Richard Avedon (470 results)

One of three copies for the family. One of three copies for the family. 35 black and white silver prints on 11 x 14 inch heavy paper. Oblong Folio. Rare collection of photographs taken and, likely, developed and assembled all by Avedon himself, rather than by his studio, and characteristic of his private life, but not of his public oeuvre. The negatives are said to have been destroyed, to make this series irreproducible. The first photo, of the Avedon house in Bolinas, is titled and signed by Avedon. The last, a still life, is signed "27. 28. 29. 77 / Dick / XXX / OOO". The thirty-fifth photo, of Lucy Saroyan, whose set this was, is detached, and cropped at the bottom, with a crack on the image where something has fallen on it. Aram Saroyan started working with Avedon in the 1950s, starting out after school for $10 per week. They stayed in touch with each other's work and remained friendly over the years. In May 1977, Avedon came to visit Aram, Gailyn, Strawberry, Cream, and Armenak Saroyan at their house in Bolinas. Aram's sister Lucy, an actress and model of Avedon's, came with. Avedon left his box camera at home, but after a few days missed his vocation and borrowed a Leica from the poet Bill Berkson, the Saroyans' neighbor. A few weeks after his return to New York, a package arrived from the studio: ".a book of 35 photographs he'd taken during his visit. Spiral bound, the book was a series of images printed on heavy 11" x 14" photo paper, each sheet glued back-to-back to another sheet with another photograph. "During the period I'd worked in the studio I'd heard whispers here and there in the photography world that without his support staff of assistants and master printers, Dick would be more or less helpless. As we beheld this marvel that rumor died an instant death. Different as it is, in its off-the-cuff fluency this work might even be reckoned a precursor to In the American West. "There's a loving intimacy in these photographs which, while it isn't a recognized hallmark of the Avedon oeuvre, was nonetheless, as my relationship with him reflects, very much a part of his nature. It still troubles me that he would adamantly suppress this side of his practice in the work he made public." (Saroyan, My Own Avedon, which features five of the photos). Saroyan, Aram. My Own Avedon. A Memoir with Photographs. Los Angeles: An Air Book, 2010 Bound in full orange calf, stamped in gilt on upper cover "Avedon" and lower right "Saroyans'", by Jack Chitgian of Beverly Hills, with some soiling to covers; photos generally near fine 35 black and white silver prints on 11 x 14 inch heavy paper. Oblong Folio.

No Binding. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This is the complete portfolio with 8 original hand SIGNED prints; ARTISTS: Richard Avedon, Willem de Kooning, Elaine de Kooning, Jim Dine, Jane Freilicher, Alex Katz, R.B. Kitaj, and Larry Rivers. Together with a foreword by the poet John Ashbery; a recording of his reading of the poem and on the album, an essay by Helen Vendler; all prints and text sheets measure: 17-3/4in diameter (450mm); housed in a cylindrical canister, with 32 text sheets ( [3] 27, [2] leaves), 8 prints, 1 sound disc). 49 cm. in diam., 4 cm. high; Limited Edition of 175 numbered copies (One of 150 copies offered for sale) and this is # 144; the paper was specially made in rounds at Twinrocker Mill in Indiana; the 40 text sheets are handset in Cochin type in lines that radiate as spokes from a hub holding the page number, so that the pages are literally turned to be read; The Foreword is hand SIGNED in pencil by the poet John Ashbery, also SIGNED in pencil by the printer, Andrew Hoyem in colophon.; Each print is numbered and signed in pencil by the respective artists; print by Larry Rivers also dated '83. The sound disc (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.) is enclosed in