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The Photobook Thread

Just received my books from the YUP sale. The books were packed well and arrived without any damage. The box did contain a piece of paper from W.W. Norton & Company (the fulfillment house) that said:

How are we doing?

Were the boxes packed with sufficient packaging?

Were any cartons damaged?

Did you get the wrong book?

Did you get the wrong number of the right book?

We want to know how to serve you better. Sending us a picture of what we did wrong is best.

Please tell us by emailing us at:

customerservice@wwnorton.com

I'd certainly reach out to them if any of the books you ordered arrived with damage.
 
Guys I am talking about a slight, ever so slight, issue. It isn't like the books came thrashed. Lol. It wasn't a big deal. Probably shouldn't have bothered mentioning it since it caused some angst apparently. Apologies.
 
Patrick Robert James said:
Guys I am talking about a slight, ever so slight, issue. It isn't like the books came thrashed. Lol. It wasn't a big deal. Probably shouldn't have bothered mentioning it since it caused some angst apparently. Apologies.
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Us book people take corner bumps very seriously
 

I have the MoMA Irving Penn by Szarkowski. Is "Centennial" a good companion or different enough to warrant a purchase?
 
Just got the 2022 Graciela Iturbide retrospective album, Heliotropo 37. Beautifully crafted book.
 
Alex Benjamin said:
Just got the 2022 Graciela Iturbide retrospective album, Heliotropo 37. Beautifully crafted book.
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Is it a hardcover book ? looking at the seller's site, the book seems to be bonded by strings of some sort. Please advise. Thanks.
 
Bwbuff said:
Is it a hardcover book ? looking at the seller's site, the book seems to be bonded by strings of some sort. Please advise. Thanks.
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The book uses a Smyth Sewn Binding which is supposed to be very durable yet allows the pages to lay flat when open. The cover is some sort of thick card stock, somewhere between a soft and hardcover.
 
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What he said .
 
Been lucky finding interesting stuff on the used market at very reasonable prices. So, new on the shelves:

- Mark Ruwedel: Written on the Land
- Lynne Cohen: Occupied Territory
 
I picked up "The master Photographer's Lith Printing Course" By Tim Rudman. It was on the auction site with no actual item photo. The book arrived in perfectly acceptable used condition in a plastic envelope only.
It's a companion/jumping off point for a recently acquired ridiculous number of expired papers I scooped up. I guess it's time for me to convert back from woodworking to darkroom in my basement.
 
nikos79 said:
Check also Sergio Larrain
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Thank you Nikos. I have something from him, a volume about London I think. But you're right, I had meant to buy 'Valparaiso' for ages. Any other recommendations?
 
albireo

Also check out Mario Algaze. Mario was a friend of mine and I actually printed a limited edition series of four of his favorite images in platinum/palladium/gold for him. there are only a couple of books of his photographs but he is considered one of the best for documenting Latin American subject matter. I have several of his prints and books. I also have three of each of the four (signed, dated and numbered) prints I did for him if anyone happens to be interested.


 
albireo said:
Thank you Nikos. I have something from him, a volume about London I think. But you're right, I had meant to buy 'Valparaiso' for ages. Any other recommendations?
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You 're welcome!
There is a retrospective book of Larrain' work too. Valparaiso I think comes with a new edition this year. It is a book hard to find.
Some more Latin American photographers:
Paz Errazuriz, Pedro Luis Raota, Flor Garduno..
If I remember more will write you
 
I have lots of references to Minor White among my collection, but no titles devoted to him. I picked up a copy of this used.

Minor White: Manifestations of the Spirit

This book brings together White’s key biographical information—his evolution as a photographer, teacher of photography, and editor of Aperture, as well as particularly insightful quotations from his journals, which he kept for more than forty years.
shop.getty.edu
 
FYI, there's a Memorial Day Sale at photo-eye Books ending at midnight MST on 05/27.

20% off all in-stock titles using code MEMORIAL2025.

No affiliation, just a crazy person obsessed with photobooks
 
Wow! Just received my half-priced sale copy of Penn's "Centennial". from Yale. Got to be one of the best photo books ever published and a must for any Penn fan. Suggest anyone thinking of buying should act now. I believe the sale extends to the end of the month.
 
Artbooksonline.eu has the Allard retrospective only at 15 Euros (original price 60)
I can recommend it as one of the nicest works in color
 
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