ALL - AMERICAN IX:
A NEAR PERFECT WORLD
Bruce WeberAll-American IX celebrates Carmen de Lavallade, the talented American dancer and choreographer; Bill Morrow, a little-known American painter, beatnik and bon vivant; Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, the explorer/artist of the early Colorado River missions; and the actress Mae West with the hostess Elsa Maxwell, both pioneering women with irrepressible spirits. Portfolios of all-new Bruce Weber photographs pay tribute to Washington D.C. and the Reverend Joseph Lowery, who delivered the oft-discussed benediction at this year’s presidential inauguration. There are also chapters dedicated to the landscape and cultural history of Big Sur and the Everglades of Florida. Poetry by Richard Jones and an excerpt from Willa Cather’s My Antonia round out this ninth edition.
All-American IX: A Near-Perfect World is softbound, 192 pages in length. Print run 5000 copies, first edition only.
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192pp, 136 duotone plates, 47 color plates.
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ALL - AMERICAN VIII: NATURE'S WAY (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Nathaniel Kilcer & Kelly Fagan, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN VIII: - NATURE'S WAY. New York: Little Bear Press, 2008. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (180pp), 100 duotone and 71 color illustrations. Creative Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. Hot off the press, this is the eighth, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition - "Nature's Way". "It explores the parallels between traditional perceptions of the natural world - as the realm of both the sublime and the forbidding - and the tensions that exist within our conceptualization of human nature. This lofty theme is illustrated through the works and observations of an eclectic cast of characters in what has become the signature form of the All-American series. The journal features chapters devoted to Oatsie Charles, the notable Washington D.C. hostess and Newport socialite; Pr. Henry W. Kendall, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and accomplished alpine photographer; and the journalist David Halberstam, author of "The Best and The Brightest". There is a portfolio of all new Bruce Weber rodeo photographs; a fantastic profile on "The Ledges", the Cushing family estate; selected writings by the conservationist Bob Marshall; a gorgeous spread celebrating the artistry and style of Nina Simone; selected poems by Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Dunn; travel photographs by Rob Born; and a personal tribute to Rabbi Zevulon Glixman, a leader known throughout the world for his good deeds and religious devotion". As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-9787124-3-9
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ALL - AMERICAN VII: 'TILL I GET IT RIGHT - AN ANTHEM FOR THE SOUTH
(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Nathaniel Kilcer & Matthew Richards, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN VII: 'TILL I GET IT RIGHT - AN ANTHEM FOR THE SOUTH. New York: Little Bear Press, 2007. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. 1/4 Linen Over Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Creative Director - Nathaniel Kilcer. Hot off the press, this is the seventh, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition - "'Till I Get It Right". "All-American VII is an affectionate testament to the mystery, romance, and charm of the American South. It features the work of civil rights movement photographers Charles Moore, James Karales, and Ernest Withers; a tribute to Southern writers James Agee, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Nikki Giovanni, Lillian Hellman, Carson, McCullers, Walker Percy, Katherine Anne Porter, William Styron, Eudora Welty, and Tennessee Williams; photographic portfolios dedicated to country music artists Gram Parsons, Kentucky-born socialite Countess Mona Bismarck, and Joseph McPhillips - headmaster of the American School of Tangiers; a selection of paintings by Clementine Hunter; and photographs of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade in Liberty City, Miami by Bruce Weber. This edition also celebrates the work of New Orleans based artist George Dureau in a stunning forty page portfolio of photographs, paintings, drawings and text". In addition to these and Weber's additional input, "'Till I Get It Right" features smaller contributions by the likes of Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Philippe Halsman, Horst, Andre Kertesz, Clarence John Laughlin, Edward Weston, Kim Gottlieb-Walker, Dominique Tarle, Anita Pallenberg, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Thomas Hart Benton, Christopher Gibbs, Langston Hughes, and many, many more. As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-9787124-1-2
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ALL-AMERICAN VI: LARGER THAN LIFE
