Rare Photography Books & Photographs Auction
Updated August 27, 2026
This auction ended on August 23, 2026.
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| Date | August 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Russell Levin Photography and Gallery |
| Location | Monterey, California, 93940 · more auctions in Monterey |
| Lots | 122 |
| Estimates | $25 – $15,000 |
What's in this auction
122 lots, mostly comics & books (79), antiques & furniture (3), electronics & gaming (1). 122 lots have photos and 122 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $25–$15,000 across 122 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- Roman Loranc - Billowing Clouds Over Bay Bridge, 2010, 10.5"x22.5" Vintage Photograph - Sold-Out! — est. $10,000–$15,000
- Brett Weston (1911-1993) Backyard at Brett's House, Santa Monica, Ca, 1940 Photograph 9.5"x7.5" — est. $3,000–$6,000
- Brett Weston (1911-1993) Sutton Place, New York City, 1943 Photograph 9.5"x7.5" — est. $3,000–$6,000
- Brett Weston (1911-1993) Guatemala Hillside, 1966 Photograph 7.5"x9.5" - Rare 8×10 Contact — est. $3,000–$6,000
- Brett Weston (1911-1993) Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, 1973 Photograph 7.5"x9" - Very Early Printing — est. $3,000–$5,000
From the auction house
Our August 23rd auction features an exciting selection of rare signed photography books and fine art photographs from several important private collections, highlighted by more than 80 photography books from the personal library of a former assistant to renowned photographer Paul Caponigro during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many of these volumes have remained together for decades and are now being offered to the public for the first time. Collectors will discover signed first editions, rare photography books, and exceptional photographs by many of the medium's most celebrated artists. In addition to these remarkable books, we are continuing to add outstanding new acquisitions, including several beautiful Brett Weston photographs, along with works by many other highly sought-after photographers. Carefully curated and fresh to the market, this auction offers exciting opportunities for both seasoned collectors and those just beginning to build a photography library or fine art photography collection. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (122 lots)
Categories: Comics & Books (79) · Antiques & Furniture (3) · Electronics & Gaming (1)
- Lot 0099 — Bill Eppridge - A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties - Signed First Edition - 2008 Hardcover
- Lot 0100 — Baron Wolman - Visions of Santa Fe - Signed by 26 Photographers - 2005 Softcover with Slipcase
- Lot 0101 — Peter Fetterman - Woman: A Celebration - Signed First Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0102 — Claire Yaffa - Light & Shadow - Signed First Edition - 1998 Hardcover
- Lot 0103 — Charis Wilson - Through Another Lens: My Years with Edward Weston - Signed First Edition - 1998 HC
- Lot 0104 — Philip Trager - Persephone - Triple-Signed - 1996 First Edition Hardcover
- Lot 0105 — Jerry Uelsmann - Other Realities - Signed First Edition - 2005 Hardcover
- Lot 0106 — Eliot Porter - American Places - Signed 1983 Edition - Hardcover
- Lot 0107 — Annie Leibovitz - A Photographer's Life: 1990–2005 - Signed First Edition - 2006 Hardcover
- Lot 0108 — Emmet Gowin - Mariposas Nocturnas - Signed First Edition - 2006 Softcover
- Lot 0109 — Snowdon: A Photographic Autobiography - Signed First American Edition - 1979 Hardcover
