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  • fncyths
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2010
    • 775

    #16
    Originally posted by stephlinn View Post
    Oh wow! Her work is really beautiful. I wonder what type of film she uses
    I know she shoots large format, not sure about the film
    Originally posted by Shucks
    it's like cocaine, only heavier. and legal.
    Originally posted by interest1
    I don't live in the past. But I do have a vacation home there.

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    • Tafkap
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2006
      • 106

      #17
      Originally posted by Faust View Post
      Sorry, I don't talk to Republicans.
      well, again i'm not a republican.
      and sure you do, don't be silly.
      let's keep this thread about the books, mkay?



      nabbed this off eBay..Urs Fischer Shovel In A Hole.
      It's out of print now, I wished I had purchased it when it came out, had no idea it would go oop so soon. Excellentttt monograph. Nice size.

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      • viv1984viv
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2008
        • 194

        #18
        I probably have similar favourites as everyone else around here but recent highlights include:

        1-5 SOME/THINGS - these are gorgeous books, the depth of colour is amazing, really does the photographers work justice
        Rick Owens - typical
        Antwep 6 - SZ old testament
        Sample 100.
        Notes from the Vomitorium - The Nerve Of It -

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        • Faust
          kitsch killer
          • Sep 2006
          • 37852

          #19
          Considering this next. It's pretty rad.

          Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

          StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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          • sam_tem
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2007
            • 650

            #20
            not my type of thing so couldn't comment, but the used price on amazon ensures it'd be a good blind bet.

            i actually just snagged that sarah moon box set on amazon last friday because it dropped to 150. nice to see it posted here as well. can't say i do the coffee table book routine, but i've had a really bad photobook addiction this whole year.

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            • Faust
              kitsch killer
              • Sep 2006
              • 37852

              #21
              I don't have a coffee table. :)
              Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

              StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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              • Carcass
                Senior Member
                • May 2010
                • 178

                #22
                can't go wrong

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                • endersgame
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 1623

                  #23
                  nothing too exciting..









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                  • stephlinn
                    Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 77

                    #24
                    my collection isn't as impressive as the ones above by any means (not all of them even count as coffee table books)



                    try to guess which ones were gifts from clueless relatives

                    one of my favorites is the Japanese Detail Fashion by Sadao Hibi
                    I bought it for $4 and it has some great detail images of traditional japanese clothing along with some historical information







                    the original tabis

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                    • Faust
                      kitsch killer
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 37852

                      #25
                      Vonnegut is very upset to be on the same shelf with Rand.

                      The Japanese fashion book looks nice!
                      Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                      StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                      • endersgame
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 1623

                        #26
                        stephlinn, may i suggest that you don't invest in condé nast books as their book production and content is as bad as their magazines. whenever i get free books from them, i usually take them to strand (our version of powells) and redeem them for lunch money..

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                        • Faust
                          kitsch killer
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 37852

                          #27
                          Originally posted by endersgame View Post
                          stephlinn, may i suggest that you don't invest in condé nast books as their book production and content is as bad as their magazines. whenever i get free books from them, i usually take them to strand (our version of powells) and redeem them for lunch money..
                          Amazon is a better bet! I've started unloading my review copies about a month ago and already got like $250 or so. If you want to bother with shipping, that is...
                          Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                          StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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                          • stephlinn
                            Member
                            • May 2012
                            • 77

                            #28
                            Originally posted by endersgame View Post
                            stephlinn, may i suggest that you don't invest in condé nast books as their book production and content is as bad as their magazines. whenever i get free books from them, i usually take them to strand (our version of powells) and redeem them for lunch money..
                            Thanks for the tip
                            I think most of the CN books I own have been gifts, but I have definitly noticed how they tend to be pretty vapid, and the quality of the books themselves leave a lot to be desired
                            Who would you recommend?

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                            • endersgame
                              Senior Member
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 1623

                              #29
                              i don't really know fashion books so i can't rec them. besides it's all a matter of taste anyway..

                              i can tell you the nudi book you want is beautifully printed, but the slipcase, rice paper sleeve, and binding is so artisanal (or cheap), it will fall apart on you after a few flip-throughs...not worth the hyped prices, although i've come across $100 copies here and there..

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                              • Tafkap
                                Senior Member
                                • Oct 2006
                                • 106

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Tafkap View Post
                                what is the box set of white books on the bottom row of your altar?

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