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PHOTOGRAPHY Architecture Travel BOOKS Diane Arbus ALFRED STIEGLITZ (potrero hill)
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Collection of high-quality vintage and contemporary Photography Architecture Illustrated Travel Guides coffee table books, monographs, and museum Gallery exhibition catalogs, includes beautifully illustrated studies of European masters, modern art movements, printmaking histories, and global architecture across English, German, French, and Dutch editions.
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• Diane Arbus (Aperture) — Diane Arbus (German Ed)
A landmark retrospective monograph showcasing the iconic, raw, and psychologically deeply moving black-and-white portraits captured by Diane Arbus.
• Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Journey (Suzi Forbes) — Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Journey
An English-language pictorial exploration showcasing full-color landscape photography of the coastlines, forests, and mountains of northwestern America.
• Die Russen: Gesichter eines Landes (Léon Poliakov / Hanser) — The Russians: Faces of a Country
A compelling German-language documentary photography book presenting a stark, intimate visual portrait of daily human life across the Soviet Union.
• Liebe zur Exacta (Heinz Müller-Brunke) — Love for the Exakta
1953 issue of photos and photo techniques for the revolutionary EXAKTA VAREX first SLR camera by Ihagee Dresden
A classic German photography volume celebrating technical precision, composition layout, and artistic landscapes shot entirely with vintage Exakta cameras.
• Leipzig: Geschichte der Stadt in Wort und Bild — Leipzig: History of the City in Words and Pictures
Communist historic perspective city monograph charting the rich cultural heritage, trade fairs, musical legacies, and architectural growth of Leipzig. First Edition 1978 East Germany
• Die Rhön: Ein Tagebuch in Holz geschnitten (Niels Bohn) — The Rhön: A Diary in Woodcuts
An artistic journal pairing reflective diary entries with bold, stark expressionist woodcut prints capturing the essence of Germany's Rhön biosphere region.
• New York (Reinhart Wolf) — New York(German Ed)
An extraordinary, large-format architectural photography masterpiece focusing on hyper-detailed, dramatic portraits of Manhattan’s iconic skyscrapers.
• Diane Arbus: Zeitschriftenarbeit — Diane Arbus: Magazine Work (German Ed)
A specialized photographic retrospective compiling the commercial, editorial, and fashion assignment portraits Diane Arbus shot for major magazines.
• Abschied und Anfang: Ostdeutsche Porträts 1989–1990 (Stefan Moses) — Departure and Beginning: East German Portraits 1989–1990
A brilliant black-and-white documentary portrait survey capturing the historic emotional transition and daily lives of East Germans during the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• Fotografia dla wszystkich (Benno Wundshammer) — Photography for Everyon
East German Exakta RTL 1000 35mm SLR camera fitted with a Meyer-Optik Görlitz Oreston lens on cover
– Benno Wundshammer (Paperback, 1989, WAiF). An instructional manual in Polish detailing traditional analog photography and darkroom techniques for mechanical SLR cameras.
• Paul Strand (Les Maîtres de la Photographie / Nathan Image) — Paul Strand
A beautifully curated French art volume celebrating the pioneering straight street photography, sharp focus layouts, and humanist portraits of Paul Strand.
• Alfred Stieglitz (Les Maîtres de la Photographie / Nathan Image) — Alfred Stieglitz
A monograph detailing the formative historical work, cityscapes, and influential pictorialist-to-modernist photographic legacy of Alfred Stieglitz.
• Venice: Art & Architecture by Giandomenico Romanelli — Venice: Art & Architecture
Two Volume large format – this is the ultimate, most comprehensive book on art and architecture of Venice from the mythical founding to the 20th centure
An expansive English-language coffee table book documenting the rich Byzantine, Renaissance, and Baroque masterworks, canals, and palazzos of Venice.
• Antoni Gaudí (Rainer Zerbst / Taschen) — Antoni Gaudí
A vibrant, oversized Taschen profile highlighting the organic shapes, colourful mosaics, and surreal modernist architectural marvels of Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona.
• The Louvre (Réalités Hachette) — The Louvre
An elegant English-language guide documenting over 300 timeless masterpieces of classical painting and sculpture housed inside the world's greatest art museum.
• Return to Albion: Americans in England 1760–1940 (Richard Kenin) — Return to Albion: Americans in England 1760–1940
An English-language cultural history tracking the lives, travels, and architectural impacts of prominent American expatriates, artists, and writers in Great Britain.
• La Bourgogne (Beautés de la France) — Burgundy
A picturesque French travel volume showcasing the historic vineyards, Romanesque cathedrals, traditional villages, and rolling countryside of the Burgundy region.
• Venezia nell'Ottocento (Electa) — Venice in the Nineteenth Century
A specialized Italian historical art catalog presenting paintings, prints, and early views documenting Venetian city life and transformation during the 1800s.