- Lot 0110 — Cole Weston - At Home and Abroad - Signed First Edition - Hardcover
- Lot 0111 — George A. Tice - Paterson - Signed & Personalized First Edition - 1972 Hardcover
- Lot 0112 — Michael Spano - Time Frames: City Pictures - Signed First Edition - 2002 Hardcover
- Lot 0113 — Manuel Carrillo - Mi Querido Mexico - Signed & Inscribed First Edition - 2014 Hardcover
- Lot 0114 — Isabel Munoz - Leno - Signed First Edition - 1982 Hardcover - Only 1050 Copies
- Lot 0115 — Danny Lyon - Indian Nations - Signed Limited Edition - 2002 Hardcover - #11/100
- Lot 0116 — Francesco Scavullo - Photographs 50 Years - Signed & Personalized First Edition - 1997 Hardcover
- Lot 0117 — Jerry N. Uelsmann - Referencing Art - Signed First Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0118 — Paul Caponigro - Meditations in Silver Photographic Studies - Signed First Edition - 2008 Hardcover
- Lot 0119 — Paul Caponigro - On Prior Lane: A Firefly's Light - Signed Edition #147/225 - 2008 Hardcover
- Lot 0120 — Stephen Wilkes - Ellis Island: Ghosts of Free - Signed First Edition - 2006 Hardcover
- Lot 0121 — David Douglas Duncan - This Is War! - Signed & Inscribed First Edition - 1951 Hardcover
- Lot 0122 — Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years - David Vaughan - Signed by Both! 1997 First Edition
- Lot 0123 — Charles Bowden & Michael P. Berman - Inferno - Dual Signed First Edition - 2006 Hardcover
- Lot 0124 — Chris Rainier - Keepers of the Spirt - Signed First Edition - 1993 Hardcover
- Lot 0125 — Antonio Turok - Chiapas: The End of Silence - Signed First Edition - 1998 Hardcover
- Lot 0126 — Kiyomichi Koike - Whispers From The Sands - Signed First Edition - 2008 Hardcover
- Lot 0127 — Yasuhiro Ishimoto - Toki (Moment) - Signed First Edition - 2004 Hardcover
- Lot 0128 — Ray K. Metzker - Landscapes - Signed First Edition - 2000 Hardcover
- Lot 0129 — Marilyn Bridges This Land Is Your Land: Across America By Air - Signed 1st Edition - 1997 Hardcover
- Lot 0130 — Roger Fremier (1939-2011) Growers Houses, Hollister, California, 1997 Photograph 7.5"x9.5"
- Lot 0131 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Snow on Rocks, Oregon, 1969 Photograph 7.5"x9.5"
- Lot 0132 — Cole Weston (1919-2003) Oak Tree, Carmel Valley, California, 1950 Photograph 7.5"x9.5"
- Lot 0133 — Henry Gilpin (1922-2011) Frost Protectors, Salinas Valley, California, 1983 Photograph 13"x10.5"
- Lot 0134 — John Sexton (1953-) Tree, Snowy Cliff, Yosemite, California 1984 Photograph 13.5"x10.5"
- Lot 0135 — Steve Schapiro - Schapiro's Heroes - Signed First Edition - 2007 Hardcover
- Lot 0136 — Lee Friedlander - Sticks & Stones: Architectural America - Signed First Edition - 2004 Hardcover
- Lot 0137 — Annie Leibovitz - American Music - Signed First Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0138 — Michael Eastman - Horses- Signed Third Printing - Many Extras - 2004 Hardcover
- Lot 0139 — Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake - Personalize to Hyunsoo First Edition - 1999 Hardcover
- Lot 0140 — Herb Ritts - Notorious - Signed & Inscribed First Edition / Gallery Price List - 1992 Hardcover
- Lot 0141 — Danny Lyon - The Bikeriders - Signed First Printing - Twin Palms Edition - 1997 Hardcover
- Lot 0142 — Andre Kertesz - History of Photography - Signed First UK Edition - 1977 Hardcover
- Lot 0143 — Richard Avedon - The Sixties - Signed First Edition - Signed Note with Artwork - 1999 Hardcover
- Lot 0144 — Aaron Siskind - Pleasures and Terrors - Signed First Edition - 1982 Hardcover