(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush & Nathaniel Kilcer, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN VI: LARGER THAN LIFE. New York: Little Bear Press, 2006. First Edition 1/5000. 4to. Linen Taped Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (192pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Director - Gustaf Torling. Creative Director - Douglas Lloyd. Hot off the press, this is the sixth, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition - "Larger Than Life". "All-American VI takes its inspiration from fragments and glimmers and discoveries along the way as we sought to answer the nagging query: what does it take to live a great, big life? We heard hints of an answer in the lyrics to a favorite song, whispered in the lines of a forgotten poet - there, off to the side, in the background of the most amazing photograph. And then, in the year of his passing, we found an answer in the irrepressible smile on the face of a kid from Pittsburg who - at an early age - learned the power of dreaming big. The smile in question appears on Burt Todd's face all throughout his chapter in this year's edition of All-American. It's there in the photo with the monks in Tibet, there with his wife Suzie on their wedding day in Pittsburg, there as he wields a sword and sports the traditional garb of Bhutan, there with his traveling buddies in Egypt. A swashbuckling industrialist-adventurer from a bygone era, Burt Todd matched his passion for travel and business savvy with a profound curiosity about the world and a zeal for living life to the fullest. And the fashion, the style, the spirit that comes through in his family's photos - all point to a simple answer: find what you love and make it your life's work. This theme of personal passion - with all of its subsequent challenges and fulfillments - connects each of the subjects in All-American VI. A portfolio devoted to the American mountain climbers Gary Hemming and John Harlin II matches breathtaking photos by prominent alpine photographers - Tom Frost, Royal Robbins, Chris Bonington - with texts that illuminate the intensity of character that drove these two men to great accomplishment. A similarly adventurous sprit and love for the outdoors finds leaps off the pages of a chapter dedicated to Dr. Meg Lowman and her sons. Lowman, a preeminent canopy botanist, shares photos of their adventures together in Belize, Peru, Cameroon and Samoa - coupled with excerpts from her environmentalist writings. The complexity of family dynamics and their effects on our perceptions of the world find expression in several other chapters within the volume: Joseph Szabo's photographs highlight the tenderness and aspiration among siblings; Bruce Weber's profile of professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning - coupled here with an original interview - explores the charitable largess and family devotion of a man best known for his accomplishments on the court. Living a great big life often leaves little to question. But Bruce Weber's touching portrait of Tarita-Tumi Teriipaia and her grandson Tuki Brando offers an alternate view. As the former lover of Marlon Brando and his grandson, these two gentle souls quietly navigate the complicated legacy left in the wake of this film icon. Weber's photographs, taken in the dreamy landscape of Montauk, NY, suggest the enduring promise of hope that can result from personal strength and perseverance. As with past editions of our journal, All-American VI: Larger Than Life seeks to celebrate the grandeur of personal creativity and the artistic process. But this year's volume takes a varied approach, highlighting the accomplishments of artists and patrons alike. Daniel and Rita Fraad, the prominent collectors of American art, are commemorated in a personal essay by their grandson, who lived among the extraordinary paintings reproduced in this year's volume. Laura Nyro's deeply emotive music is interwoven with photos, written fragments and rarely seen drawings in her own hand. The distinguished American choreographer Jack Cole is remembered in photographs by Marcus Bleckman and Eileen Darby and a personal letter from Chita Rivera. Other larger-than-life talents include poets Naomi Long Madgett, Vievee Francis, Ogden Nash and Howard Bement; photographers Leni Sinclair, Stephen Sharpiro, Kevin Thatcher, and the extraordinary painter Kadir Nelson". As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued. 0-9787124-1-2 Inventory Number: 012972
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BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN V: IS LOVE ENOUGH?. (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush & Nathaniel Kilcer, Editors. BRUCE WEBER: ALL - AMERICAN V: IS LOVE ENOUGH?. New York: Little Bear Press, 2005. