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1976017307New York: Pantheon 1976. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the artist Brassai. in ink on the title-page and inscribed briefly to a well known writer in America and dated in the year of publication. The dust jacket has a small repaired chip not price-clipped the $17.95 price still intact on the front flap. Completely clean. Illustrated in black & white with Brassai's evocative photographs of underground Paris during the 1930's. Stated first American edition. List of plates. 11" high X 9" wide. Scarce signed. Heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Signed by Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Pantheon Hardcover
1976010710New York: Pantheon Books 1976. Upclipped $17.95 dust jacket with half-inch tear at spine top. First Edition in English. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Pantheon Books Hardcover
1976271447New York: Pantheon 1976. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Brassai. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Black and white frontispiece and numerous fine black and white photo illustrations throughout. Short thin 4to black cloth lightly worn d.w. New York: Pantheon 1976. First American edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper with a lengthy inscription from Brassai on the title page in French dated October 2 1976.<br/> <br/> Pantheon unknown
1976013626Pantheon 1976. Book. Illus. by Brassai. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket First Edition.$17.95 On Flap.Preentation in French In Year of Publication.Excellent Copy Without Wear Very Scarce Signed. Pantheon Hardcover
PHOTO 890PANTHEON Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN VERY GOOD DJ. PANTHEON Hardcover
1976002304New York: Pantheon Books 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unpaginated. The Camera artist's view of the forbidden Paris of the 30s its brothels whores pimps and opium dens heretofore unpublished because of their "daring nature." In the accompanying text Brassai reminisces about his world and describes the sxtraordinary conditions under which he took ish photographs. Translated from the French by Richard Miller. Inscribed on the Title Page For Tom Halsted New York le 2 octobre 1976. 1/8" closed tear at top edge front panel dj with on the slightest wear to the same else Pristine. Clean tight and strong binding with no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with blind-stamped title on front board. Pantheon Books Hardcover
1972604522"Brassai" boldly penned in black ink on his engraved Brassai 81 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques Paris letterhead January 18 1972. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4"; 1 page recto only. To Monsieur John Gruen c/o The New York Magazine 207 East 32nd Street New York N.Y. 10016 U.S.A. In part: ". . . Please forgive me for taking so long for thanking you . . . Your article in New York Magazine was so understanding and friendly! . . . If you would like to I would like you to choose one of my photographs those that are signed and numbered from 1 to 30 at the Schoelkopf Gallery. It would truly make me very happy . . . I am working very hard on tapestries and sculptures . . . They will be in a show in a large Parisian gallery avenue Matignon. Opening day 22 March is approaching . . . A Brassai show . . . last year to Australia and New Zealand . . . South America . . . Mexico City Buenos Aires . . . I am surprised at the success of my photographs . . . With gratitude and friendship . . ."
193455114Paris-Publications 1934. Softcover. Previous owner’s signature inside front cover. As is nearly always the case with this book the plastic or Bakelite rings that once held the book together are lacking having apparently broken they must have been quite fragile and so the covers and the pages are entirely disbound.<br /> However this copy differs from most others in being more complete: it has 2 pages of text and 46 pages of images. Most copies have either 38 or 44 pages of images. This is said to be the result of censorship; since the pages are unnumbered and there is no list of the images the removal of one or more leaves would not be noticeable. Or it may be the result of there not having been an equal number of good copies of each leaf when the book was assembled.<br /> In any case this is except for the binding rings the most complete and probably earliest state of this scarce volume.<br /> Some remnants of celotape on the covers probably from an attempt to compensate for the missing binding rings. Credit to Brassia inside back cover and price 40 francs on back cover. . 48p. Paris-Publications, [ paperback
002510Paris: Paris-Publications This is a near fine copy of the rarest of Brassai's books which has been bound into a hardcover binding from the period in handsome red and black marbled paper-covered boards and a linen cloth spine with red leather label gilt title. The original binding of this book was a spiral plastic ring type. The spiral binding was taken off and the book with its original red-orange covers with the title printed in large white letters was bound in whole. Covers are bright and clean in very good condition small closed tear to bottom corner of back cover inside completely clean. There is no date on the colophon page inside back cover and there apparently were two editions. The first edition was published in 1930 but Brassai was reportedly unhappy with the selection of images and because he was not credited. In our copy he is credited as the photographer and so