Objects by Gruen John (16 results)

First Edition. Large hardcover, very good in good chipped jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 82 pp. Unpaginated. 37 unusual black and white photographs of common and not-so-common household objects, many of which are antique kitchen tools. This is a beautiful gray leather and cloth book with gold lettering on the spine. Clean black end papers and a pristine interior. The slipcase is gray cloth with a photo of bottles; elegant gold scripted title and the author's name appear on the front only. Slipcase has a couple of spots on bottom edge, and a couple of minor scratches. A nice gift for a photographer or art student. "A variety of everyday objects such as bottles, coffeepots, and doorbells are transformed in unusual photographs. Nutrient-dense, plant-based tablets that support immune health & more." Size: Quarto. Book.

Slipcase Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. Signed and dated 1/2002 on the half-title page. Slipcase has some staining. Front and back covers have light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request. Signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1981. 82 pgs. Illustrated with 37 unusual black and white photographs of common and not-so-common household objects, many of which are antique kitchen tools. Issued with grey cloth slipcase with black and white pastedown present to the front of the slipcase. Slipcase is chipped, worn and lightly soiled. Bound in 1/2 cloth and paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A variety of everyday objects such as bottles, coffeepots, and doorbells are transformed in unusual photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 82 pages.

Condition: Good. In slipcase.

Condition: Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st edition. Oblong Folio. Unpaginated. Illus. Limited to 3200 copies. Good book. Slipcase Good. With remainder mark. (artistic photography) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. oversized, grey cloth boards w/ gilt scripting printing. approx 80 unpaginated pgs, 38 BW plates. No slipcase or additional photographs. This copy is signed by John Gruen; 177 of 300. Good (grey cloth boards heavily sunned at edges; sunning at spine & edges pronounced. boards scuffed & scratched. spine rattled; textblock firm & intact. corners rubbed. pgs light toned. title pgs opposing blacks have ink ghosting).

Cloth Backed Boards. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Approx. 80Pp. Numerous Full Page B/W Photographs. Limited First Edition Of 3200 Copies. Cloth Bound Slipcase Nf. Presentation Copy From The Photographic Historical Society Of Canada To., Label Affixed To Fep. Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are closed tears and creases along the edges. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Gray cloth slipcase with BW illustration, gilt lettering. Black boards with gray cloth spine, gilt lettering. [84] pp. 38 BW plates. "On November 23rd Knopf will publish thirty-seven of John Gruen's photographs in Objects, a magnificent volume worthy of its subject. Each full-page photograph has been reproduced by the gravure process on one hundred pound Quintessence stock. The book measures twelve by thirteen and a quarter inches [and] it is boxed in a gold-stamped slipcase." VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp on last page. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page. Some wear to the illustration plate on the slipcase.

Condition: Very good.

30x33,5 cm. (84) pp. Full-page plates throughout. Publisher's hardcover, dust-jacket. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos, oblong, 12 x 13.5", black cloth, pict. black dust jacket, unpaginated. Very good, dust jacket rubbed and price clipped with original bookseller sticker. From the dust jacket "His superbly arranged still lifes, using commonplace objeccts, produce hauntingly beautiful images which glow and startle, amuse and provoke". FIRST EDITION. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Alfred A. Knopf. 1981. Back of slipcase has a 4" sunned band. Book near fine. I inch remainder line on bottom of page block.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos by John Gruen, oblong 12 x 13", cloth backed boards, unpaginated, nice condition in extremity-fraying cloth slipcase with some remnants of original shrinkwrap. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "To Bob V___ Regards." AND SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, JOHN GRUEN, who adds the date "Nov. 7 1985".

Hardcover. Condition: near fine. First edition. Small Folio Oblong. Unpaginated. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over gray cloth-backed boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, gilt on spine. Dark gray endpapers. Photo-illustrated title page. The first edition was published in an edition of 3,200 copies. "John Gruen's "superbly arranged still lifes, using commonplace objects, produce hauntingly beautiful images which glow and startle, amuse and provoke. More than any photographer practicing today, he explores the boundary between photography and the painter's art" (publisher). Illustrated with beautiful full page still lifes reproduced in photogravure. DJ rubbed, protected with acetate cover. Binding and interior in overall fine condition.