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In Flanders Fields The Great War Seen from the Air, 1914-1918
ISBN: HB: 9780300196580, Yale University Press, Mercatorfonds, December 2013
396 pp., 25.4x29.8 cm, 532 black&white illus.
Aerial photography was a relatively new technology at the onset of World War I and was embraced as an indispensable tool of wartime intelligence by all nations involved in the conflict. As a result, thousands of photographs taken from the air over th...
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£45,00
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Lumiere Autochrome History, Technology, and Presentation
ISBN: PB: 9781606061251, Getty Publications, December 2013
380 pp., 26.2x22.9 cm, 225 colour illus., 75 black&white photos
This is a thoroughly illustrated guide to the history and technology of autochromes with a practical guide for storage and preservation. Louis Lumiere is perhaps best known for his seminal role in the invention of cinema, but his most important contr...
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£55,00
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Itinerant Languages of Photography
ISBN: HB: 9780300174366, Yale University Press, November 2013
224 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 70 colour images, 80 black&white illus.
While photographs have been exchanged, appropriated and mobilized in different contexts since the 19th century, their movement is now occurring at an unprecedented speed. "The Itinerant Languages of Photography" examines photography's capacity to cir...
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Inside CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research
ISBN: PB: 9783037782750, Lars Muller Publishers, November 2013
432 pp., 27.5x20 cm, 295 illus.
For most people locations that hold a particular importance for the development of our society and for the advancement of science and technology remain hidden from view. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is best known for its gian...
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£40,00
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Naked Eye
ISBN: PB: 9781861543400, Casemate, Booth-Clibborn Editions, November 2013
252 pp., 21.6x16.5 cm, 112 colour and black&white illus.
A new book by Charles Saatchi based on extraordinary – and amazingly – un-photoshopped images, all the more extraordinary for being real, all the more fascinating for existing without computer manipulation. Some of the 112 images are the works of art...
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£14,00
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Anna Pavlova Twentieth Century Ballerina
ISBN: HB: 9781861543356, Casemate, Booth-Clibborn Editions, November 2013
208 pp., 26.4x20 cm, 150 black&white illus.
Anna Pavlova is a legendary ballerina. Originally from the Imperial Russian Ballet, she performed to great acclaim in Europe for various impresarios at the beginning of the 20th century including Sergei Diaghilev creator of the famous Ballets Russes....
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£25,00
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Blue Notes in Black and White Photography and Jazz
ISBN: PB: 9780226100746, ISBN: HB: 9780226098753, University of Chicago Press, November 2013
392 pp., 25.5x18 cm, 65 halftones
Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. John Coltrane, one hand behind his neck and a finger held pensively to his lips. These iconic images have captivated jazz fans nearly as much...
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£24,00
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£36,00
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Fruit Edible, Inedible, Incredible (Compact Edition)
ISBN: HB: 9781906506421, GMC Group, Papadakis, November 2013
264 pp., 22.9x20.3 cm, colour illus.
Following the award-winning Seeds: Time Capsules of Life, Wolfgang Stuppy and Rob Kesseler explore the fascinating world of fruits through a unique presentation of extraordinary images from around the world accompanied by a lively explanatory text. F...
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£20,00
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Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits Stories and Techniques from a Photographer's Photographer
ISBN: HB: 9780823085651, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, November 2013
224 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, photos
Not for sale in selected countries! In this first-ever showcase of his work, Gregory Heisler, one of professional photography's most respected practitioners, shares 50 iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes and world leaders, along with fascinat...
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£35,00
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Erwin Blumenfeld
ISBN: PB: 9780300199383, Yale University Press, October 2013
240 pp., 27.5x21.5 cm, 90 colour images, 90 black&white illus.
Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969) was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. His work offers a unique perspective on the society and politics of the 1930s through the 60s. Born in Berlin, Blumenfeld's peripatetic career took him fi...
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£30,00
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