a square folded sleeve with title: "Self-portrait in a convex mirror": the poem read by the poet, John Ashbery. The essay by Helen Vendler, "Reading and hearing John Ashbery's Self-portrait in a convex mirror," appears on p. [2-4]of sleeve. cover; canister made by Atlas Metal Spinning, San Francisco, California. THE DESCRIPTION of PRINTS: No. 1) Richard Avedon of John Ashbery; 1 photomechanical print in offset lithography (reproduction of photograph), b&w full-page. No. 2) Willem de Kooning; b&w lithograph, paper made at the Twinrocker Mill in Indiana, lithograph printed from stones at Hampton Editions Limited, Sag Harbor, N.Y. No. 3 & 4) Elaine de Kooning and Jane Freilicher; contributed 1 b&w lithograph, each full-page, Printed from stones at Hampton Editions Limited, Sag Harbor, N.Y. No 5) Jim Dine; 1 b&w woodcut, full-page, Printed at the Arion Press. (References: D'Oench, E. Jim Dine prints, 178). No. 6) Alex Katz; 1 b&w lithograph, full-page, printed from a metal plate at Siena Studio, New York. No. 7) R. B. Kitaj; 1 b&w, soft ground etching, aquatint, full-page. Printed by Aldo Crommelynck, Paris. No. 8) Larry Rivers; 1 photomechanical print : photogravure (reproduction of drawing), hand col., full-page. Printed at Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, N.Y.; CONDITION OF PORTFOLIO: all the contents are stored in the original canister and shipping cardboard box; the Willem de Kooning was for a short time floated (without tapping to a matt) in a frame but has no flaws; the Richard Avedon has some small tape pulls on the back from once being matted for a short time (no sunning to image at all); there are some small fingers prints on the canister but nothing distracting; as far as we can tell there are no other flaws with the prints, text sheets and album; otherwise all the contents in this beautiful portfolio are in EXCELLENT COND. PLEASE NOTE: the buyer must pay full insurance on the full value within the USA and International shipping. Signed by Author(s).

Near fine slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: PRINT CONDITION: FINE. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED COPY WITH PRINT Fraenkel Gallery, 2001. Hardcover, 12 x 14.25 in. / 56 pgs / 40 quadratone reproductions taken for Harper's Bazaar during the 1950s, uncropped, to the original scale and reproducing all of Avedon's original annotations. This Limited Edition of 100 copies (this being #43/100) is beautifully slipcased in a custom wooden box. The book is signed and numbered on the colophon page and includes an original Avedon print. The image is of Suzy Parker and Gardner McKay at the Cafe des Beaux Arts, Paris in August 1956 from page 34 of the book. The print is also signed and numbered and comes in a separate envelope within the slipcase. Book and Print are in fine condition, slipcase is Near Fine with signs of soiling, rubbing, edge wear and and area of slight loss to the wood at one corner.

Inscribed by Coward, "For Jack Daugherty, With Best Wishes, Noël Coward"; additionally signed and dated by Avedon with his studio wet stamp verso. Richard Avedon's "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century " (New York Times, obituary). A pleasing inscription to American musician and producer Jack Daugherty (1930-1991), a trumpeter in Woody Herman's band, probably best known for his later role in the development of the career of The Carpenters. Of Coward, Avedon said: "Deep down - to the marrow of his bones - he was shallow, but surface never got more perfect than that". Stevens & Aronson, Avedon: Something Personal. Gelatin silver print portrait photograph (340 x 170 mm), flush-mounted on board. Inscribed top right by Coward, signed and dated bottom left by Avedon. Presented window-mounted, in a white gold leaf frame with conservation acrylic glazing. Frame size 515 x 435mm. In good condition with the corners a tad creased.