- Lot 0145 — Wynn Bullock - Bullock - Signed First Edition - 1971 Hardcover
- Lot 0146 — Brassaï - Signed & Inscribed to Arnold Crane First Edition - 1962 Softcover
- Lot 0147 — Arnold Crane - On the Other Side of the Camera - Signed & Extensively Inscribed First Edition - 1995
- Lot 0148 — George A. Tice - Fields of Peace - Signed First Edition - 1970 Hardcover
- Lot 0149 — Lee Friedlander - Like a One-Eyed Cat - Signed First Edition - 1989 Hardcover
- Lot 0150 — Brett Weston (1911–1993) Tree Trunk Study, 1974 Photograph 13.5"×10.5"
- Lot 0151 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Gas Can Lid, 1977 Photograph 11.25"x10.5"
- Lot 0152 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Graffiti on Aspen, 1972 Photograph 12.25"x10.5"
- Lot 0153 — Ted Orland (1940-) Don't Forget Your Camera c1970s Photograph 9.75"x12.5"
- Lot 0154 — Ted Orland (1940-) Morley Baer with Model, Big Sur Coast, Ca c.1970-1980s Photograph 8"x10.75"
- Lot 0155 — Ted Orland (1940-) The Photographers and the Landscape c.1970-1980s Photograph 9"x12.25"
- Lot 0156 — Ansel Adams (1902-1984) Yosemite Falls, Spring, Yosemite, California 1946 Photograph 9.5"x7.25"
- Lot 0157 — Jock Sturges (1947-) Anouck Lepere, Northern California, 2006 Photograph 14.25"x18.25
- Lot 0158 — Jock Sturges (1947-) Camille, Montalivet, France 2009 Photograph 14.25"x18.25" #1/25
- Lot 0159 — Jock Sturges (1947-) Eva, Le Porge, France, 2003 Photograph 19"x22.75" #4/15
- Lot 0160 — Danny Lyon - Knave of Hearts - Signed First Edition - 1999 Hardcover
- Lot 0161 — Bruce Davidson - East 100th Street - Signed First St. Ann's Press Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0162 — Paul Caponigro - Masterworks from Forty Year - Signed First Edition - 1993 Hardcover
- Lot 0163 — Michael Kenna - Japan - Signed First Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0164 — Michael Kenna - Hokkaido - Signed & Inscribed First Edition - 2006 Hardcover
- Lot 0165 — Michael Kenna - Retrospective Two - Signed Second Printing - 2005 Hardcover
- Lot 0166 — Jerry N. Uelsmann - An Aperture Monograph - Signed First Edition - 1971 Hardcover
- Lot 0167 — Jerry N. Uelsmann - Approaching the Shadow - Signed First Edition - 2000 Hardcover
- Lot 0168 — Joel-Peter Witkin - Ministerio de Cultura - Inscribed to Duane Michals - Signed 1988 Hardcover
- Lot 0169 — Harry Callahan - Retrospective - Signed First Edition - 1996 Hardcover
- Lot 0170 — Helen Levitt - Crosstown - Signed First Edition - 2001 Hardcover
- Lot 0171 — Ruth Bernhard - Gift of the Commonplace - Signed First Edition - 1996 Hardcover
- Lot 0172 — Helen Levitt - Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen - Signed First Edition - 2005 Hardcover
- Lot 0173 — Paul Caponigro - Sunflower - Deluxe Limited Edition with Signed Photograph - No. 109/400
- Lot 0174 — Masao Yamamoto - Omizuao - Signed Limited Edition Accordion-Fold Artist Book - 2003 Wood Box
- Lot 0175 — Edward Steichen - Steichen the Photographer Signed & Inscribed to Jacob Deschin 1st Edition 1961 SC
- Lot 0176 — Helen Levitt - Here and There - Signed First Edition - 2003 Hardcover
- Lot 0177 — Renee Jacobs (1962-) Carolyn on Horse, 2013 Photograph 14"x19" Edition #1/12
- Lot 0178 — Renee Jacobs (1962-) Paris at Night, 2013 Photograph 20"x13.5" Edition #1/12
- Lot 0179 — Renee Jacobs (1962-) Naoko Hair, 2006 Photograph 18"x14" Edition A/P
- Lot 0180 — Roman Loranc - Billowing Clouds Over Bay Bridge, 2010, 10.5"x22.5" Vintage Photograph - Sold-Out!