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Linen Taped Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (140pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Director - Raul Martinez. This is the fifth, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition - "Is Love Enough?". "The provocative question posed by the title frames this book's thematic exploration of human devotion in its many forms. The centerpiece of this year's volume is a timely photoessay devoted to the US Marine Corp. This chapter, titled "Marines Don't Hug," includes original portraits by Bruce Weber of Marines preparing for duty on the base at Camp Pendleton. The chapter also includes extensive profiles of Sgt. Nick Popaditch, a Marine wounded in Baghdad, and Cpl. Jeff Boskovitch, who was killed in action in Iraq this summer. Devotion to a cause is echoed thematically in "A Mississippi Freedom Fighter," a chapter honoring the life and work of civil rights activist Winson Hudson. Her story also highlights the importance of religious faith in the political activism of the 1960s. The significance of religious faith in American culture as a whole runs throughout "The Last Crusade," a career-spanning portrait of Reverend Billy Graham. This chapter presents unique archival photographs from the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, as well as original reportage photos taken by Bruce Weber at Graham's convention this summer in Flushing Meadow. An abiding theme in the All-American series is artistic passion, this year exemplified in chapters that celebrate the work of rodeo photographer Louise Serpa, pulp fiction master Mickey Spillane, playwright Tennessee Williams, and painter Fairfield Porter. The Louise Serpa chapter "There's Nothing Like a Dame With a Camera" includes an autobiographical essay of this true American original. "One Tough Guy - Mickey Spillane" pairs intimate family portraits by Peter Stackpole and Genevieve Naylor with the author's own inimitable prose. Unique insights into the life and process of the great American playwright are revealed in a conversation between theatre and film writer Mike Steen and Geraldine Page, an actress known for her interpretations of many great Tennessee Williams roles. And love of family, friends and art converge in the chapter "Fairfield Porter and Friends." Paintings by the artist are accompanied by original photography, essays and poetry by Anne Porter, James Schuyler, Frank O'Hara and Rackstraw Downes. The wonderful complexity of human relationships that characterize the Fairfield Porter chapter are paralleled in a whimsical chapter titled "The Marriage of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton." Comprised entirely of photographs from Henry Grossman's archives, this chapter shows the original larger-than-life Hollywood super-couple in some of their most tender and down-to-earth moments". As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued.
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SEX AND WORDS BY BRUCE WEBER. (WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Frank Stanley & D.H. Lawrence. SEX AND WORDS BY BRUCE WEBER. New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2006. First Edition 1/2000. 8vo. Illustrated Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (64pp), 16 b&w and 3 color illustrations. The brand new "Sex and Words" is a slender yet elegantly designed publication of Bruce Weber images inspired by the writings of D.H. Lawrence. It overlays the photographer's explicitly erotic male nudes with reproductions on vellum of drawings by Frank Stanley; all interwoven with excerpts from "Lady Chatterley's Lover", "Women in Love" and "Sons and Lovers". A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nudity contained in some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item.
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BRUTUS #576: 2005 8/15 - "ALL ABOUT BRUCE WEBER"
(WEBER, BRUCE) (BRUTUS). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush, Sofia Coppola, Herbie & Christian Fletcher, Ingrid Sischy, Franca Sozzani, Helmut Lang, et al. Tokyo: Brutus, 2005. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Periodical. Fine. 170pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Japanese. Published in conjunction with the 2005 opening of the "Weberbilt" boutique in Tokyo, Japanese fashion/lifestyle bible "Brutus" magazine devoted this entire issue to all things Bruce Weber. Included are more than one hundred and twenty pages of photo-essays, collages, drawings, interviews, and a completely illustrated Little Bear bibliography and filmography. A most handsome copy of this obscure necessity for the Bruce Weber completist.Price: $ 125.00
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BRUCE WEBER ALL - AMERICAN IV:OTHERWORLDLY
(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Nan Bush & Nathaniel Kilcer, Editors. New York: Little Bear Press, 2004. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Linen Taped Stapled Wrappers . Photography Monograph. As New. np (140pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Art Director - John Cheim. This is the fourth, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition! "Otherworldly" introduces readers to a group of diverse and uniquely talented people that reflects a wide spectrum of the American cultural experience. It contains two projects by Bruce Weber: a photographic profile of the wrestler Kyle Maynard and a chapter devoted to the professional bear trainer Ruth LaBarge, as well as the photography of Howard Bingham, paintings and prints by the California artist Millard Sheets, selected writings by the late Washington Star columnist Mary McGrory, poems by Donald Justice, paintings by Bill Traylor and photographs by Charles Shannon, and photographs by Horace Bristol. Also included are chapters devoted to the war veterinarian Captain William Putney and the early film career of John Derek. In describing this volume, Bruce Weber has said, "I want the book to have a feeling of discovery." Readers are sure to agree. As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's shrinkwrap, as issued.Price: $ 150.00