First edition, limited issue for Whitney Fellows, no. 55 of 250 copies signed and numbered by the photographer on the inside of the lid of the box, with 2 engraver's proof photographs, one of Jean Shrimpton (Paris 1970) and one of Jasper Johns (New York City 1965), loosely inserted in paper folders as issued. Published to coincide with the exhibition "Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994" at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 24 March - 26 June, 1994. Avedon's photographic autobiography ranges from his earliest private pictures to the snapshots of stars that made his name. His "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty, and culture for the last half-century" (New York Times obituary). It has been reported that only about 100 copies of this edition was published. Two vols. quarto. Original beige cloth, lettering to front covers in red and blue. Housed in a beige cloth clamshell box, lettering to front cover blindstamped. With 284 full page photographic illustrations throughout. All in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. SIGNED LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET, with two original hand-stamped engraver's proofs. Although the limitation states 250 copies, only about 100 were actually produced. Signed and numbered in the box by Avedon. Issued to accompany the celebrated 1994 Avedon retrospective at the Whitney Museum. With engraver's proofs of Jasper Johns (New York City, 1965) and Jean Shrimpton (Paris, 1970). An Autobiography is lavishly illustrated with 284 photographs documenting Avedon's career from the 1940's to the 1990's; Evidence includes essays by Jane Livingston and Adam Gopnik and is illustrated with over 600 iconic Avedon images. New York: Random House, 1993-94. Folio, original matching full linen with colored lettering, matching clamshell box with blind-stamped title; engraver's proofs in separate paper folders (as issued); with slip denoting "Whitney originals". Fine condition. RARE.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. From the estate of Pauline Kael, this is an original Avedon print, titled and signed by the artist in 1971. Richard Avedon began his career as a fashion photographer in 1945, and he came to be known as the preeminent contemporary American portrait photographer. This image, of the one-time lovable Little Tramp posing as the Devil on his last day in the U.S., is one of Avedon's most famous, and one of the most famous images of Chaplin. Chaplin, who had long sought teenage girls as his lovers and wives, was hounded by years of persecution for his sexual proclivities and his left-leaning views. In 1944 he was involved in a high-profile scandal when he was indicted on charges involving a young actress he had brought to California and, although he was exonerated on all counts, the negative publicity began a series of events culminating in his voluntary exile from the U.S. eight years later. In addition, the FBI had stepped up its investigations of him as a result of his public statements in support of Russia and Soviet Communism. In 1952, when Chaplin left for England to promote his film "Limelight," the U.S. Attorney General used the opportunity to revoke his re-entry permit (Chaplin had never been an American citizen) unless Chaplin agreed to even more scrutiny of his private life. Chaplin opted to settle in Switzerland with his third wife, Oona O'Neill (daughter of Eugene O'Neill). This Avedon image is the final image of Chaplin in America and a pointed reference to his demonization by the American press and government. Pauline Kael's first film review, in 1953, was of Chaplin's "Limelight." She didn't like it, and it launched her career. 19-3/4" x 15-1/2". Dry mounted on board, and matted. Near fine.

First edition, limited issue, number 81 of 250 copies signed and numbered by the photographer, with an engraver's proof photograph of Marilyn Monroe loosely inserted as issued. Avedon's photographic autobiography ranges from his earliest private pictures to the snapshots of stars that made his name. His "fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty, and culture for the last half-century" (New York Times obituary). The print is Avedon's most famous portrait of Monroe, taken in his studio in May 1957. "For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that's - she did Marilyn Monroe", he recalled. "And then there was the inevitable drop. And when the night was over and the white wine was over and the dancing was over, she sat in the corner like a child, with everything gone. I saw her sitting quietly without expression on her face, and I walked towards her but I wouldn't photograph her without her knowledge of it. And as I came with the camera, I saw that she was not saying no" (Museum of Modern Art). The subsequent photograph is one of the most intimate portraits of the superstar and one of Avedon's most iconic images. Quarto. Original white cloth, spine and front cover lettered in grey, black and white photographic illustration mounted on rear cover. With white cloth slipcase and print (340 x 270 mm) as issued, in original cardboard box lettered in grey. Photographic illustrations throughout. Review of An Autobiography from the San Francisco Examiner (12 December 1993) loosely inserted. A few faint marks to covers and slipcase; cardboard box marked, bumped at foot with two short abrasions: a near-fine copy.