Photographs

About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs

About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 Self-Portrait platinum print, tipped to a double paper mount, indistinct annotations in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse, framed image: 11 by 8¾ in. (27.9 by 22.2 cm.) frame: 28 by 23¾ in. (71.1 by 60.3 cm.) Executed circa 1905.

self-portrait

Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 Station Roofs, Pittsburgh gelatin silver print, mounted to dark green card, 1910, printed later image: 8 ½ by 11 ⅛ in. (21.6 by 28.3 cm.)

View 1 of Lot 46: Station Roofs, Pittsburgh

station roofs, pittsburgh

Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 In the High Sierra, Yosemite gelatin silver print, circa 1911 image: 8 ¾ by 11 ¾ in. (22.2 by 29.8 cm.)

View 1 of Lot 51: In the High Sierra, Yosemite

in the high sierra, yosemite

Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 The Grand Canyon gelatin silver print, circa 1911 image: 11 ½ by 8 ½ in. (29.2 by 21.6 cm.)

the grand canyon

English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online

From the Sven Gahlin Collection COBURN, ALVIN LANGDON Men of Mark. London: Duckworth & Co.; New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913 FIRST EDITION, 4to (309 x 230mm.), PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER on the half-title "For Herbert Lambert / from his friend / Alvin Langdon Coburn / 28th January 1925", 33 photogravure portraits, each tipped onto a numbered mount with a printed facsimile of the sitter's signature, publisher's buckram-backed cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, flat spine, marks to endpapers, binding rubbed and waterstained AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY, presented by Coburn to British photographer Herbert Lambert FRPS (1882–1936), known for his portraits of professional musicians and composers. In 1926 Lambert became managing director of the Elliott & Fry portrait studio. Lambert is also responsible for saving many of Henry Fox Talbot's early photographs, by re-photographing them for posterity; he was a long friend of Talbot's granddaughter Matilda Talbot (1871-1958). This photobook includes portraits of Bernard Shaw, G.K. Chesterton, H.G. Wells, Rodin, Henry James, Theodore Roosevelt, Max Beerbohm, H. Belloc, W.B. Yeats, Mark Twain, J.M. Barrie, and Matisse. Please see Shipping Calculator Link: Click Here

coburn, men of mark, 1913, inscribed

Modern America: The Wolf Family Collection

Alvin Langdon Coburn 1882 - 1966 Santa Monica, Ocean Park ﻿ gum-platinum print, credit, title, and date written indistinctly in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse, circa 1911 12⅝ x 16⅛ in. (32.1 x 41 cm.)

View 1 of Lot 455: Santa Monica, Ocean Park

santa monica, ocean park

illustrated with 20 photogravures by Coburn, each approx. 220 by 180mm, introduction by Hilaire Belloc, London: Duckworth & Co., & New York: Brentano's, pub., inscribed on the front free end-paper in ink 'Anne from Thornton Xmas 1920', morocco backed boards, titled in gilt on upper cover, folio

'london', 1909

Fine Books & Manuscripts

4to (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.; 228 x 185 mm). 20 photogravures, mounted-in as issued. Original green printed boards; extremities lightly rubbed. 

moor park, rickmansworth. london: elkin mathews, 1915.

4to (12 1/4 x 9 1/2in; 312 x 242mm). 33 tipped-in photogravure portraits; very minor foxing, lacking tissue guards.  Original linen-covered boards, front cover gilt-lettered; some shelfwear, lacking jacket. 

men of mark. london and new york: duckworth & co and mitchell kennerley, 1913.

The Discerning Eye: Property from the Collection of Eric Franck, Part I

Vintage photogravure adhered to original card at the top edge. Signed and dedicated in ink 'Christmas Greetings from Alvin and Edith' on the reverse of the card.

moonlight, c. 1907

Vintage photogravure flush-mounted to board. Signed in ink in the lower margin.

