I haven't seen a Photrio thread dedicated to photobook collecting so I thought I'd start one.
Let's use this thread to discuss new photobooks you've purchased, share book reviews (photos of spreads, videos of flip-throughs encouraged), links to photobook collecting resources (blogs, review sites, YouTube flip-throughs and other book-related channels, etc), book sales, and anything else photobook-related you can think of.
I'll kick things off with news of an incredibly good book sale on now until June 23 from Yale University Press (no affiliation other than a regular customer). Books are 50% off site-wide (there are a few exclusions for out of stock books and pre-orders) and shipping is free. Probably one of the best sales I've seen in a long time and Yale University Press has published a huge selection of excellent photography and art books.
I just ordered five books (saved $130) but might go back and get a few more before the sale closes.
Yale University Press 50% Off Book Sale
{moderator's note: for extra clarity on the scope of this thread's subject, it may be useful to read the OP's post #163}
As far as print quality is concerned, one could do a lot worse than to check out anything from Lodima. The Brett Weston portfolio series is out of this world, with some of the best essays (by Roger Aikin) one could ever hope for, and with reproductions that could hang on museum walls.
This thread reads like an AA group meeting where everybody has relapsed.
Just received a copy of "Early Sunday Morning" by Peter Mitchell - RRB Photo books Bristol.
Gorgeous little book, beautifully printed too. I will seek more from this publisher.
Early Sunday Morning
Introducing British Documentary Classics from RRB Photobooks. This series aims to bring new life to some of the best British documentary photography. Expanding the print legacies of both well-known and previously overlooked photographers, out of print titles will be newly available and...rrbphotobooks.com
This thread reads like an AA group meeting where everybody has relapsed.
What do you think of the Todd Webb/Robert Frank book? I've been tempted by that one for a while, and although I generally don't like to buy photobooks at Amazon, their price is super low now.
It's a beautifully and intelligently crafted and edited book. I hesitated getting it, as I already have The Americans and Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans. But this book isn't about Robert Frank. Nor is it, strictly speaking, about Todd Webb. It's about trying to understand America — a certain America at a certain time — through photography.
Todd Webb's photos are brilliant. His style may be not quite as jazzy as Frank's hard bop, but having both next to each other really shows how much they owe to Walker Evans, albeit differently. It's also interesting to have Frank's photos in a different sequence than the one he chose for The Americans.
Took out a very interesting book from the library this week. It's titled Harry Callahan: The Photographer at Work. Realized how much Callahan hasn't been on my radar so far, and how much he should be. Tough photographer to figure out, though.
Check out the book/catalog for the 1996 Callahan retrospective at the National Gallery of Art by Sarah Greenough.
Jeff Hirsch Books (no affiliation) has a 'near fine' copy in stock at the moment for $35. I find this shop often overpriced, but that seems pretty reasonable for this book and is quite a bit less than I paid for my 'fine' copy five years ago.
Edit: Just noticed that the copy at Jeff Hirsch Books is the softcover. Still not a bad price if the condition is as stated.
Thanks, but can't. The price of the book is indeed reasonable, but the shipping to Canada is 42$US...
I scooped up a "Venezia" by Michael Kenna at one of our half-priced-books locations last week. $36 for a signed 1st limited (2000 copies) slip-cased edition.
Was happy to find this book today:
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I particularly like it because it has many images of hers that aren't usually published/exhibited.
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