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by both Capote and Avedon and difficult to find. (Most copies were signed only by Avenon.Light rubbing lower front board, front free endpaper slightly wrinkled (not affecting Capote's signature), small spot on rear free endpapoer, otherwise near fine in partial original acetate dust jacket (lower quarter of front panel missing, few minor chips and tears). Custom clear acetate dust jacket over all is fine and makes the book very presentable. Slipcase has several small splits at top corners, and stain at upper open edge of slipcase, also affecting the unprinted top, along with general soiling. Still, very good. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 150 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Book Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Hardcover in glassine dust jacket housed in cardboard slipcase. Folio Illustrated with photographs by Richard Avedon and text by Truman Capote. 152 pp., numerous black-and-white illustrations, 11x14º". Mostly portraits of famous people of the twentieth century. Boldly SIGNED and dated 1985 by Richard Avedon on the title page. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, bright, clean clean copy with a previous owners initials and date penned to inside upper corner of front cover; in a Near Fine glassine dust jacket with a small 1/4" closed tear to top left corner at spine/joint, a 1" closed tear to lower rear panel at heel of spine, a small triangular area of loss to lower rear corner and moderate creasing to inner front flap (looks fntastic in a clear mylar protective cover); housed in a Fine, bright, clean slipcase showing a hint of rubbing and wear to covers, edges and corners. Overall a very solid, tight, bright, clean, complete and highly collectible copy, especially so when SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Book Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Hardcover in glassine dust jacket housed in cardboard slipcase. Folio Illustrated with photographs by Richard Avedon and text by Truman Capote. 152 pp., numerous black-and-white illustrations, 11x14º". Mostly portraits of famous people of the twentieth century. Boldly SIGNED and dated 1986 by Richard Avedon on the title page. BOOK CONDITION: Near Fine tight clean copy with some discoloration to top & bottom of the spine, small 1/4" split to top of spine (merely cosmetic and does not affect the integrity of the binding), and a previous owner's name penned to center of front paste down (inside front cover). In a Near Fine glassine dust jacket with slight loss to top and bottom of the spine, bits of loss to corners and a 1" closed tear to top front margin near spine; housed in a Very Good Plus (VG+) slipcase with light toning, rubbing and soiling, slightly tender along one joint at spine. Overall a very solid, clean, collectible copy in a very nice glassine jacket, especially so when SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Limited Edition. Folio, unpaginated. Deluxe issue, 1/250cc. A near fine copy in the publisher's white cloth, stamped in several shades of grey, with applied photographic portrait of Avedon on the rear board. Spine very gently darkened, but a lovely example. In the publisher's slipcase, with a few small faint stains, but sound and at least very good. This is number 98 of 250 copies SIGNED and hand-limited by Avedon, with the signature and limitation taking up the entirety of the front free endpaper. Laid-in is the "special edition engraver's proof" of Avedon's famous melancholic portrait of Marilyn Monroe, with publisher's stamp to verso, as issued, and in fine condition. Avedon's "autobiography" (really a kind of catalog raisonne, with beautifully printed full-page reproductions of his best work) was published to great success, and was quickly reprinted. This specially bound signed limited edition has become scarce in the trade, and has sold well above its estimate in recent auction appearances. It must be sold with the Monroe print to be considered complete.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Book Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. Hardcover in glassine dust jacket housed in cardboard slipcase. Folio Illustrated with photographs by Richard Avedon and text by Truman Capote. 152 pp., numerous black-and-white illustrations, 11x14º". Mostly portraits of famous people of the twentieth century. Boldly SIGNED/INSCRIBED "To Ed Elliott / Avedon" on the verso of the fep by Richard Avedon. BOOK CONDITION: Fine, a solid, tight, bright, clean in a Fine clear glassine dust jacket with slight loss at top and bottom of spine. Housed in a Fine bright, clean slipcase with hints of rubbing at edges and corners. Overall a highly collectible, complete, bright, solid, clean copy. SIGNED.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: new. STL (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1985. Hardcover in clear acetate dust jacket. Unpaginated. Small folio. Cloth with photos affixed to front and rear of book. Has original acetate jacket,book still has the original brown paper (with publisher's printing to paper - as issued by the publisher - and also comes in the original publisher's shipping box. SIGNED by Avedon on the fep. Brown paper was opened once on one end to remove book for signature and another by us to take photos. BOOK CONDITION: New/Mint; still with both the original brown paper wrapping and housed in the original publisher's shipping box. A collector's dream copy!.