• Deutschland: Die schönsten Städte- und Landschaftsansichten (Obris Verlag) — Germany: The Most Beautiful City and Landscape Views
A scenic German photo book displaying sweeping aerial views, historic old towns, and dramatic natural scenery across various regions of Germany.
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Artcolor Verlag) — Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
A visual landscape monograph capturing the serene Baltic Sea coastlines, historic brick gothic structures, and tranquil lake plateaus of northeastern Germany.
• HB Kunstführer No. 54: Fulda und die Rhön — HB Art Guide: Fulda and the Rhön
A specialized German cultural travel guide diving deep into the baroque architecture, cathedral treasures, and scenic hiking trails around Fulda.
• Historischer Atlas zur zweiten Türkenbelagerung: Wien 1683 (Deuticke) — Historical Atlas of the Second Siege of Vienna: Vienna 1683
A magnificent, large-format historical atlas reproducing rare military plans, troop layouts, and maps documenting the iconic 1683 Battle of Vienna.
• Länder der Erde: Die Sowjetunion — Countries of the World: The Soviet Union
A large-format German-language vintage geographic profile documenting the vast territories, industrial landscapes, and historic cities of the USSR.
• Länder der Erde: Die Sowjetunion — Countries of the World: The Soviet Union
A large-format German-language vintage geographic profile documenting the vast territories, industrial landscapes, and historic cities of the USSR.
• Räume und Meisterwerke der Jugendstil-Sammlung (German) Paperback – 1977
by Heinz Spielmann (Author) GERMAN Language Bilderheft des Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Nr. 15
• Chronist in Heidelberg (Hans Speck / Braus) — Chronicler in Heidelberg
A beautifully composed German photographic volume archiving historic city views, changing local street scenes, and everyday life throughout Heidelberg.
• Antikensammlung I (Gerald Heres) — Collection of Antiquities I
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• Venice HISTORY AND ART Travel Guide Domenico CRIVELLARI 1982 ENGLISH
An elegant historical architecture book tracing the intricate structural designs, palazzos, and urban development of classical Venice.
• Klassische Reiseziele: Palazzo del Tè in Mantua (Atlantis) — Classical Travel Destinations: Palazzo del Te in Mantua
A beautifully illustrated German guide diving into the Mannerist architecture and famous mythological frescoes designed by Giulio Romano for this iconic Italian palace.
• Klassische Reiseziele: Die Bronzestatuen von Riace in Reggio (Atlantis) — Classical Travel Destinations: The Riace Bronzes in Reggio
A detailed art historical volume showcasing stunning close-up photography and scholarly analysis of the ancient Greek warrior bronze sculptures discovered in Riace.
• Klassische Reiseziele: Die Fresken der Tiepolo in Venetien (Atlantis) — Classical Travel Destinations: The Frescoes of Tiepolo in Venetien
A specialized German art book documenting the luminous, grand-scale Rococo ceiling frescoes painted by Giambattista & Domenico Tiepolo across the Venetian region.
• Architektur und Städtebau der Fünfziger Jahre: Hannover 1990 — Architecture and Urban Planning of the Fifties: Hanover 1990
An academic architectural study recording post-WWII reconstruction, mid-century modernist designs, and urban planning developments in Hanover.
• Architektur und Städtebau der Fünfziger Jahre: Nicht wegwerfen (Werner Durth / Niels Gutschow) — Architecture and Urban Planning of the Fifties: Do Not Throw Away
A historic preservation volume advocating for the protection, structural legacy, and cultural value of endangered 1950s post-war German architecture.
• Antoni Gaudí (Rainer Zerbst / Taschen) — Antoni Gaudí
A vibrant, oversized Taschen profile highlighting the organic shapes, colourful mosaics, and surreal modernist architectural marvels of Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona.
• The Louvre (Réalités Hachette) — The Louvre
An elegant English-language guide documenting over 300 timeless masterpieces of classical painting and sculpture housed inside the world's greatest art museum.
• Tesori d'arte cristiana 22: Fiorenzo di Lorenzo — Treasures of Christian Art 22: Fiorenzo di Lorenzo
Italian art monograph analyzing the Renaissance religious paintings, panel works, and stylistic evolution of Umbrian master painter Fiorenzo di Lorenzo.
• Venetian Villas (Michelangelo Muraro / Rizzoli) — Venetian Villas
A magnificent, large-format Rizzoli architectural survey presenting the history, lavish interiors, and Palladian designs of historic countryside estates across the Veneto.
• Amsterdam: English Edition — Amsterdam
An English-language pictorial souvenir guide displaying the colorful canal-side row houses, historic houseboats, and vibrant street life of central Amsterdam.
• Amsterdam: vanaf het water gezien (René van Nie) — Amsterdam: Seen from the Water
A multi-language photographic look book capturing atmospheric vistas, historic brick bridges, and architectural facades as seen from Amsterdam's famous waterways.
• Vaux-le-Vicomte — Vaux-le-Vicomte
A grand pictorial volume detailing the opulent Baroque architecture, sprawling formal French gardens, and historic interiors of the legendary Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte.
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