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The book 'Magic Eye' offers an overview of the work of René GROEBLI. We discover his fascination for movement and speed. And we encounter the rich hues of his unique, innovative color photography, through which even commissioned works become timeless art.

This 13-volumes collection on the work of Swiss photographer Jakob TUGGENER, 'Books and Films' contains facsimile editions of the first twelve original book dummies from the years 1936 to 1982 as well as a selection of his 16 mm short films on DVD.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 21 x 30 cm., 48 pp., 20 b/w ills., text language: English

This photo book, 'From Black and White to Color', contains some exceptional, as yet unpublished photographs and shows the development, breaks and above all the radicalism of William EGGLESTON when he started taking photographs in color in the late 1960s.

The US report in out-of-print book 'Heartland' by Thomas HOEPKER is a prime example of committed photojournalism personally interpreted, of photography as reportage at the highest level of formal aestheticism. Photo history and at the same time up to date

Slipcased HC, 30,5 x 38 x 2 cm. (12 x 15 in.), 48 pp., 40 duotone b/w ills., text language: English, Ltd. to 350 numbered copies

In his out-of-print photo book 'Dark Knees', Mark COHEN documents his hometown of Wilkes-Barre for more than 40 years through the eyes of a stranger. With their dazzling combination of lines, the images convey this sense of restless energy and strangeness

'In Color' by Bruce DAVIDSON presents his personal selection from his lesser-known color archive. These images date back 56 years and represent the photographer's color career from various fields such as magazines & commercial projects as well as fashion.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 18 x 24 cm., 96 pp., 55 color ills., English

DVD (PAL), 82 min., 16:9, English with German subtitles

'Black and White' shows the lesser-known facet of the work of the photographer Fred HERZOG who emigrated in the early 1950s to Vancouver. Complementing 'Modern Color', it gathers almost graphic scenes of light & shadow and moments of life outside the city

In his artistic beginnings in the early 1950s, William EGGLESTON photographed with a 35mm high-speed film in black and white. 'Before Color' contains b/w photos of the pioneer of color photography discovered some time ago in the Eggleston Trust archive.

2nd printrun, slipcased set of 2 linen bound HCs, each with dust jacket, 20 x 20 x 2 cm., 388 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

This out-of-print photographic volume 'London 1949' by René GROEBLI is the result of a two-week-staying in the bombed-out capital with his rolleiflex camera. The 2nd part of the book contains a series of images shot at London's Crystal Palace Park in 1951

'Contacts' is a collection of William KLEIN’s famous contact sheets. The most important works of this great artist have been chosen and printed from these contact sheets, which can be either detached and framed or kept in their original form in the book.

'Peru' is of great historical importance in the history of photography. Some images of this series were known, but previously the entire series had been seen by only a few people. The volume presents the complete sequence of images, based on the original.

The photo volume 'Pangnirtung' by Robert FRANK is about a village in the Arctic Circle. However, there are no people to be seen in the images. In a harsh yet lyrical tone, he shows the deserted harbor, a haberdashery, a telephone booth and the cemetery.

'Subway', the new edition of 1986s original. In 1980 Bruce DAVIDSON began photographing the New York subway system. At first in black and white, but he soon realized that color film was necessary to depict the intensity of this graffiti-covered landscape.

Two slipcased HC, 20,5 x 26,5 cm., 344 pp., English

'In History' shows how Susan MEISELAS deals with basic questions such as the relationship to her subjects, use & distribution of her images, and the relationship of images to history & memory. A contribution to the debate on contemporary photojournalism.

Photo & text book 'Man redet immer zu viel' (You always talk too much) contains twelve interviews with Henri CARTIER-BRESSON from almost fifty years. In view of the flood of secondary literature, he provides authentic information about his life and work.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 25 x 28 x 1,5 cm., 140 pp., 97 b/w (tritone) ills., English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 25 x 32 x 1,5 cm., 136 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

This volume, 'Modern Color' to the work of Fred HERZOG, brings together more than 230 color photographs, most of which had never been reproduced before. It contains text contributions by the highly esteemed authors David Campany and Hans-Michael Koetzle.

Reprint for 1976, once on the occasion of the first color photography exhibition in a museum as the catalog published. The book with a crocodile leather-like cover contains a total of around 48 EGGLESTON photographs and is also as a reissue a must-have!

