Insiders tip

Over 150 photo books from a private collection for sale. Signed titles, some in their original packaging and collector's editions with print from 2010 to 2016. Also to find next days with detailed description in the 'other second-hand photo books' section

In her rare, out-of-print volume 'Dildo', published in a very limited edition of only 55 copies, Japanese photographer Momo OKABE accompanies her friends in their transformation from woman to man. She developed her intimate, artistic photographs by hand.

Offered here is a set of various photobook titles by American photographer Mitch EPSTEIN (b. 1952). Some of the titles in this set are out of print. The 'Little Mitch Epstein Photobook Library' consists of twelve titles.

The out-of-print volume 'Early Works' by Issei SUDA contains black-and-white photographs that were published in several magazines between 1970 and 1975, prior to the 'Fushikaden' series - this photo collection is like a prologue to his personal history.

In 'Go-Sees. Girls Knocking on My Door', Juergen TELLER questions fashion industry and the world of models. Shot in the different lights of the changing seasons, but always at the entrance to his studio, the portraits seem to merge into a single image.

In 'A,' Gregory HALPERN takes us on a ramble through the Rust Belt.... The cities he is drawn to - Baltimore, Cincinnati, Omaha, Detroit - have a similar history to his hometown, and in this post-apocalyptic spring, all forms of life emerge and run riot.

The out-of-print volume 'In the Shadow of the Pyramids' by Magnum photographer Laura EL-TANTAWY appears to be a general account of the hopes and setbacks associated with the Egyptian revolution.But through the texts it gains considerable personal depth.

'I love you stupid' illustrates the fast life of young deceased artist Dash SNOW and his importance for the New York scene. The abundance of material as well as the 'appearances' of many people of the scene make this volume a document of US youth culture.

The self-published photo volume 'Discordia' by Moises SAMAN is a personal examination of the Arab Spring. The images from Syria, Libya and Egypt gain additional dynamics through the collages by Daria Birang. Folding pages create further cross-references.

The out-of-print photo book 'Belgian Autumn' by Jan ROSSEEL is the personal search for the perpetrators of a series of violent and bloody raids on Belgian supermarkets in which his father died. However, the 'Gang of Nivelles' responsible was never caught.

In his after sought and long-out-of-print volume 'Grays the Mountain Sends'Bryan SCHUTMAAT combines portraits, landscapes, and still lifes to explore the lives of working people residing in small mountain towns and mining communities in the American West.

Out-of-print photo volume 'Novemberrejse' by Krass CLEMENT consists of almost 80 b/w photographs showing life in a small Danish town. Every now and then the Danish photographer chooses unexpected angles and portrays some people from the shortest distance.

Out-of-print book 'Dialogues With Solitudes' brings together iconic images by Dave HEATH, who radically expressed feelings of alienation & isolation as early as the 1950s. In his text, Francesco Zanot situates the work within the history of US photography

2nd print run, HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 16 x 22,5 x 2,5 cm., 168 pp., 79 dutone ills., bilingual text: English / French

The out-of-print volume 'Aeronautics in the Backyard' by Xiaoxiao XU is about the dream to fly, as well as freedom and creativity. Text, image as well as historical resources were combined to strengthen and deepen the theme as comprehensively as possible.

Self-published book 'Carpoolers' by Alejandro CARTAGENA draws attention to the sociological and economic aspects of the Mexican-American economy. We look from above directly onto the loading area of Mexican pickups that transport very different 'loads'.

Out-of-print photo volume 'Redheaded Peckerwood' by American photographer Christian PATTERSON, which unerringly walks the fine line between fiction and nonfiction, is a disturbingly beautiful narrative about unfathomable violence and its place on the land

For his out-of-print photographic volume 'Miracle Chips', US-american photo artist John BALDESSARI mounts facial features in potato chips - perhaps also as a symbol of human fragility and transience. Maybe you discover them, maybe not.

Based on a classic landscape tradition, carefully composed 5x4 photographs are given a special effect by increasing the color & composition. Especially in moments when the expected narrative is roughly often gross due to pollution or destruction of nature

'Centralia' exposes hidden crimes of war as an indigenous people fight for their survival. It explores the unsteady relationship between reality & fiction and how our perceptions of reality & truth are manipulated. Shortlisted for First Book Award in 2017