we assume this is the second edition from ca.1934. It is unpaginated. There are 40 pages with 38 black and white photographs of ladies of the night strippers models night clubs and balls like the Bal Tabarin shots of tough streetwalkers in Les Halles many shots of men and women in costume sometimes drag also a lesbian couple in a club "strictement Feminine" shots of lovers in parks on streets playful shots of men looking into a lingerie shop window with elaborately garbed mannequins at night 1 shot of Kiki in a Montparnasse night club an amazing shot in " La Cage a Femmes d'un Grand Music-Hall Parisien" which shows a cage or pit viewed from above with women on stools like lions in various states of undress and performing "acrobatic" feats. Finally tipped in at the very end on the collophon page a half-page size shot in color of a nude woman in profile we assume not by Brassai. Large 4to 11" high X 8" wide. The original book was not cut down when re-bound it is in its' intended size and because of the re-binding it has been kept in near fine condition. A beautiful copy of a true rarity. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Paris-Publications Hardcover
193426971Paris: Paris-Publications N.d. c. 1934. Lacking spirals most copies with intact spiral bindings are not original; a very good copy creased at the top edge with soiling to the distinctive orange wrappers. Presumed second issue of Brassai's first book disavowed due to contractual conflicts. Thin quarto spiral-bound. With 38 photographs of Parisian nightlife that while chaste now were deemed to racy for inclusion in "Paris de Nuit". SIGNED by Brassai and inscribed to publisher Nicholas Callaway: "Pour Nicholas / Callaway / un livre / à hion insu / bien amicalement / le 3 mai 1981. Brassai." Very uncommon signed. Paris: Paris-Publications unknown
199368065RMN; Et Al. New. 1993. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French. 216 pp. With 255 ills. 102 col. . 30 x 26 cm. Description: "Highlighting a distinctive mode of realism explored by diverse European artists from the late 1930s through the 1950s this catalogue documents an exhibition of 253 paintings drawings sculptures and photographs that include many expressive portraits and figure studies embodying visions of alienation and psychological anguish. Good reproductions of the works and individual commentaries on the featured artists are prefaced by an essay examining their humanist and existentialist themes and their stylistic orientations in the context of the cultural artistic and philosophical climate in Europe during the period." -- with a bonus offer--; 0.79 x 11.81 x 9.84 Inches . RMN; Et Al paperback
19472023Paris: Editions Arts et Metiers Graphiques/Batsford 1947. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 115 black & white photographs with a few coloured ones. Ansel Adams IzisGeorge Platt-Lynes Doisneau Brassai Bill Brandt Beaumont Newhall Willy Ronis & Horst. The rear cover has about half of the holes for the spiral binding broken out. <br/><br/> Editions Arts et Metiers Graphiques/Batsford paperback
1952018942Paris: Piere Tisne 1952. New Edition . Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Good Glassine Dust Jacket. 12 5/8" Tall. 145 Pp. Including Photo Credits At Rear. Boards Worn And Bumped At Corners Glassine With Small Chips At Corners And Missing Most Of Top Third Of Rear Panel. With The Red Paper Wrap-Around Band Announcing This "Nouvelle Edition Transformee / 30Eme Mille"And The Erratum Slip. Former Owner's Name On Half Title. <br/> <br/> Piere Tisne hardcover
199984001Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press 1999. First US edition. xx 392 pp w/index. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Translated from the original French by Jane Marie Todd. Preface by Henry Miller from 1966. Introduction by Pierre Daix. Illustrated with photographs. Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press unknown
197626004<p>New York:: Pantheon 1976. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with just a touch of edge wear. The Secret Paris of the '30s is one of the most evocative photographic memoirs ever published. For years it was known that Brassai had taken a series of 'secret photographs' which could not be published because of their daring nature. Alone or in the company of friends he discovered the forbidden Paris of the 1930s - its brothels whores pimps and opium dens - the sordid yet bewitching bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld. Brassai's photographs reveal a milieu previously known only through books such as the novels of Henry Miller a frequent companion on his nocturnal rambles: the seamy grimy yet infinitely exciting reality that tourists still think of when they seek 'Paris by night'. These fascinating images are accompanied by Brassai's own text in which he describes the extraordinary conditions under which he took his photographs.</p> Pantheon, hardcover
199726390<p>Chicago :: University of Chicago Press 1997. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight unread copy in a Fine dust jacket. This volume of letters and photographs by the man who was nicknamed the "Eye of Paris" by Henry Miller chronicles Brassai's early life and artistic development in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s and 30s.</p> University of Chicago Press, hardcover