Over 30 color photographs - presumably overlapsing with other volumes about EGGLESTON - contains an interview as well as a summary & classification. Overall, a beautiful, to the wrongly forgotten softcover volume as a supplement to your photo book library

HC (without dust jacket, as issued), 18 x 26 x 0,5 cm., 72 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

Photo volume 'Life is Good & Good for You in New York' by William KLEIN is regarded as one of the most influential books in the last half-century - here reproduced in its entirety as brilliantly photographed & designed opus as a complete photobook study.

This new edition of the photo book classic 'Nicaragua. June 1978 - July 1979' by American documentary photographer and Magnum member Susan MEISELAS is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of committed photojournalism with bonus material on DVD.

HC with dust jacket, 24 x 25 x 4,5 cm., 196 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

This book, '1416 Anholt' by Jäger ARÉN, shows the everyday life on the Danish island between Denmark and Sweden. With a sensitive eye and his Leica cameras, he has roamed nooks and crannies of the island, which has been his summer retreat since childhood.

Slipcased pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 20,5 x 25 x 1 cm., 52 pp., 43 ills., text language: English

'London/Wales' by Robert FRANK combines two series of images whose contrast could not be stronger. With these photographs, he tells the timeless story of a society in transition. They are early testimonies to his search for new forms of poetic photography

Gebunden, mit Schutzumschlag, 22,5 x 30 cm., 360 S., 220 Abb., deutsch-sprachig - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 30 x 24 x 2 cm., 248 pp., b/w ills., 2,480 gr., no text, Ltd. to 700 copies

'The Unseen Saul Leiter' shows for the first time 76 rediscovered works from an extraordinary photographic treasure trove of more than 40,000 color slides left by the American photographer at his death, only a fraction of which ever saw the light of day.

The images in the book 'CARS. New York City. 1974-1976' by Langdon CLAY feature a distinct array of makes and models set against the gritty details of their surrounding urban and architectural environments, and occasionally the ghostly presence of people.

The up to then little researched early work by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON from the 1930s was the subject of an exhibition at MoMA in New York in 1987. The volume of the catalog with a well-founded text by Peter Galassi is still regarded as authoritative today.

For out-of-print book 'Ball nights 1934-1950', Jakob TUGGENER immersed himself in the world of luxury. He captured fleeting moments & details, facial expressions & gestures, which he condensed into cinematographically perceived image series & book layouts

The catalog 'Saul Leiter. Die Große Retrospective' sheds new light on one of photography's most enigmatic figures. It shows New York street scenes, fashion & nude photographs and makes archive material, contact prints & notebooks accessible to the public.

The new edition of the first, most elaborate as well as very rare artist's book by William EGGLESTON, 'Election Eve', combines the original two-part series in one book. The photos of the pioneer of color photography convey a disturbing image of the USA.

re-edit, Otabind pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 23 x 30,5 x 1,5 cm., 102 pp., 160 tritone b/w ills., text language: English

The out-of-print volume 'Self Portrait' by Lee FRIEDLANDER is a reissue of the originally in 1970 published classic photographic book. The US-american photographer appears in the form of its shadow or is reflected in windows and mirrors.

This photographic volume, 'Bread in Snow' by American photographer Mark COHEN, features a selection of color and B&W photographs on the edge of a body of work that includes street photography from the 1960s to the mid-1980s.

In out-of-print book 'Les Amies de Place Blanche' by Christer STRÖHOLM shows the Parisien nightlife around 'Pigalle' night club in the 1950, which was dominated by a transsexual scene. The b/w images show his documentary strength and his love of humanity.

HC (with dust jacket), 30,5 x 31 x 1,5 cm., 193 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

Re-edit, open thread-stitched pb., 17 x 23 x 1,5 cm., 128 pp., 74 b/w ills., bilingual texts: German / English

In the volume 'DDR Ansichten. Views of a Vanished Country', Thomas HOEPKER documents life and the GDR from 1959 until the fall of the Berlin Wall: rallies, dilapidated facades & prefabricated buildings, empty display cases as well as portraits of artists.

3 x SC in slipcase, 20,5 x 28 x 6 cm., 580 pp.

Linen bound HC with dust jacket, 21,5 x 30 x 2 cm.,

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 26 x 2,5 cm., 256 pp., more than 250 color ills., English

'Mediations' by Susan MEISELAS contains a selection of works from the 1970s until today. It traces her career since then and contains essays by renowned authors - published at the same time as the major retrospectives in Barcelona, Paris & San Francisco.