- Lot 0181 — Roman Loranc (1956-) Two-Hearted Oak, California, 2000 Photograph 9"x12.5"
- Lot 0182 — Ray K. Metzker (1931-2014) Three Signed Publications - Sand Creatures & Two Exhibition Catalogs
- Lot 0183 — Paul Caponigro (1932-2024) Signed Exhibition Ephemera & Photography Publications - Collection of 4
- Lot 0184 — American Photographer Magazine - Harry & Eleanor Callahan Dual Signed - October 1980
- Lot 0185 — Lee Boltin - Closed on Account of Death. Not Sam! - Signed and Inscribed - 1977 Softcover
- Lot 0186 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Backyard at Brett's House, Santa Monica, Ca, 1940 Photograph 9.5"x7.5"
- Lot 0187 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Sutton Place, New York City, 1943 Photograph 9.5"x7.5"
- Lot 0188 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Guatemala Hillside, 1966 Photograph 7.5"x9.5" - Rare 8×10 Contact
- Lot 0189 — John Wimberley (1945-) Guardian of the Flame, 1981 Oversized Photograph 19.25"x13" - Edition 33/100
- Lot 0190 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, 1973 Photograph 7.5"x9" - Very Early Printing
- Lot 0193 — Cole Weston (1919-2003) Nesbitt Ranch, Big Sur, California, 1950 Photograph 7"x9.5"
- Lot 0194 — Henry Gilpin (1922-2011) Ghost Rider, Death Valley, California, 1990 Photograph 10.5"x13.5"
- Lot 0195 — Eva Rubinstein - Fotografie 1967–1990 - Signed First Edition with Two Handwritten Postcards - 2003
- Lot 0196 — George Tice - Stone Walls • Grey Skies - Signed & Inscribed Expanded Second Edition - 1993
- Lot 0197 — Janet Russek - The Tenuous Stem - Signed First Edition - 2013 Hardcover
- Lot 0198 — Mark Goodman - A Kind of History: Millerton, New York 1971 - Signed First Edition - 1999 Hardcover
- Lot 0199 — Jerry N. Uelsmann - Uelsmann: Yosemite - Signed First Edition - 1996 Hardcover
- Lot 0200 — Charles Abbott - Reflections of Music - Signed & Inscribed First Edition - 1987 Softcover
- Lot 0201 — Arnold Newman - The Great British - Signed & Inscribed First American Edition - 1979 Hardcover
- Lot 0202 — Constantine Manos - A Greek Portfolio - Signed Second Edition - 1999 Hardcover
- Lot 0203 — Eugene Richards - Americans We - Signed First Edition - 1994 Hardcover
- Lot 0204 — Maggie Taylor - Landscape of Dreams - Signed First Edition - 2005 Softcover
- Lot 0205 — Irving Penn - Photographs of Dahomey - Signed and Inscribed First Edition - 2004 Hardcover
- Lot 0206 — Lisa Law - Flashing on the Sixties - Signed - 2000 Softcover
- Lot 0207 — Brett Weston - Voyage of the Eye - Signed First Edition - 1975 Softcover
- Lot 0208 — Danny Lyon - The Paper Negative - Signed & Inscribed First Edition - 1980 Softcover
- Lot 0209 — Frederick Sommer - At Seventy-Five: A Retrospective - Signed 1980 Softcover
- Lot 0210 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Adobe Portal, 1970 Photograph 9.5"x7.5"
- Lot 0211 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Snow Detail, Mono Lake, California, 1954 Photograph 7.5"x9.5"
- Lot 0212 — Brett Weston (1911-1993) Palmetto, 1974 Photograph 12.5"x10.5
- Lot 0213 — John Sexton (1953-) Merced River and Forest, Yosemite Valley, California, 1983 Photograph 10.5"x13"
- Lot 0214 — Paul Caponigro - Seasons - Signed First Edition - 1988 Hardcover - Polaroid Corporation
- Lot 0215 — Paul Caponigro: An Aperture Monograph - Signed Revised & Enlarged Edition - 1972 Hardcover
- Lot 0216 — Paul Caponigro - Sunflower - Signed First Edition - 1974 Softcover
- Lot 0217 — Paul Caponigro - Megaliths - Signed First Edition - 1986 Hardcover
- Lot 0218 — Jefferson Hayman - I'll Find Another One Prettier Than You - Signed Edition #4/200 - 2012 Softcover
- Lot 0219 — Keith Carter - Ezekiel's Horse - Signed First Edition - 2000 Hardcover
- Lot 0220 — George Tice - Seldom Seen: Photographs 1967–2011 - Signed First Edition - 2013 Hardcover
- Lot 0221 — Ansel Adams - Yosemite and the Range of Light - Signed First Printing - 1979 Hardcover
- Lot 0222 — Josef Hoflehner Three Signed First Printing Photography Books - Unleashed, Iceland & Unleashed Two
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