Hardcover. Folio. Glossy paper over boards, original clear acetate wrapper, slipcase. 151pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine/very good. Quite minor slipcase wear; ownership signature on rear flyleaf. Tight and quite lovely first edition of the first book by the fashion and portrait photographer (1924-2003), accompanied by Capote's provocative text. While copies signed by Avedon and/or Capote are especially desirable, this unusual extra-illustrated copy bears bold signatures of six of the photographer's celebrity subjects in ink on fine, matching heavy stock 5" X 3" cards tipped to front flyleaf. Top row, left to right, is BRIGITTE BARDOT (born 1934, French actress and model, appears on page 107), who signs hugely in blue fineline, dating it September 1983 at upper right; and RUDOLF BING (1902-97, long-time New York Metropolitan Opera manager, appears on page 21), who signs boldly in black ink, dating it 20 March 1980 at upper right. Middle row, left to right: ALFRED HITCHCOCK (1899-1980, British film director, appears on page 15), who signs in black fineline, with typed date of 14 June 1979 at upper right; and LENA HORNE (1917-2010, singer, dancer and actress, appears on pages 86-87), who signs boldly in black fineline, adding "To Richard" at upper left and dating it 10 September 1969 at upper right. Bottom row, left to right: ZINKA MILANOV (1906-89, Yugoslav-born operatic soprano, appears on page 24), who signs in black fineline, dating it 2 November 1983 at upper right; and MAUREEN STAPLETON (1925-2006, Oscar-winning actress of screen, stage and television, appears on page 112), who signs in blue ballpoint, dating it 10 January 1969 at upper right. Laid in are all six original transmittal envelopes. A superb copy with a most unusual signature grouping affixed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Provenance: Ex-Libris DDR (socialite) & John Barry Ryan III BALDWIN, James [text] & AVEDON, Richard [photographs] Atheneum Publishers w/ Slipcase 1964 14.5" x 11".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover in glassine dust jacket housed in cardboard slipcase. Glassine jacket is missing a piece from back bottom edge. Book is bumped along top edge near spine and has light wear to spine ends, otherwise near fine. Slipcase is quite worn with backstrip breaking apart. Signed by Avedon to ffep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

First edition, first printing, inscribed by the photographer on the half title, "Marguerite, with love, ever Rich". The recipient, Marguerite Littman (1930-2020) was an American-British socialite who sat for Warhol's minimalist polaroids. "A honey-voiced Louisianian and literary muse who taught Hollywood to speak Southern" (Green), Littman was a columnist for Glamour magazine and the inspiration for Truman Capote's Holly Golightly, but her most enduring legacy was as an early force in the fight against aids. She was the founder of the AIDS Crisis Trust, which published Hockney's Alphabet in 1991 to raise money. A fellow philanthropist and close friend, Diana, Princess of Wales, donated her wardrobe for sale at auction to benefit the AIDS Crisis Trust and other charities in 1997. The Manhattan Project was formed in 1968 as an experimental theatre company which broke the norms of conventional theatre. The project lasted for several years and proved extremely influential. The photographs were taken by Richard Avedon during the production of Alice in Wonderland in a church annexe of Broadway on Park Avenue South. Oblong quarto. Original white boards, lettering to front cover and spine in brown, printed on 80 pound Wedgewood dull coated stock. With dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with over 100 photographs by Avedon. Toning to edges and light knocks to boards; dust jacket chipped and nicked with a larger piece missing from the back panel, a couple of pieces of adhesive tape to verso, unclipped: a very good copy in good jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Stunning 2013 exhibition catalogue of Gagosian in Beverly Hills, then London, of Avedon's photographic portraits, mostly in b&w, of women from Jackie Kennedy to Dorothy Parker. 98 loose sheets, folded down the center, inserted one into the other with aqua-blue clear acetate wrapper housed in a color-matched cardboard folder. Sheets and acetatte cover is as new, the box has incidental surface wear. Exhibition was curated by James Martin and Laura Avedon of The Richard Avedon Foundation.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Folio. [152]pp. A little wear at the base of the spine, near fine in very near fine original unprinted glassine dustwrapper with a little wrinkling on the rear panel in lightly edgeworn very good or better, original printed slip case. A nice, better than usual copy of this collaboration between photographer Richard Avedon and author Truman Capote, with the photographer's iconic portraits complemented by Capote's text throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED COPY Book Description: Atheneum Publishers, New York, 1964. Hardcover in slipcase. First Edition, First Printing. Photographs by Richard Avedon. Text by James Baldwin. Designed by Marvin Israel. Unpaged. Folio. White glazed boards with silver title silver inset. Matching slipcase. