Rare Photography Books

Check our collection of rare photography books for sale.  

Find long out-of-print and hard-to-find photobooks by internationally acclaimed artists such as Irving Penn, Bruce Davidson, Mimi Plumb and more.

Infra by Richard Mosse, A Period of Juvenile Prosperity by Mike Brodie and The Things That Animals Care About, And by John Gossage can be found among the titles in this collection. Choose from signed, special or deluxe editions.

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Browse below or use the available filters to buy rare photobooks that meet your interests. Get inspired and start collecting today.

1131 products

Book titled 'The Constellations That Surround Us' by Frederick Sommer with a beige cover.
Rare
The Constellations That Surround Us
(1990)

Frederick Sommer

£300.00
Book titled 'The Siskind Variations' by Aaron Siskind with a beige cover.
Rare Signed
The Siskind Variations
(1990)

Aaron Siskind

£450.00
Book titled 'Extempore' by David Heath with a beige cover.
Rare Signed
Extempore
(1988)

Dave Heath

£450.00
Book titled 'He/She' by Robert Heinecken with a black cover featuring a Polaroid image of a man and a woman.
Rare Signed
He/She with ten original Polaroids
(1980)

Robert Heinecken

£4,500.00
Book titled 'Byker' by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen with a cover featuring an image of the length of a street in Newcastle.
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Byker
(1988)

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

£40.00
Book titled 'Francesca Woodman' by Francesca Woodman with a cover featuring the image of a woman with her face blurred.
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Francesca Woodman
(1998)

Francesca Woodman

£100.00
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Book titled 'The Confessions of a Tree Taster' by Michael Lambert with a grey cover featuring a tipped in abstract drawing.
Limited Edition Rare
The Confessions of a Tree Taster
(1987)

Michel Lambeth

£265.00
Book titled 'Orgeval' by Paul Strand with a grey cover.
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Orgeval
(1990)

Paul Strand

£400.00
Book titled 'Ellis Island' by Lewis Hine with a grey cover.
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Ellis Island
(1995)

Lewis Hine

£400.00
Book titled 'The Bone House' by Joel-Peter Witkin with a grey cover featuring a tipped in image of the statue of a man.
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The Bone House
(2000)

Joel-Peter Witkin

£115.00
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Book titled 'Acid Candy' by Miles Aldridge with a cover featuring the image of a semi-naked woman sitting on a chaise longe.
Rare Signed
Acid Candy
(2008)

Miles Aldridge

£125.00
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Book titled 'Seaworks 1998-2013' by Paul Kenny with a black cover featuring a blue square and orange circle.
Rare Signed
Seaworks 1998-2013
(2014)

Paul Kenny

£140.00
Grapevine
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Grapevine
(1994)

Susan Lipper

£375.00
Book titled 'Landmarks: A Survey' by Fay Godwin with a grey cover featuring the image of a group of trees.
Rare Signed
Landmarks
(2001)

Fay Godwin

£90.00
The Floods (The Collectors Edition)
Limited Edition Rare Signed
The Floods (The Collectors Edition)
(2015)

Joseph Wright

£175.00
7 Cups of Tea (One Picture Book)
Rare Signed
7 Cups of Tea (One Picture Book)
(2012)

Martin Parr

£120.00
Rich and Poor
Rare Signed
Rich and Poor
(2013)

Jim Goldberg

From £200.00
Bogota Funsaver (One Picture Book)
Rare Signed
Bogota Funsaver (One Picture Book)
(2014)

Alec Soth

£100.00
Photie Man
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Photie Man
(2005)

Tom Wood

£130.00
Farewell to Bosnia
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Farewell to Bosnia
(1994)

Gilles Peress

£200.00
Book titled 'The Invisible Line: The Life and Photography of Ken Oosterbroek' with a cover featuring a black and white image of the artist.
Rare Signed
The Invisible Line: The Life and Photography of Ken Oosterbroek
(1998)

Ken Oosterbroek

£150.00
Book titled 'Artists and Studios' with a white cover featuring an image from the content of the book.
Rare Signed
Artists and Studios
(1979)

Brassai

£300.00
Book titled 'Les Sculptures de Picasso' by Brassai with a black cover featuring the image of Pablo Picasso's hand.
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Les Sculptures de Picasso
(1949)

