james van der zee (32 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Shelf wear to d/w.

Pamphlet. Zustand: Very good. 6 x 9 in. Color brochure with photo of Basquiat on rear. Condition is VERY GOOD ; clean, no wear or damage. Art. Stax.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 176 pages. A collection of photographs and essays from these eight well known photographers: David Attie, Chuck Close, Jan Groover, Evelyn Hofer, Lotte Jacobi, Geard Malanga, Robert Mapplethorpe and James Van Der Zee. A clean very near fine copy and in a near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the base of the spine. A pleasing copy of the much less common hardcover issue.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 176 Pp. Black Boards Stamped In Blind. 12 1/4"X 9 1/4". No Additional Printing Noted. Fine, No Marks Or Wear. Dust Jacket With Slight Wear Along Top Edges With A 1/16" Closed Tear.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition. Oblong softcover. 36 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 24 through April 25, 2004. Features text by Colin Westerbeck and with an essay by Dawoud Bey. Includes numerous images. A fine copy in stapled wrappers and in a very near fine dust jacket. A very fresh copy.

Unbound. Zustand: Fine. Exhibition invitation. Card folded once at the topedge. Fine. Invitation to a reception for the opening of three exhibits: "Images of Dignity," works of Charles White; "Ritual and Myth," a survey of African-American art; and "Harlem Heyday," photographs of James Van Der Zee.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Side-stapled softcover, 16 pgs. 9" x 8". Scarce catalog for 1976 exhibition at Studio Museum in Harlem. Fine.

Hardcover. Quarto, 192 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Boards in black cloth, silver print. Illustrated: "187 illustrations in duotone" dust jacket. "Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 22,1993-February 13, 1994" title page verso. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in column ND-QC. 1404027. FP New Rockville Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Available for the first time since 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead showcases James Van Der Zee's unflinching creative visionOriginally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead is a haunting and beautiful document of Black funerary traditions in Harlem, capturing the community's mourning rituals through the lens of one of the Harlem Renaissance's most celebrated photographers. The publication is the most complete record of Van Der Zee's funerary photographs, featuring over three dozen portraits by the artist, who meticulously composed the setting and the subjects before using his renowned darkroom and retouching skills to superimpose celestial figures, poetry, biblical scenes or portraits onto the images to compensate for lack of adornments, such as flowers, or to fulfill the requests of his subjects or their families.These portraits are complemented and captioned by poems from Owen Dodson and a wide-ranging interview with Van Der Zee by the sculptor and filmmaker Camille Billops, who conceptualized and edited the publication. This facsimile edition reproduces the printing and specifications of the 1978 publication. The original foreword by Toni Morrison is included, and accompanied by a newly commissioned afterword by Karla FC Holloway, author of the canonical Passed On (2001).James Van Der Zee (1886-1983) began working as a photographer in 1915, and by the following year had opened his photography studio on West 135th Street in Harlem. His images of Black New Yorkers, together with celebrities such as Langston Hughes, Joe Louis and Marcus Garvey, form an indelible corpus of images of the Harlem Renaissance.

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-torn and dust-stained dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. First page corner cut. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 159 p. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm. Contents; Lenox, Virginia, New York 1906-1915 -- Personalities, Groups and Others -- The Studio -- Chronology. Subjects; Van Der Zee, James (1886-1983) Photographs. Photography, Artistic. African Americans Portraits. Portrait photography United States 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs 20th century Pictorial works. 3 Kg.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. An early monograph on this important African American photographer. Edited by Liliane De Cook and Reginald McGhee. Introduction by Reginia A. Perry. Includes over 100 black and white images. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards with some very faint scattered foxing to the page edges and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight color shift along the top edge.

Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Original-Broschur, 4°, 85 Seiten. With a Foreword by Toni Morrison Umschlag gebräunt und etwas fleckig, Kanten bestossen, sonst gut.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. James Van Der Zee (illustrator). 1st Edition. Illlustrated wraps are mostly clean, with sepia text and photo illustration. Wraps show some edgewear, a scratch to the back cover. Corners are softened. See photos. Spine has sepia text and is bright with bumped ends. Binding is secure. End papers show little sign of age or wear. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges are foxed. See photos.** PS2025.0702** 85 pages. 9 x 10.5 inches** A Very Good copy of this now uncommon book that records death and the rituals surrounding it. Photo-illustrated wraps printed in sepia are very good, with a scratch visible to the back cover. The interior is a little toned, with generously sized photographs and very readable text.** The photographs by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983), together with poetry by Owen Dodson and the conversational text captured by Camille Billops, "reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values." The setting is Harlem, but stress is laid on the universality of human experience.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010263"**.

Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. First edition and first printing. Softcover. 85 pages. A terrific book that looks at this important African American photographer. Features a foreword by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison. Includes the text of a long conversation between Van Der Zee and Camille Billops along with poems by Owen Dodson. A powerful collection of black and white images of funerals. A near fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with a small and faint stain to the base of the front cover. Still a lovely copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). FROM DIANE KEATON'S LIBRARY WITH HER BOOKPLATE A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUSTJACKET GIVEN TO HER BY LARRY MCMURTRY WITH HIS BOOKPLATE ALSO.

Zustand: Good. 4to. Staplebound. 8 pp. B&W Plates. Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Essays by Hilton Als and Cheryl Finley. Oblong octavo. 64pp. Illustrated from photographs. Black printed boards. Fine in lightly rubbed illustrated card folder, with invitation to the exhibition laid in.

Unbound. Zustand: Fine. Event invitation. One small octavo sheet folded to make four pages. Measuring 4½" x 5¾" closed. Fine. An exhibition of Van Der Zee's work was on display at Scott Elliott Gallery through April 8.

Paperback. Zustand: Very good. 9 x 11 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean, minor wear to corners and spine ends. Binding tight, text spotless. Phot. RGR.

4to. pp. 159. b/w illus. cloth. dw (some light scuffing to dw with foot of spine rubbed at right corner). First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED by James Van Der Zee on title page and dated "1982". First Edition. Binding square and clean with extremely slight shelf wear. Previous owner's large signature on front free end paper and his embossed personal library stamp on both front free end paper and half title page, otherwise pages are fine and unmarked. The dust jacket shows minor shelf wear. The book remains tightly bound. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. First Edition. 4to, 86pp. Printed wraps. Numerous sepia plates. Text in English. Funeral rites and photographs from Harlem during the first half of the twentieth century. From the inside flap- "The Harlem Book of the Dead with its photographs, poems and text are more than representational reflections of mourning rites. They reveal the history of a time in Harlem, now past, when society cared for both the living and the dead, in the belief that we must preserve a standard of pride representing order high in spiritual and temporal values. There is a purging of sorrow in the very pageantry of funerals. Carelessness about death might reflect carelessness about life. The examples of ritual as presented in this volume are as universal as death - and there are Harlem's everywhere.".

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 159 pages. An early monograph on this important African American photographer. Edited by Liliane De Cook and Reginald McGhee. Features an introduction by Reginia A. Perry. Includes over 100 black and white images. A clean and tight very near fine copy and in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Van Der Zee in a clear hand: "For Edwin Land always yoursn and with best wishes and thoughts. James Van Der Zee 1886-1900-1973 Lenox Mass & N.Y.C." A very nice copy as the recipient was Dr. Edwin Land the co-founder of Polaroid. Signed.

First edition in paperback, issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition. Photographs by James Van Der Zee. 4to. Original printed card wrappers. New York, Morgan & Morgan. Book of funerary photographs by the renowned photographer James Van Der Zee who is best-known for documenting the ?Harlem Renaissance? with his stylised portraits, using unique retouching techniques and staging which echoed Victorian and Edwardian traditions. His funerary photos of the people of Harlem are accompanied here with writing by Camille Billops and poetry by Owen Dodson. Toni Morrison provided a foreword to the book and a story behind one of the photographs in the collection was influence for Morrison?s novel Jazz (1992).  A near fine copy, a little browning and rubbing to the extremities. .

Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Morgan & Morgan, [1978]. 85 pp. B./w. / sepia photographs by James Van Der Zee. Orig. softcover. 8vo. - A neat copy. Near fine.Includes an introduction by Toni Morrison. - -James Van Der Zee (June 29, 1886 - May 15, 1983) was an African-American photographer best known for his portraits of black New Yorkers. He was specialized in funerals. This book includes many of his photographs, with his comments. The text, by Camille Billops, is primarily an interview with the artist at the age of 91. Includes poetry, by Owen Dodson, inspired by some of the photos.