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. SIGNED/INSCRIBED and dated in the year of publication by Richard Avedon on the verso of the fep: "For Earl-- without whom--- etc etc etc. gratefully Dick." The inscribee is very likely Earl Steinbicker, who was Avedon's personal assistant at the time this book was published. BOOK CONDITION: Near Fine copy with tight binding and clean throughout, original white boards with silver and black panels showing light toning to edges light wear to head of spine and light splitting to joints along botttom inch at bottom of spine; in a Very Good Plus original slipcase that is solid but shows toning, rubbing, light soiling and abrasions to edges, panels and silver gilt title on front and rear panels. SIGNED by Richard avedon.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Folio. [152]pp. Fine in very good original unprinted glassine dustwrapper with a large chip at the top of front and back panels, and with near fine original printed card slip case fine overall with a small piece missing at the bottom edge. A very nice, better than usual copy of this collaboration between photographer Richard Avedon and author Truman Capote, with the photographer's iconic portraits complemented by Capote's text throughout.

First edition, first printing, of Avedon's first book, a striking collection of portraits of artists, authors, musicians, and performers, with accompanying text by Capote. Roth p. 148 Quarto. Original white boards, lettering to front cover and spine in grey. With acetate dust jacket. Housed in original card slipcase. Illustrated throughout with full-page gravure reproductions of photographs by Avedon. A couple of small chips to acetate and light rubbing to slipcase, otherwise a near-fine example.

First edition, first printing, signed and dated '85 by the photographer. In the American West was first published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Parr & Badger, vol. 2, p. 38. Folio. Original tan cloth lettered in black, mounted photographic portraits on each cover. With the original acetate dust jacket. Black and white full page photographs throughout. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Lucerne, C.J. Bucher S.A. Editions Camera, 1959, Edizione originale. Esemplare nell'emissione in lingua francese con dati editoriali Editions Camera. Segni d'uso al cartonato (particolarmente al dorso, mancante della parte stampata) e all'astuccio; nel complesso un più che buon esemplare di questo non comune libro. Pietra miliare dei libri fotografici, con il suo formato in folio e la grafica cubitale che rivoluziona completamente il peritesto, opera di Alexey Brodovitch. Raccoglie in libro il meglio di Avedon preso da «Harper's Bazar», accompagnato dai testi di Capote. Negli scatti, il "who's who" dell'arte e della cultura mondiali: Hitchcook, Zavattini, Agnelli, Saroyan, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Eliot, Miller, Picasso, Chanel, Duchamp, Cocteau, Monroe, Beaton, Wright, Maugham etc. Edizione stampata da C.J. Bucher S.A. di Lucerna e pubblicata in due emissioni, in inglese per Simon & Schuster di New York, in francese per Editions Camera, emanazione dello stesso stampatore svizzero. Testo tradotto in francese da G. Meister e R.-E. Martinez. in folio, legatura editoriale in cartonato bianco stampato in grigio ai piatti, astuccio in cartonato rigido bianco stampato in blu e rosso ai piatti e in grigio al dorso, pp. 151 [2] con illustrazioni in bianco e nero; sguardie originali in carta bianca diversa (primo risguardo con dati editoriali). Edizione originale. Esemplare nell'emissione in lingua francese con dati editoriali Editions Camera. Segni d'uso al cartonato (particolarmente al dorso, mancante della parte stampata) e all'astuccio; nel complesso un più che buon esemplare di questo non comune libro. legatura editoriale in cartonato bianco stampato in grigio ai piatti, astuccio in cartonato rigido bianco stampato in blu e rosso ai piatti e in grigio al dorso,

First UK edition, first impression, signed and dated in 1988 by the photographer. In the American West was first published in the US earlier the same year, in conjunction with the exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Seven years earlier, the museum had commissioned Avedon to photograph ordinary people living in the Western US. Between 1979 and 1984, Avedon made numerous trips through the region and photographed over 800 subjects, of which about 120 were included in the final exhibition. Parr & Badger, vol. 2, p. 38. Folio. Original tan cloth lettered in black, mounted photographic portraits on each cover. With the original acetate dust jacket. Black and white photographs throughout. Trivial fingermarks to a few leaves; publisher's price sticker on rear panel of slightly marked jacket. Fine in near-fine jacket.