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ALL- AMERICAN: FAMILY ALBUMS BY BRUCE WEBER
(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce, Editor. New York: Little Bear Press, 2003. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Linen Taped Stapled Wrappers . Photography Monograph. As New.np (140pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Creative Director - Dennis Freedman. Designed by Edward Leida. This is the third, lavishly produced Bruce Weber "All-American" limited edition! "Family Albums" introduces readers to a group of diverse and uniquely talented people, all of who present an aspect of American family life. It contains photo essays and texts by Weber, as well as Ranee Palone Flynn's vivid studies of teenagers, Sam Shaw's intimate portraits of Marlon Brando and John Cassavetes with Gena Rowlands, Betty Kuhner's documentation of the Kennedy family, Joel Sternfeld's landscapes from his series "On This Site," Gilles Larrain's great color images of transvestites in the late 1970s, music by Phil Ochs, the dreams of Texan painter Forrest Bess, Mary Lloyd Estrin's portraits of residents of Lake Forest, Il, and Mary Randlett's photographic peek into the world of artist/poet Morris Graves. As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine in the original shrinkwrap, at the publisher's list price. 0-9705745-6-8Price: $ 140.00
JOHN HAMILTON: THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS
(HAMILTON, JOHN). Hamilton, John. Introduction By Peter Bogdanovich. Bruce Weber, Nan Bush & Leslie Lambert, Editors. New York: Little Bear Press, 2003. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (170pp), 130 b&w illustrations + covers. Designed by Dmitri Levas. Newly published by Bruce Weber's Little Bear Press, this collection of stills is one of the greatest Hollywood photography books to come along in years! Shot between 1955 and 1987, John Hamilton's access to the era's greatest stars combines with his fly on the wall perspective to capture these celebrities in moments of typically unseen intimacy. There are extended sessions with (a very young and shirtless) Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Elvis in Las Vegas, John Derek & Ursula Andress, Billy Wilder & Shirley MacLaine, Michael Jackson, John Ford & John Wayne in Monument Valley filming "The Searchers", as well as everyone from Jayne Mansfield, Barbi Benton, Annette Funicello & Edith Head to Isaac Hayes, Boris Karloff, Dean Martin, Kirk Douglas and Russ Meyer + Edy Williams frolicking in their pool. As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing. Our copies are pristine, at the publisher's list price, for now. 0-9705745-4-1Price: $ 140.00
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LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME: JIM FRENCH
(FRENCH, JIM). French, Jim & Bruce Weber. New York: Little Bear Press, 2003. First Edition 1/4000. Small 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (128pp), 71 illustrations in color and b&w + covers. Designed by Dmitri Levas. This brand new offering from Bruce Weber's Little Bear Press features pioneering male-figure photographer Jim French's collection of 1972 nude studies of object of affection, model David Skrivanek. An interview of French by Weber serves as the introduction for the book, and in the same way as "Chop Suey Club" adoringly captures Peter Johnson's moods and physique, so here does the camera linger throughout on the impressively chiseled (and endowed) Skrivanek. As with all of Little Bear's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. A pristine copy, at the publisher's list price. 0-9705745-5-XPrice: $ 180.00
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published in a limited first edition print run of 4,000
The charming new follow-up to All-American, all-american: Short Stories explores the idea of families, and the varied ways in which writers and artists portray them. From William Gedney's intimate photographic portraits of a Kentucky family, to George Daniell's eroticized images of Hudson River beaches, to Jeremiah Goodman's dramatic paintings of stylized interiors of homes, ALL-AMERICAN: SHORT STORIES explores the many definitions of family. Bruce Weber contributes three substantial pictorial essays here on the Clemente Twins, brothers Nick & Steve, and Elizabeth Taylor (!). Designed by longtime collaborator Sam Shahid, this also features brief literary contributions by Ingrid Sischy, Stephen Spender, Maria Friedlander, Shel Silverstein, James Schuyler, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Bruce Weber.Price: $ 135.00
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ALL- AMERICAN: BRUCE WEBER PRESENTS....