'the two trees, rothenberg', 1908

Vintage photogravure adhered to original card at the top edge. Signed and dedicated in ink to 'Members of the Academy of [...] Happy Christmas from Bro. Alvin and Sr. Edith' on the reverse of the card.

'the tirol', 1909

(London: Duckworth & Co., and New York: Brentano's, 1909), a volume of 20 tipped-in, hand-pulled photogravures by COBURN, with an introduction by H. G. Wells.  Folio, one-quarter leather, gilt-lettered boards (Truthful Lens 36; The Photobook: A History Volume I, p. 74)

'new york'

annotated '67:098:38' and '(Copy A)' in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1917

vortograph no. 8 

illustrated with twenty photogravures by Coburn, each approx. 220 by 180mm (8 5/8 by 7 in.), introduction by Hilaire Belloc, London: Duckworth & Co., & New York: Brentano's, green morocco backed boards, upper cover lettered in gilt, folio

alvin langdon coburn, 1882-1966

(London: Duckworth & Co., and New York: Brentano's, 1909), a volume of 20 tipped-in, hand-pulled photogravures by COBURN, with an introduction by H. G. Wells.  Folio, one-quarter leather, gilt-lettered boards (Truthful Lens 36)

L12401

First edition, folio (408 x 302mm.), 20 photogravures (average 220 x 170mm.), individually tipped onto thick grey paper, original green roan-backed grey boards, upper cover lettered in gilt, flat spine, binding and corners slightly rubbed, spine crudely titled

london, with an introduction by hilaire belloc. london: duckworth & co. and new york: brentano's, [1909]

near hollywood, california (eucalyptus roadway)

Books &amp; Manuscripts

Folio (16 x 11 7/8 in.; 406 x 304 mm). Half-title, 20 tipped-in hand-pulled photogravures of various sizes to 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.; 222 x 160 mm, or the reverse. Original half morocco and gold-stamped boards; corners torn, head and foot of spine chipped, a few scuffs on spine.

london ... with an introduction by hilaire belloc. london & new york: ballantyne press for duckworth & co. & brentano's, [1909]

a group of 8 photogravures, including plates from London, The Door in the Wall and Other Stories, and Men of Mark, each framed, 1905-13 (8)

selected images

oversized gum-platinum print, tipped to a green paper mount, circa 1911

4to (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in; 312 x 242 mm), 33 tipped-in photogravure portraits with original tissue guards. Slight browning to tissue, a few with small creases or tears. Text block beginning to split between plates 8 and 9. Original linen cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to front cover. Original scarce dustjacket included but defective: split at folds; front panel, rear panel, and flaps present but detached.

men of mark. london and new york: duckworth & co, and mitchell kennerley, 1913

175 Masterworks To Celebrate 175 Years Of Photography: Property from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

tipped to heavy paper, signed in pencil on the mount, 1917

vortograph

gum-platinum print, on a triple mount, signed in pencil on the secondary mount, titled and annotated '34' (circled) and with other numerical notations on the reverse, 1905

‘shadows and reflections, venice’

mounted to deckle-edged paper, signed in pencil on the mount, mounted again to tan board, titled and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1917

English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations 

4to, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 33 mounted black-and-white photogravure plates, original prospectus loosely inserted, original buckram-backed cloth-covered boards, upper cover lettered in gilt 

men of mark. london: duckworth & co and new york: mitchell kennerley, 1913

La Photographie IV: The Collection of Marie-Th&#233r&#232se and Andr&#233 Jammes

In-4° (38 x 29 cm), demi-toile grège, reliure de l'éditeur portant le titre en lettres dorées au premier plat. Avec dix héliogravures de Coburn, chacune avec titre imprimé sur la page.

the door in the wall and other stories par h.g. wells, 1911

(London: Duckworth & Co., and New York: Brentano's, 1909), a volume of 20 tipped-in, hand-pulled photogravures by COBURN, with an introduction by Hilaire Belloc. Folio, gilt-lettered brown boards, the spine green calf 

'london'

N08775

gum-platinum print, 1906 (Steinorth, p. 55)

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