Condition: Fine in fine jacket. First printing. First edition of Avedon's first book, designed by Alexey Brodovitch and featuring commentary by Capote in the original acetate jacket and publisher's slipcase, in uncommonly nice condition. The icons and artists captured in Avedon's trademark too-close gaze include Marilyn Monroe; the impeccable Marella Agnelli (before Capote's friendship and betrayal); the cracked and weathered Duke and Duchess of Windsor; the "changeling's face" of Gabrielle Chanel; Marianne Moore in three-cornered hat; and finally Capote himself, louche in suspenders, not as young as he once was. 14'' x 10.5''. Original white boards with grey lettering. In original clear acetate dust jacket. In original slipcase. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 150, [2] pages. Trace wear to boards. Light edgewear and small chip to upper corner of slipcase. Sharp and clean.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine glassine dust jacket. ; Signed by author on FEP. ; 14.8 X 12.3 X 2.5 inches; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. AVEDON, Richard Warmly inscribed on FFEP: For Veronica and Bill Hearst. Dick Avedon 1992 [176] pp. Over 120 monochrome plates Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1978 14 1/4" x 11" w/ printed acetate dust jacket An anthology of the finest photographs taken by Richard Avedon in his career up to 1977, inscribed by the photographer. The subjects of his images read like a Who's Who of the fashion and entertainment world - Lauren Bacall, Brigitte Bardot, Cecil Beaton, Marisa Berenson, Marlene Dietrich, Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn, Bianca Jagger, Loulou de La Falaise, Sophie Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Yves Saint Laurent, Jean Shrimpton and Gloria Vanderbilt. These portraits are interspersed with his fashion photographs. The cover features Marella Agnelli to the front and 'Dovima with Elephants' to the rear. The book accompanied a retrospective exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In January 1995, Veronica DeGruyter Beracasa de Uribe Hearst gave an intimate lunch for Diana, Princess of Wales, in her opulent apartment on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 66th Street. The Princess was in New York to give an award to the then editor of Harper's Bazaar magazine and fellow Englishwoman, Liz Tilberis. Tilberis had asked Veronica, a clotheshorse with a love of couture, to host the lunch. Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld was there, along with photographer Patrick Demarchelier. So too was the Princess's great friend Lucia Flecha de Lima, the wife of the Brazilian ambassador to the U.S.Ñ and also Patti Hearst, Veronica's famous hostage-turned-urban-guerrilla-turned-housewife stepdaughter. So, of course, was Veronica's husband, Randolph Apperson Hearst, Tilberis's ultimate boss as chairman of the Hearst Corporation, which owns Harper's Bazaar and other magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, and Esquire. Randy, as he was known, was the last surviving son of the American newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed: For Didi (famous NYC socialite) & Johnny (Ryan) from Dick & dated 10.1.76 AVEDON, Richard Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1976 12" x 9 1/4".