Limited Edition. First edition, first printing. Number 42 of 60 copies, signed by James Van der Zee, Owen Dodson and Camille Billops on the front pastedown dated 11/12/78. [viii], 85 pp. Bound in publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear at spine ends and corners, small ink stain at right edge of front free endpaper, and light toning to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears to edges, crease and spot of age staining at bottom corner of front flap, and miniscule stain to base of spine at verso. Throughout his legendary career as a Harlem Renaissance portrait photographer, James Van Der Zee documented life and, in these instances, death. A unique and poignant monograph of funerary portraits that draw the viewer into a sorrowful pageantry of loved ones lost. Each portrait is seamlessly paired with an allegorical persona poem written in a fictitious voice of the dead. Rare in the signed limited hardcover edition.

Zustand: Fair. Original photograph (8" x 10"), warm-toned gelatin silver print. Signed in the negative (vertically): "NYC / VanDerZee / 1937." On verso two impressions of Van der Zee's G.G.G. Photo Studio stamp in red ink. Damage to photo emulsion near face; significant scrape on vest area, corners of the photograph worn particularly on the lower left. Formerly framed (matte line visible). With real faults as described, and priced accordingly. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF A THOUGHTFUL, WELL-DRESSED AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN BY JAMES VAN DER ZEE, EASILY THE MOST IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS IMAGE. While elegant, handsome, and very distinctive, the subject of this soft-edged portrait remains unidentified as is so often the case in Van der Zee's oeuvre. Unusually, our sitter is wearing glasses and his arms are positioned on what may be a musical instrument case. Whereas the gelatin silver print is damaged, it is unquestionably by Van der Zee and was printed in his famed G.G.G. [Gaynella Greenlee Guarantee] Photo Studio at 2077 Seventh Ave (now Adam Clayton Powell Blvd) at 124th St. According to the finding aid of NYPL's Van Der Zee Photograph Collection, this was the location of the G.G.G. Studio in the 1930s. Van der Zee (1886-1983) was "a stalwart documentarian of Black life in Harlem. Assiduously committed to Harlem's striving and successful denizens over the course of 60 years, his pictures teem with possibility, their subjects shimmering with glamour. During the 1920s and '30s, when the neighborhood's intellectual, cultural, and creative life was soaring, Van Der Zee cultivated a visual vocabulary of grandeur that ultimately came to represent the Harlem Renaissance." (Oluremi C. Onabanjo, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, MoMA, 2021). "During the 1920s and 1930s, [Van der Zee] produced hundreds of photographs recording Harlem's growing middle class. Its residents entrusted the visual documentation of their weddings, funerals, celebrities, and social life to his carefully composed images. VanDerZee knew the neighborhood and its inhabitants, and shared their dreams and aspirations for self-determination and racial pride." (Smithsonian, African American Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2003). AN OUTSTANDING VAN DER ZEE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF WHICH NO OTHER PRINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND.

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Mixed media collage featuring a trimmed photograph of Father Divine taken by James Van Der Zee mounted on a 7½" x 10" stiff board with an ocean background in pastels, various tipped-on elements (ships in the distance, wooden deck, and ship's railings) and a painted silver cardboard border in a wooden frame with a flag sticker on the outer glass. The photo of Divine has a tiny scratch, else fine in very good frame with the rear stand detached and wear on the back. Unsigned and undated. The image is a copy of a Van Der Zee photograph with text on the verso that is only partially visible: "photograph is sold for personal duplication." According to the National Portrait Gallery, Van Der Zee made this portrait in 1934. A nice folk art collage of the religious leader utilizing a portrait by the famous New York photographer.

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Gelatin silver portrait photograph of an African-American couple. The man seated and well-dressed in an expensive-looking suit; the woman in a floral pattern dress holding a handbag and seated on the arm of the chair. Approximately 6¼" x 9". Bottom edge is slightly uneven, perhaps removed from a photographer's folder of photo album, else near fine. Stamped twice on the verso "G.G.G. Photo Studio / 2077-7th Ave., N.Y.C." Van Der Zee was rediscovered late in life when the exhibition "Harlem On My Mind" appeared at the Met in 1969. Fore the last decade of his life, assisted by a number of talented young Black photographers, Van Der Zee reproduced beautiful and technically impeccable prints from his original glass plate negatives. This particular print seems more likely to be original, bearing as it does the "G.G.G. Photo Studio / 2077-7th Ave., N.Y.C." , from which he had been evicted in 1969, largely before he was re-producing his earlier Harlem images. Not in *The World of James Van Derzee: A Visual Record of Black Americans.*.