Brassai

£225.00
Book titled 'Here and Home' by Larry Sultan with a cover featuring an image of gardens and houses.
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Here and Home
(2014)

Larry Sultan

£125.00
Book titled 'Hong Kong Parr' by Martin Parr with an orange cover with yellow and blue type.
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Hong Kong Parr
(2014)

Martin Parr

£150.00
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The North
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The North
(2013)

John Bulmer

£95.00
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Souls Against the Concrete
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Souls Against the Concrete
(2017)

Khalik Allah

£60.00
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Book titled 'A Thousand Crossings' by Sally Mann with a cover featuring the image of a body of water with the surrounding fauna reflected in its surface.
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A Thousand Crossings
(2018)

Sally Mann

£225.00
Book titled 'Rei' by Issei Suda with a blue cover featuring a black and white image of a mannequin in lingerie.
Rare Signed
Rei
(2015)

Issei Suda

£275.00
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Book titled 'Twiggy: A Life in Photographs' with a white cover featuring a black and white head shot of Twiggy.
Rare Signed
Twiggy: A Life in Photographs
(2009)

Twiggy

£125.00
Book titled 'Dora Maar: Paris in the Time of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau and Picasso' by Louise Baring with a cover featuring the image of Nusch Eluard.
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Dora Maar: Paris in the Time of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau and Picasso
(2017)

Dora Maar

£175.00
Saddam Hussein Watches
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Saddam Hussein Watches
(2004)

Martin Parr

£120.00
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Book titled 'René Burri: Photographs' by René Burri with a cover featuring the black and white image of 4 men in suits walking across a building rooftop.
Rare
René Burri: Photographs
(2004)

René Burri

£125.00
Book titled 'White Sea Black Sea' by Jens Olof Lasthein with a cover featuring 2 men and a boat on body of water.
Rare
White Sea Black Sea
(2008)

Jens Olof Lasthein

£215.00
Book titled ' House on Ninth Street' by Larry Towell with a beige cover with an image from the content of the book.
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House on Ninth Street
(1994)

Larry Towell

£50.00
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Book titled 'Frauen' by Michael Schmidt with an orange cover featuring the image of a woman with short dark hair, naked from the waist up.
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Frauen
(2000)

Michael Schmidt

£325.00
Pussy - The Aurel Schmidt Purple book
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Pussy - The Aurel Schmidt Purple book
(2010)

Aurel Schmidt

£60.00
Book titled 'American Color 2' by Constantine Manos with a silver cover featuring the image of a dress on a coat hanger and the shadow of a person.
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American Color 2
(2009)

Constantine Manos

£350.00
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Book titled 'One To Nothing' by Irina Rozovsky with a cover featuring the image of 2 men on a beach.
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One to Nothing
(2011)

Irina Rozovsky

£125.00
Book titled 'Photographies 1985-1998' by Jean Baudrillard with a cover featuring the image of a woman walking under a fire escape.
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Jean Baudrillard: Photographies 1985-1998
(1999)

Jean Baudrillard

£95.00
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Book titled 'My Place' by Madoka Takagi with a silver cover.
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My Place
(2005)

Madoka Takagi

£80.00
Book titled 'Sergio Larrain' by Rene Burri with a black and white cover of people on a train platform.
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Sergio Larrain
(1999)

Sergio Larrain

£170.00
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Book titled 'Peter Hujar: A Retrospective' with a white cover featuring the image of a girl sitting on a sofa bouncing a ball against the floor.
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Peter Hujar: A Retrospective
(1995)

Peter Hujar

£120.00
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Book titled 'Portraits' by Hellen van Meene with a white and beige cover featuring the image of a girl lying on the ground with her hair in a bowl of water.
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Portraits
(2005)

Hellen van Meene

£70.00
Book titled 'Now That You Are Mine' by Trine Sondergaard with a red cover.
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Now That You Are Mine
(2002)

Trine Søndergaard

£190.00
Book titled portraits by Thomas Struth with a cover featuring head-shot of a girl.
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Portraits
(1998)

Thomas Struth

£110.00
Book titled 'New Europe' by Paul Graham with a black and white cover.
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New Europe
(1993)

Paul Graham

£195.00
Book titled 'Portraits' by Rineke Dijkstra with a cover featuring a photograph of a young girl standing on a beach wearing a green swimsuit.
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Portraits
(2004)

Rineke Dijkstra

£175.00
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