New York: 2001. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Linen Taped Stapled Wrappers . Photography Monograph As New. np (144pp), 98 illustrations in color and b&w. Designed by Dmitri Levas. A lavishly produced, self-published Bruce Weber limited edition! This contains photo essays by Weber on seven uniquely American subjects that have caught his eye; football player/coach Cyrus James Elsworth, photographer Pirkle Jones, Bruce's Golden Retriever puppy "True Blue", Arctic explorer Bradford Washburn, radical surfer Matt Archbold, a section of male figure drawings by artist Paul Stone, and Bruce's Montana neighbor, John Holland. The images run the gamut from youth to chiseled maturity, and from figure studies to landscapes & portraits. As with all of Bruce Weber's books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing, and this is destined to sell out quickly. Our copies are pristine in the original shrink wrap, at the publisher's list price, for now.Price: $ 125.00
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Weber, Bruce. With Brief Texts By Zane Grey, S.E. Hinton, Robert Frost & Muhammad Ali. New York: Little Bear & Robert Miller, 2000. First Edition 1/4000. 4to. Printed Boards. Photography Monograph As New./No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Sam Shahid. An air of innocence & nostalgia pervades this charming, hardbound Bruce Weber book. Produced in a small edition in conjunction with a New York exhibition, this sold out immediately upon publication. A pristine copy in the original shrink wrap.
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SAM SHEPARD BY BRUCE WEBER
New York: Little Bear Press, 1990. Linen Boards with Pastedown. As New./No Jacket - As Issued. First Edition. Photography Monograph. 4to. np (36pp), 25 b&w illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. Produced in a small edition as a benefit fundraiser, this beautifully designed & printed volume features Bruce's intertwined reminiscences of photographing Paul Bowles and Mohammed Mrabet in Morocco, and Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange in New Mexico & Virginia. The images here are all of Shepard; most in solitude, some embracing Lange, and one portrait with a large black dog (in a typical Weber touch). A pristine copy, still in the publisher's shrink wrap.SOLD OUT
THE CHOP SUEY CLUB
(WEBER, BRUCE). Weber, Bruce. With Brief Texts By Zane Grey, S.E. Hinton, Robert Frost & Muhammad Ali.. THE CHOP SUEY CLUB - WITH THE PUBLISHER'S EIGHT PAGE PROSPECTUS. Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. As New/As New. np (284pp), 205 duotone and color illustrations. Designed by Dmitri Levas. Here are all of Bruce Weber's pictures of wrestler/model/muse Peter Johnson that one could hope for, and more. For aficionados of both beefcake and wildlife photography! A pristine copy, with a like copy of Arena Press' eight page pre-publication prospectus (blad) laid in, for the true Bruce Weber completeist. 1-892041-19-7SOLD OUT
SPEZIAL FOTOGRAFIE PORTFOLIO NO. 22: BRUCE WEBER - ROADSIDE AMERICA.
Hamburg, GERMANY: Stern Spezial Fotografie, 2001. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. 110pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English & German. The most interesting editions of this elegantly produced Photography tabloid published by Stern Magazine invariably sell out quickly, and this installment devoted to Bruce Weber was no exception. An American travelogue compiled over a twenty-five year period, this features many of the photographer's familiar territories; Chet Baker, Robert Mitchum, Lisa-Marie, Peter Johnson, Sam Shepard, Newfoundlands & Retrievers, Santa Barbara, Golden Beach, The Chelsea Hotel, Montana, and lots & lots of muscular young men and women. A pristine copy, still in publisher's shrinkwrap.SOLD OUT
BRUCE WEBER'S CALVIN KLEIN JEANS SUPPLEMENT + VANITY FAIR: OCTOBER 1991 ISSUE.