Cafe Lehmitz Photobook libraries shall enable collectors as well as institutions to acquire out-of-print titles at a price that can be paid. This library, the Lee FRIEDLANDER Photobook Library, contains 28 by and with contribution by this photographer.

SC (no dust jacket as issued), 201 pp., 25 x 21 x 2 cm., highly b/w illustrated, 850 gr., text language: English

The photo volume 'Mystery of the Ordinairy' shows how the work of William EGGLESTON contributed significantly to the paradigm shift from B&W to color photography. He recognized its power early on, as well as its unique quality for depicting the everyday.

The photo book '42nd Street, 1979' by Langdon CLAY contains photos of a typical strip of 42nd Street near New York's Times Square, showing its gloomy neon charm. The US photographer recalls the gloomy & dusty atmosphere of New York City in the late 1970s.

HC with dust jacket, 74 pp., 50 dutone ills., text language: English

This edition is a German-language reconstruction of the legendary 'Scrapbook' with which the CARTIER-BRESSON, who was believed to be dead, traveled to New York on May 15, 1946 to contribute prints for his own 'posthumous' exhibition.

Mit Fotografien von Elliott ERWITT, Bruce GILDEN, Marc RIBOUD, Shin NOGUCHI, Georgui PINKHASSOV, Saul LEITER, Trent PARKE (uvm.) - Pb,18 x 23 cm., 192 pp., color & b/w ills., text language: English

German-language monograph on Fred HERZOG, pioneer of color photography, who perfected the eye for the seemingly insignificant: streets, supermarkets, gas stations, bars, landscapes and people of his surroundings and the ups & downs of the American Dream.

'Raval' by Joan COLOM combines the modernist avant-garde of the 50s with the 'dark', pessimistic tradition of Franco-era Spain. For years he explored the Raval neighborhood in Barcelona, now 'Barrio Chino', sawing himself as a witness to a social theater.

The out-of-print 'Los Alamos Revisited'-set represents the final treatment of the famous series taken by William EGGLESTON between 1965 and 1974 during his USA trip. The three-volume set also includes the original first edition essay by Thomas Weski.

5 x HC, 38 x 42 x 16,5 cm. in a five volume set: Vol.1 / Circus: 104 pp., 82 tritone ills.; Vol.2 / Brooklyn Gang: 120 pp., 95 tritone ills.; Vol.3 / Time of Change: 168 pp., 144 tritone ills.; Vol.4 / East 100th Street: 168 pp., 149 tritone ills.; Vol.5

The accompanying catalog of the retrospective of the work by Saul LEITER features his early black-and-white as well as color photographs and, for the first time, his fashion photography, also the overpainted nudes, his paintings as well as his sketchbooks

HC, 28 x 31,5 cm., 240 pp., 172 color ills.

Actual print run, linen bound HC with dust jacket, 20 x 20 x 2 cm., 168 pp., 100 color ills., text language: English

The volume 'Fabrik' by Jakob TUGGENER conveys a critical view of the destructive potential of unchecked technological progress at a time when the arms industry was producing weapons for war. The uncompromisingly subjective photography underlines his view.

The 80 b/w images in the book 'Paris' by Robert FRANK indicate how his experiences in the 'new world' have sharpened his eye: the city streets as a stage for human activity. The work clearly refers to Eugene ATGET and invokes the tradition of the flâneur.

With his book 'The Americans', in which he examines everyday life in the U.S. to show people plagued by racism, mistreated by its politicians, and jaded by a rapidly growing consumer culture, Robert FRANK changed the course of the 20th century photography

The out of print photo book 'Paris' contains color photos & sketches from and from Paris. For three years William EGGLESTON worked and designed with color - the bright yellow of a shop front, the intense blue of a street sign, the colors of a carousel.

Over 1,000 color photographs from the 1980s. The photographic preface about Louisiana is followed by 'familiar' places like Memphis & Tennessee and then Dallas, Pittsburgh, Miami, Boston, Kentucky and the Berlin Wall. Volume ten leads back to Tennessee.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 31 x 30 x 2,5 cm., 64 pp., color & b/w ills., bilingual: German /English

Out-of-print English reissue of 'The Decisive Moment' by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON as meticulous facsimile of the original. It comes with an additional booklet containing an essay on the history of the famous volume by Centre Pompidou curator Clément Chéroux.

