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JOHN EVERARD

THIS FAMOUS BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHER MADE HIS MARK IN THE WORLD OF
NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE LATE 20s UP TO THE EARLY 60s.
HIS WORK WAS MONUMENTAL IN SIZE AND SCOPE. HIS TREATMENT OF THE NUDE FORM AS BEING A
DETAILED STUDY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW GAVE HIM THE REPUTATION
OF BEING BOTH AN ARTIST AND AN ACADEMIC.



'IN CAMERA'
A 'HOW TO' BOOK ON SPECIAL EFFECTS
AND LIGHTING
AN ADVANCED STUDY IN NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY
WITH TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND SETTINGS
Pub 1957 by Robert Hale Ltd, London
$125



'PORTRAIT OF A MODEL'
A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY DEDICATED TO A SINGLE MODEL
AS CAPTURED IN DIFFERENT LIGHTING AND SETTINGS.
CLASSIC AND TRADITIONAL POSES ASSUMED
IN HIGH CONTRAST ILLUMINATION MAKES THIS WORK
COLLECTABLE AND WORTHY OF STUDY.
THE PLATES THEMSELVES ARE READILY FRAMABLE.
Pub 1939 by John Swain & Son Ltd, London
$130

SOLD


'ADAM'S FIFTH RIB'
A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY IN EVERARD'S CLASSIC STYLE.
HIGH CONTRAST AND GENTLE FOCUS SERVES TO SIMULTANEOUSLY
DEFINE CONTOURS AND SMOOTHEN THE EDGES OF THE FIGURE.
THE PLATES ARE READILY FRAMABLE
Pub 1935 by Chapman & Hall Ltd, London
$85

SOLD
Note: MISSING PAGES 1 & 11 - 46 PLATES REMAIN


`'LIVING COLOUR'
THIS IS A TEXT BOOK ON HOW TO PRODUCE HAND COLOURED PHOTOGRAPHS.
ALSO A STUDY IN COMPOSITION AND CONTRASTS.
FULL OF TECHNICAL DETAILS AND ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 COLOUR PLATES
WHICH ARE READILY FRAMABLE.
Pub 1937 by George Routledge & Sons, London
$150

SOLD



'LIFE LINES'
THIS EDITION IS ARGUABLY EVERARD'S
FINEST COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
HIGH CONTRASTS, GENTLE FOCUS AND A GRAINY
DEVELOPMENT ONLY ADD TO
THE IMPLIED SENSUALITY OF Mr EVERARD'S MODELS.
THIS BOOK IS RARE AND IN  NEAR PERFECT CONDITION.
IT CONTAINS 48 PLATES, EACH ONE  READILY FRAMABLE.
Pub 1936 by Chapman & Hall, London
$165

SOLD


 

'MORE EVES WITHOUT LEAVES'
(WITH ROBERT BIRD ROYE)
A SMALL PORTFOLIO OF 2 OF EUROPES' MOST FAMOUS 
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THAT PERIOD.
THE BOOK IS ONLY  5" x 7-1/2" AND CONTAINS 24 PHOTOS IN THE TYPICAL STYLES OF THE RESPECTIVE ARTISTS.
Pub 1948 by The Camera Studies Club, Elstree
$50

SOLD



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'MY BEST NUDE STUDY'
A COLLECTION OF 48 PHOTOGRAPHS AS TAKEN BY THE BEST 
ARTISTS IN EUROPE AT THAT TIME.  HIGH CONTRASTS, FANCIFUL SETTINGS 
AND POSES ADD TO THE ALLURING PORTRAITURE OF EACH OF THE MODELS.
Pub 1937 by George Routledge & Sons, London
$95
SOLD

 


     'NUDES OF ALL NATIONS'
FROM THE SAME PUBLISHERS AS 'MY BEST NUDE STUDY', 
THIS IS  A COLLECTION OF 48 FIGURES OF NUDE WOMEN
EACH FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. 
THE BOOK IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. 
 $55

SOLD


'SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW ON THE FEMALE FORM'
BY BERTRAM PARK AND YVONNE GREGORY
THIS IS A FABULOUS COLLECTION OF 64 PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN MEDIUM  CONTRAST
AND PROCESSED IN A SEPIA FINISH. A VERY GOOD STUDY OF THE NUDE FEMALE FIGURE 
IN CONTRAPOSTO POSITION. THIS IS A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR.
Pub 1939 by John Lane the Bodly Head, London
$90
SOLD


'CURVES AND CONTRASTS OF THE HUMAN FORM'
THE SAME ARTISTS AS ABOVE AND EXECUTED IN THE SAME STYLE.
THIS BOOK CONTAINS 80 PAGES OF SEPIA TONED PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES.
Pub 1936 by John Lane the Bodly Head, London
$95

SOLD


'FIGURE PHOTOGRAPHY'
BY PHILIP GOTLOP
THIS IS A WONDERFUL TEXT FILLED WITH 48 PHOTOGRAPHS
ALL DONE IN A B&W MOTIF.  WITH HIS USE OF CONTRASTS, SHADOWING
AND NON TRADITIONAL POSES, GOTLOP REVEALS HIS SECRETS OF
CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNIQUE BY WAY OF DETAILED SCHEMATICS.
Pub 1951 by Jarrolds Publishers (London) Ltd.

$85

SOLD


'NUS DE HARLEM'
BY CHARLES STEWART
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF APPROX. 80 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 
AMERICAN BLACK FEMALE. THIS BOOK IS  WORTHY OF
STUDY IN THAT THE WOMEN ARE PHOTOGRAPHED  IN NON TRADITIONAL 
SETTINGS AND LIGHTING.  THE IMAGES HAVE A COMBINATION OF
VOYEURISTIC APPEAL AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, WHICH
MAKES FOR AN ENTERTAINING ESSAY.
Pub 1961 by Les Editions Prisma, Paris
$85
SOLD


'LA REVUE DES FOLIES BERGERE'
A COMICAL REVUE OF PARISIAN THEATRE NAMED
'UN SOIR DE FOLIE' DATED 1925.
THE COSTUMES ARE TYPICALLY ART DECO DESIGN, INSPIRED BY THE
ARTIST ERTE. THERE ARE 2 FULL COLOUR SPREADS IN THIS HIGH QUALITY
THEATRE PROGRAM. EVEN THE ADVERTS ARE ENTERTAINING.
Pub by Paris Art Editions, Paris
$60



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