. 5; 5 pages of pencil and colored pencil drawings of a young boy dated Nov. 6-8; 1 page of pencil drawings of people with umbrellas dated Nov. 10; 2 pages of rough pencil sketches of a face dog and a female figure dated Nov. 10; 1 page drawings of a woman heavily shaded in pencil dated Nov 10; 2 pages rough pencil sketches of people backs and studies of arms dated Nov. 10; 2 pages pencil drawings of a young boy standing dated Nov 10; 1 page rough sketches of men undated; 2 pages rough pencil sketches of a dog dated Nov. 11; 1 page pencil sketch of a seated man and rough figures dated Nov. 11; 1 page very bold pencil studies of fighting figures dated Nov. 11; 1 page pencil studies of standing figures dated Nov. 10; 1 page rough pencil sketches of a young child dated Nov. 13; 1 page rough pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 13; 1 page pencil sketch of a man with glasses and mustache dated Nov. 13; 2 pages pencil sketches of a young child dated Nov. 14; 1 page pencil sketches of standing figures undated; 1 page bold pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 14; 1 page rough sketches of standing figures and shapes dated Nov. 15; 1 page bold pencil sketches of a dog and a child dated Nov. 16; 1 page pencil drawings of a young child dated Nov. 17; 5 pages pencil sketches of standing figures dated Nov. 19; 1 full-page pencil drawing of an outdoor scene at a fair dated Nov. 19. <br style="">The second sketchbook of grid paper contains drawings dated 1916 many with captions in Hungarian. Scribbles mathematical calculations and geometric diagrams on the endpapers. Most of the drawings are identified as having been drawn in Szászsebes SebeÈ Transylvania or Brassó. 42 pp. drawings in total. Heavy wear and fraying to the boards; several pages removed; otherwise in fine condition internally. 6 x 9 inches 14.5 x 22.5 cm. Contents: 1 loose full-page pencil drawing of men in uniform with a van outside a gate dated Sep. 11; 1 loose page drawings of a young child dated Jan. 1; 1 loose full-page drawing of a man with beard in profile; 1 loose page drawings of men and women part of the page cut away dated Sep. 17; 1 page pencil drawings of women at a fair dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil drawing of a man in uniform dated Jul. 20; 1 full-page pencil drawing of women at a market stall dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil drawings of standing and seated figures with headscarves dated Jul. 20; 1 full-page pencil drawing of people at a cheese chart dated Jul. 20; 1 page small pencil sketch of a standing woman dated Jul. 20; 1 page pencil sketch of a group of standing figures dated Jul. 22; 1 page pencil sketches of chickens; 1 page pencil drawings of pigs; 1 page very small pencil drawings of figures approaching a wall dated Jul. 22; 1 page pencil drawings of cows dated Jul. 22; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy playing a viola dated Jul. 30;  1 page pencil drawing of a pig dated Jul. 26; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy in a tree dated Jul. 26; 1 full-page pencil drawing of cows dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a family with a covered wagon dated Jul. 27; 1 page rough ink and pencil drawings of a boy; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a boy looking out a window dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of two men playing flute and violin dated Jul. 30; 1 full-page ink drawing of people working with a large barrel in the center dated Jul. 27; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a doll dated Jul. 31; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a fence flowers and trees dated Jul. 31; 1 page pencil drawing of two men in uniform at a fence dated Aug. 5; 1 page pencil drawing of a pig dated Aug. 1; 1 page small pencil drawings of cats and birds dated Aug. 1; 1 page pencil drawing of people at a table; 1 page pencil drawing of a train traveling around a curve dated Aug. 5; 1 full-page pencil drawing of people waiting at a train station dated Aug. 5; 1 page small colored pencil drawings of ducks chickens and rabbits dated Aug. 8; 1 page colored pencil drawing of a figure on a park bench dated Aug. 8; 1 page colored pencil drawing of 3 figures at a table with a lantern dated Aug. 9; 1 page ink drawing of men in unfirom sitting under a tree dated Aug. 10; 1 full-page pencil drawing of a male semi-nude dated Aug. 11; 1 page small pencil drawings of squirrels in a tree dated Aug. 14; 1 full-page pencil drawing of the view over a fence; 1 page bold ink sketch of a half-length figure; 1 full-page ink drawing of a landscape with cows dated Aug. 23; 1 full-page pencil sketch of figures in a house.