198724386<p>Paris in the 20s Brassai. Paris by Night. New York:: Pantheon 1987. First Printing of the First US Edition. ISBN: 0394563271. A Fine copy in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with peeling to the jacket laminate. Arriving in Paris in 1924 Brassaï rapidly became a shrewd observer of nocturnal Parisian life. He sensed that photography was the tool that would allow him to document his vision of a dying society. Fascinated by the night which he found disconcerting enigmatic and suggestive Brassaï photographed its every aspect from police to prostitutes to the homeless to socialites all in a dreamlike and mysterious manner. In sixty-four images Brassaï succeeded in remarkably capturing this unique ambience. This book meticulously assembled by Brassaï himself signifies the birth of the artist. Brassaï originally from Hungary traveled to Paris in 1924 where he began to associate with the avant-garde artist community in particular with Picasso and the Parisian surrealist circles. He quickly established himself as one of the most original photographers of his generation. </p> Pantheon,, hardcover
2000165180Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux 2000. Hardcover. First French Edition. Text in French.<br /> <br /> Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Musée Picasso from February 1 through May 1 2000. <br /> <br /> Fine with no dust jacket as issued.<br /> <br /> Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. Reunion des Musees Nationaux unknown
1999165775Chicago: University of Chicago 1999. First Edition. First Edition.<br /> <br /> Fine in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dust jacket. University of Chicago unknown
19491453<p>16mo 6 1/2 x 5 inches; 165 x 130 mm 90 pages in tan printed wrappers soft cover. </p><p><b>INSCRIBED</b> by Brassaï on the half title: "Pour Françoise / bien amicalement / Brassaï / Paris / de 9 mai 1977." A volume of poems by the great Hungarian-French photographer who was born Gyula Halász 1899-1984. In this book Brassaï presents the thoughts and monologues of Marie a cleaning lady. The short texts are essentially snapshots of Marie's life and the lives of those around her. Text in French.<br /></p><p>The book contains an admiring introduction by American writer and fellow Paris resident Henry Miller. One of 2500 copies numbered 101 to 2600 on Vélin Alfa paper. There were also 100 deluxe copies containing an original signed etching.<br /></p><p>This volume comes with a notarized letter from Thomas Marotta explaining that Brassaï had inscribed it to his wife Françoise during a visit to Brassaï's home in Paris in 1977. SCARCE INSCRIBED.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Pages largely unopened and age-toned. Binding a bit loose wrappers soiled. About Very Good.<br /></p><p><br /></p> Les Éditions du Point du Jour paperback
200229112Chicago:: University of Chicago Press 2002. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. this volume covers the intertwined lives and friendship between Henry Miller and Brassai from the 1950s to 1973. Over the course of a number of warm intimate conversations Brassaï and Miller revisit their careers; discuss art literature Paris Greece Japan World War II and more; and consider the lives and works of many others in their circle including Lawrence Durrell Henri Matisse Salvador Dalí Georges Simenon André Malraux Hans Reichel Paul Klee and Amedeo Modigliani. Throughout Miller's zest for life shines through as do his love of art and his passionate intensity for just about everything he does from discussing a movie or play he'd just seen to reminiscing about a decades-long love. University of Chicago Press, unknown
1966131579Aguilar 1966. Tapa dura. 2ª Mano. . Ex biblioteca marca tejuelo en lomo tarjeta y sello.-- Se conocieron en los años treinta y su amistad duró más de tres décadas. Para Picasso las fotografías de Brassaï uno de los grandes maestros de la luz del siglo XX eran arte en estado puro. El sentimiento de admiración era mutuo y ha quedado plasmado en este documento de inusual belleza. Con una poderosa narrativa a la que acompañan 53 fotografías tomadas a lo largo de casi 30 treinta años Brassaï crea un revelador perfil de Picasso y al mismo tiempo construye una emocionante crónica del arte en la que desfilan extraordinarios personajes como Dalí Matisse Camus Sartre y Cocteau. "Si alguien quiere entenderme debe leer este libro" -Pablo Picasso. Traducción de Tirso Echeandía. con 53 fotogafias del autor. . 355 p. tapa dura Aguilar hardcover
2000166518London: Thames and Hudson 2000. Hardcover. First UK Edition preceding all others. <br /> <br /> Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket spine panel lightly faded. <br /> <br /> Oversize volume shipping billed at cost. Thames and Hudson unknown
1954165639Paris: Robert Delpire 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Brassaï to legendary actress Gloria Swanson in the year of publication at the home of fashion journalist and "Harper's Bazaar" editor Marie-Louise Bousquet: "Pour Gloria Swanson / avec tout mon admiration / Brassai / Paris le 17 Juin 1954 / chez Marie-Louise Bousquet." <br /> <br /> Bousquet and her husband the playwright Jacques Bousquet hosted regular Thursday night gatherings at their apartment in Paris 3 Place du Palais-Bourbon inviting the brightest creative luminaries of the period.<br /> <br /> Near Fine in in a Very Good plus dust jacket with some brief chipping at and around the crown. Robert Delpire unknown
197628606AB1976. First American Edition. New York Pantheon Books 1976. Quarto. 200 unnumbered pages with 150 black-and-white-photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Blindstamp of preowner on endpaper and titlepage. Signed and inscribed by Brassai on the titepage in New York on the 29th of May 1977. hardcover