New York: Conde Nast, 1991. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good -. Supplement np (116pp), 92 illustrations in b&w. Magazine 282pp, profusely illustrated. See Markus Schenkenberg as a bad-boy, shower lovin' faux rock star/poseur cattin' around town with pouty, faux badass biker chick cum groupie Carre Otis in this infamous envelope pushing, limited distribution Vanity Fair/Calvin Klein Jeans supplement photographed by Bruce Weber. See wet chiseled abs and angst-ridden stage antics galore, as well as token appearances by a very revealing Lisa Marie & late rock impresario Bill Graham. The magazine is As New, while the supplement shows a moisture ring to the front cover, as well as a bit of very light wear & handling.Price: $ 195.00
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(WEBER, BRUCE) (VOGUE ITALIA). Weber, Bruce. With Brief Texts By Woody Guthrie & John Steinbeck. New York: Vogue Italia, 2003. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New. np (124pp + covers), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Published separately as the supplement to a recent issue of "Vogue Italia", this latest Bruce Weber film journal is an advance peek at his next cinematic feature, "A Letter to True". True is True Blue, the photographer's youngest pup, and the movie is a love letter to Weber's many dogs (and Tyson the cat). Mixed in amongst the hundreds of photos revolving around the canine cast here are Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, Renee Zellweger, Owen Wilson, Charlize Theron, Jude Law, Drew Barrymore, James Franco, Kate Moss, Colin Farrell, Vinnie Jones, Paul Walker, Snoop Dogg, Peter Cincotti, Muhammad Ali, Marianne Faithfull, Sean Penn, "the Boy Who Wanted to Look Like Elizabeth Taylor", and many, many more! A pristine copy still in the publisher's shrinkwrap along with the issue of Vogue.Price: $ 95.00
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Mother’s Days: Imogen Cunningham
published in a limited first edition print run of 3,000
In Mother's Days: Imogen Cunningham, Little Bear Press presents an exquisitely produced book of rarely seen photographs by one of the most important Modernist photographers, Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976). In this group of pictures, mostly taken during the 1920s and 30s, Imogen explores profound moments between her children and other family members. John Stevenson's enlightening essay on the life of Imogen and how these photographs came to be published adds a personal sentiment to this intimate body of work. Also included is an interview between publisher Bruce Weber, and Cunningham's son (and noted photographer in his own right), Rondal Partridge.Price: $80.00
JOHNNY DARK: PEOPLE I MAY KNOW
(DARK, JOHNNY). Dark, Johnny. Bruce Weber, Nan Bush & Sherri Wasserman, Editors. New York: Little Bear Press, 2006. First Edition 1/3000. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (256pp), 140 color and 10 b&w illustrations. Designed by Sherri Wasserman. "Who is Johnny Dark? Poetic shutterbug. Fiery, renegade bohemian. Unapologetic beat generation sensualist. A myriad of monikers spring to mind when first encountering the cool appeal of Johnny Dark's debut effort "People I May Know" - a volume rife with guns, drugs and sexual escapades played out against the sweeping tableau of the American West. But even as this mythology gathers in the reader's mind, it is complicated to the point of irrelevance with the turn of the page and the revelation of other dispositions. For Johnny Dark is equally the creator of visual vocabulary all his own, one fraught with tenderness, romance and a deep curiosity about the people he may know. A memoir in the loosest sense of the term, People I May Know follows the casual, spontaneous path of an artist whose most realized idioms are detached observation and obsessive documentation of the people and places he happens upon. Part travel journal, part family album, People I May Know is characterized by fragmentary narrative, deep personal reflection, and photographs that evoke an unmistakable sense of time and place. Johnny Dark's debut meanders from New York and Spain to Nova Scotia and New Mexico, his lens ever trained on the quiet psychological dramas at work within his patchwork family. This restless group-- comprised of his wife Scarlett, her two daughters Kristy and O-Lan, the author/playwright Sam Shepard, and Shepard's son Jesse - are Dark's preferred subjects, his portraits of them comprising the emotional heartbeat of "People I May Know". Johnny Dark's cinematic landscapes are equally evocative - all dusty prairies, threatening skies, and vacant western towns that perfectly mirror the struggles and disquiet of his most familiar companions". As with all of Bruce Weber's Little Bear Press books, the quality of the design, paper and printing is impeccable. Not unlike the previous books, there will be only one printing of this title. A pristine copy in the publisher's original shrinkwrap. 0-9787124-0-4Price: $ 90.00
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