HC with dust jacket, 27 x 23,5 x 2 cm., 192 pp., 120 duotone b/w ills., text language: English

'For Now' is the result of filmmaker Almereyda's work as well as a remarkable collection of previously unseen photographs of William EGGLESTON from four decades of work - unusual in its focus on family & friends with a hint of intimacy - typical untypical

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 32 x 2,5 cm., 180 pp., 126 color & b/w ills.,

German Edition

New Ed., HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 31,5 x 2,5 cm., 200 pp., 128 duotone b/w ills., bilingual texts: German / English

Gebundene Ausgabe ohne Schutzumschlag (wie erschienen), 24 x 28 x 2 cm., 136b S., 102 S/W-Abb., deutsch-sprachiger Text - GERMAN TEXT ONLY!

The new edition of the photo book 'Carnival Strippers' contains newly selected photos by Susan MEISELAS together with the original excerpts from the interviews, as well as an audio CD and two essays reflecting on the significance of this photographic work

In addition to the prominent Swedish photographer's own work, the out-of-print photo volume 'In Memory of Himself' contains many Christer STRÖMHOLM portraits by some of the best European photographers such as Lars TUNBJÖRK, JH ENGSTRÖM and Anders PETERSEN

Lee FRIEDLANDER's out-of-print photo volume 'Stems' is not only a tender story of an artist's temporary struggle with physical limitations and pain, but also one of the more eloquent collections of black and white photographs on a narrow subject.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 24,5 x 28,5 x 3,5 cm., 320 pp., b/w ills., text language: English. Aperture, 2016.

'A propos de Paris' - here in Italian language! - is the classic book among the photographic volumes by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON. His 130 black and white photos pay homage to Paris, the city of his youth and age, a constant source of intellectual inspiration

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 25 x 27 x 1,5 cm., 55 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 27 x 18 x 1,5 cm., 136 pp., approx. 80 color ills., French

This catalog, accompanying a major retrospective in Paris, brings together the most important works by William EGGLESTON - from his first experiments in black and white to a series of photographs of Kyoto that were made especially for this exhibition.

This version of 'The Democratic Forest' contains a selection from the ten-volume set from 2015. William EGGLESTON has developed a unique style that skilfully combines local themes with an innate, nuanced understanding of color, shape and composition.

HC with dust jacket, 25 x 24 x 1,5 cm., 112 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

Slip cased pb., 20,5 x 25 x 1 cm., 48 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

Pb. in an envelope, 20,5 x 27,5 x 1 cm., 48 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

The book 'Brasilia' by René BURRI documents growth & development of this urban utopia with Niemeyer’s buildings which become icons of 20th-century architecture. He visited the city for the first time in 1958 and returned many times over the next 30 years.

Lee FRIEDLANDER has explored self-portraiture throughout his career. What began as an unorthodox exploration of the genre has evolved into a masterful pursuit, as the photo volume 'In the Picture. Self-Portraits 1958-2011' shows in 400 duotone images.

English-language overview of Vanessa WINSHIP's work with all of her many celebrated photo series. Also included are specially commissioned essays and a selection of texts by the photographer that complement each series in the style of a diary.

Pb. 22 x 31 x 2 cm., 200 pp., 170 lls., English

'A propos de Paris' is the classic photo book among the photographic volumes by Magnum agency member Henri CARTIER-BRESSON. His 130 black and white photos pay homage to Paris, the city of his youth & age and a constant source of intellectual inspiration.

Now world-famous photographers Henri CARTIER-BRESSON (France) and Paul STRAND (USA) both traveled to Mexico at a young age in the early 1930s. The out-of-print book 'Mexique 1932-34' offers the possibility of comparing their photographic work at that time

The black-and-white photographic in the volume 'Valencia' by Robert FRANK show daily life in a fishing village. His depiction is so natural and clear that further verbal explanations seem superfluous; they simply reflect 'the humanity of the moment'.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 18,5 x 26 x 1 cm., 20 pp., 12 pp., b/w ills., text language: English

This beautifully designed catalog volume, 'And Time Folds', accompanied the great retrospective of the British photographer Vanessa WINSHIP and includes all of her important series as well as heretofore unpublished current works.