<br style="">The third sketchbook of blank paper is labeled on the cover: "Halász Gyulas / Ãbrázoló geometria" "Descriptive geometry." Undated. 18 pp. drawings in total. Some external wear internally in fine condition except for light toning. 7.5 x 9.75 inches 19.5 x 24.5 cm. Contents: 1 page pencil and ink architectural drawings; 1 page ink drawing of a fountain with another small ink sketch; 1 page architectural ink drawing with charcoal scribbles at the foot; 1 full-page charcoal drawing of a house; 1 page ink drawings of city buildings and trees; 1 full-page ink and watercolor drawing of concrete buildings; 7 pages geometrical pencil diagrams with captions in Hungarian; 2 pages blue and black ink and pencil lettering geometrical designs and architectural details; 1 page small architectural ink drawings; 1 page pencil and charcoal drawing with studies of a male head; 1 full-page ink and pencil drawing of concrete buildings.  <br style="">Together with two large original drawings one of a woman dated Berlin April 1921 approx. 48 x 42 cm and one of an old woman approx. 60 x 45.5 cm. Each signed "Halász" upper right. <br style=""><br style="">Known primarily for his dramatic photographs of Paris at night the artist's pseudonym Brassaï is derived from the name of his native city. He trained as an artist and settled in Paris in 1924 working there as a sculptor painter and journalist and associating with such artists as Pablo Picasso Joan Miró Salvador Dalà and the writer Henry Miller. Although he disliked photography at the time he found it necessary to use it in his journalistic assignments and soon came to appreciate the medium's unique aesthetic qualities. In his remarkable oeuvre of photographs Brassai imbues even the most inanimate images with a warm sense of human life. The present early collection of drawings shows the artist honing his eye through keen observation of detail and nuance precisely the qualities which would inform the work for which he is today best remembered. <br style=""> hardcover books
1968173279New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1968. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 79 pages. Introductory essay by Lawrence Durrell. Includes 61 black and white photographs many of which are some of his more iconic images. A clean near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some edge tears wear and minor issues to the lamination. Still a solid copy of this terrific small book on one of the more important photographers of the 20th century. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1968169760New York: The Museum of Modern Art 1968. First edition. Softcover. Introductory essay by Lawrence Durrell. Includes 61 black and white photographs many of which are some of his more iconic images. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear and a vintage price sticker from M.O.M.A to the verso of the front cover. A bright and clean copy. The Museum of Modern Art unknown books
1982145653New York: The Viking Press 1982. Hardcover. G Top of dj and book block have once been wet and are slightly wavy; otherwise pretty good. Tan cloth gilt letters on spine burgundy & illus. dust jacket 224 pp. many BW illus. Hungarian photographer and writer Brassai 1899-1984 "shares his photographs of Braque Dali Dufy Giacometti Leger Matisse Miro Picasso Rouault Maillol and a dozen others as well as his pungent impressions of them and delectable bits and pieces of their conversations about art fellow artists the affairs of the day their own personal lives their ambitions and frustrations." dj. The Viking Press hardcover books
193324590Paris: Edition Arts et Métiers Graphiques 1933. Former owner's innocuous book plate signature that reads "Brassai" but likely not in the photographer's hand light edge creases to the bottom corners gently handled with minor wear; a solid very good copy lacking serious defects in photo-illustrated spiral-bound wrappers. First Edition. Spiral bound quarto sixty-four gravure plates. The best-known and most iconic of the great Paris photobooks printed in a deep gravure so tactile it seems almost as if charcoal will rub off on the hands of the viewer. The cobblestone covers and endpapers are particularly evocative. Parr / Badger v1 134; Roth 76-77. Paris: Edition Arts et Métiers Graphiques unknown books
