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In 1972, Gilles Mora and his wife Francoise left France to teach the French language in public schools in Louisiana. At the time, he knew nothing about photography. Fascinated by the Deep South, however, Mora soon started a photographic project on its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316450539Author Wally KovalPage Count 26Imprint VoraciousPublisher VoraciousWeight(grams) 108g

Lost Atlanta journeys back in time to look at the city as it once was. Old theaters, hotels, ballparks, civic buildings and the early transport system of the city are recalled in this book written by a best-selling Atlanta historian and his colleagues at...

The South Beach Art Deco District is all about light and color: splashes of neon at night in a dazzling array of hues; alluring turquoise ocean waters by day, under a sub-tropical sun; whimsical pastel boutique hotels, shops, and cafes everywhere...

A delightful journey through Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Explore the tourist-magnet town of Intercourse, PA, in full color This souvenir book will prove a nostaligic tour for all who have been there, and a motivational force to anyone else. Comes in two...

Internationally acclaimed fine-art photographer Ella McBride (1862–1965) played an important role in the Northwest’s photography community and was a key figure in the national and international pictorialist photography movements. Despite her many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857247168Author Victoria Noel-JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint SkiraPublisher Skira

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789930503065Author Jaime GamboaFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Pucci PublishingPublisher Pucci PublishingWeight(grams) 930g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788417769994Author Mike JorqueraFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint La FabricaPublisher La FabricaWeight(grams) 203g

Whether you find beauty in a remote forest or a sparkling nighttime cityscape, Illinois offers jaw-dropping scenery and opportunities for adventure with stunning landscapes, natural wonders, small town charms, and big city thrills. Join photographers Lee...

Riverside Park is an illustrated tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted's "other" New York City sanctuary. Since its conception in the 1870s, the park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in...

This project focuses on the diversity and the dignity of the cuban youth. The photographs are borne from the photographer's journeys to Cuba over the last twenty-five years. Jonathan Moller's photographs illustrate the vitality, intelligence and...

Ulrich Bonnell Phillips (1877-1934) established a reputation as one of the early twentieth century's foremost authorities on the history of African American slavery and the Old South. An empiricist, Phillips approached his subjects analytically and...

The agency of photographs is a recurrent concern within the context of the city. Whether found in architectural records, social documentary, photojournalism, or artistic practice, photographic objects are embedded in urban contestation, aesthetically...

This limited edition, facsimile photobook by American photographer Danny Lyon is a unique and intimate portrait of China and its people. Lyon's unparalleled photographic findings and discoveries are presented alongside his travel ephemera, personal...

Thoreau once described Cape Cod as "the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts ...boxing with northeast storms." It still stands vigilant, but today it is better known for its beauty than its pugilism! Some residents continue to wrest their livings from...

This is a volume on the art and architecture of the temple complexes of Angkor. Tracing the history of Angkor Wat from its beginnings in legend to its early incarnation as a centre of Hindu worship, before its transition in the 14th century to a major...

From 19th-century studio practice through the independence era, African photography has best been known for modes of portraiture that crystallize the sitter's identity and social milieu. Even portraits by contemporary artists are often interpreted as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910401392Author Gideon MendelFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint GOST BooksPublisher GOST BooksWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 170mm * 25mm

Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of the beach through the captivating lens of art photographer Phillip Lehans. Amid a world seeking solace during the pandemic, Lehans expertly employed pinhole photography to capture the essence of five East...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551524139Author Stan DouglasFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 801g

Despite its remote location, surrounded by the high ground of the North York Moors, Whitby has featured significantly in history throughout the years. One of the earliest records of Whitby is from AD 656, when Oswy, a Christian king of Northumbria,...

Portsmouth is best known for its longterm association with the Royal Navy. Its naval dockyard was at one time the world's largest employer of a civilian workforce. While there can be no dispute that the navy, for many centuries, totally dominated...

Located between England and France, Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands. A blend of the two cultures, it is most known for its beautiful beaches and walking trails. In the South Jersey History Tour, Keith E. Morgan takes us on a historical tour...

Enjoy Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard from the air where their natural beauty is depicted spectacularly here in 158 color images. Familiar harbors and shorelines are featured in over 60 years of aerial views. Come and see how Cape Cod has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789185639229Author Per EnglundFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dokument PressPublisher Dokument ForlagWeight(grams) 283g

Between 1847 and 1935 the Maya on the Yucatan peninsula rebelled against their oppression and were eventually defeated by Mexican troops. The Canadian photographer Serge Barbeau has visited the descendants of those Maya rebels. This volume reproduces in...

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, has much to celebrate. The city has been central to Scottish life and its history for many centuries. Its festivals attract visitors from all over the world, the quality of its architecture has been awarded the highest...

The city of Oxford has a long and prosperous history. First mentioned by name in the early tenth century as one of the burhs, or fortified places, that King Alfred and his descendants had constructed to protect Wessex from the Vikings, Oxford has ...

Barnstaple, the main town in North Devon, is quite possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom and is home to a community rich in history, ambition and achievement. The town still preserves its medieval layout. Its wealth was derived from its...

Explore the secret, quirky and curious history of London's well-known squares. Authors Alan Brooke and David Brandon have made some strange discoveries in these famous places, from the personal dedications on the benches in Berkeley Square to the Grade...

"On Common Ground" is a photographic history of spatial development in post-war Switzerland illustrated through 250 images with complementing essays. The development of settlements is documented by the idealised examples of Schlieren, which...

America's most populous state is often seen as a west coast paradise by those who live there - and those who desire to live there. Anchored around the urban centres of Los Angeles in the south and San Francisco in the north, California is a place of...

Delving once more into the colossal photographic archives of the Yorkshire Post, Peter Tuffrey has produced another fascinating publication: Yorkshire People at Work. Whilst trying to illustrate the areas of work for which the county is perhaps best...

During the first two decades of the twentieth century, the St. Louis Street Department generated one of the most extensive troves of photographs ever taken of the city. Ostensibly created to document municipal challenges and improvements, the images...

The Borough of Trafford includes Flixton, Urmston, Davyhulme, Stretford, Old Trafford, Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Bowdon, Hale, Hale Barns and Altrincham, as well as Partington, Carrington, Timperley and Trafford Park. North and South Trafford are separated...

St Andrews is famous the world over as being the home of golf but although golf clubs are still designed and manufactured here, there's a lot more to the town than drivers and putters. The university, the third oldest in the English-speaking world, was...

Qatar: Realm of the Possible charts, in the form of a vivid visual journey, the rise and current state of the nation of Qatar. More than 250 masterful and evocative photographs of the Qatari landscape, cutting-edge architecture, everyday vignettes and...

In 2011, adhering to his mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson's mantra to 'photograph the truth', animation filmmaker Ishu Patel embarks on a photographic journey in southeast Asia. Abandoning moving images to secure a series of still images that capture a ...

In Yamuna Walk, photographer and multimedia artist Atul Bhalla documents a five-day trek along the sacred Yamuna River as it passes through his home city of New Delhi, India. Through his vivid and haunting photographs, Bhalla explores the myriad ways...