Where's the best place to find out of print photobooks? I'm looking for one

[Certain Exposures]

I'm looking for Here For The Ride by Andre D. Wagner. I didn't know about his work before his book went out of print. I've been looking around eBay and Craigslist on and off for a long time. I haven't had luck catching a copy on an online store.

[Tin Can]

I use Abe Books

https://www.abebooks.com/?&cm_mmc=ggl-_-COM_US_Brand-_-naa-_-naa&gclid=CjwKCAiA4KaRBhBdEiwAZi1zzvTCc5FQ-Sk1D9NqAEfqEzgObUCkxlQJtKliEqJeZqsmGplit2W9MRoC4nkQAvD_BwE

They are connected world wide, new and used

If you know the exact book, put in a search and they will look for years

[r.e.]

You could also try Strand Books (https://www.strandbooks.com) in New York and Powell's Books (https://www.powells.com) in Portland. They are big vendors of used books, and I'm not sure that they are part of the Abe Books network.

[Oren Grad]

Always worth checking at photo-eye, but they don't have it currently:

https://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=ZH446

Dashwood Books in NYC is another place to check for collectible photo books, although a search there just now comes up empty as well:

https://www.dashwoodbooks.com/

[Drew Wiley]

The once good selection at Powell's greatly diminished once they went internet sales too. We had three or four fantastic photo bookstores in Berkeley, which, despite plenty of business, mostly lost out to obscenely high lease increases to make room for more fru-fru chain boutique retailers. Cody's is gone, with their superb new book department. Black Oak, with their rare photo books, managed to resurface across town in a lower rent area; and Moe's is still at their original location.

I just don't want to get flogged if yet another big picture book shows up on our bookshelves at home. So I wisely stay away from the temptation. Some of those darn books can cost nearly as much as a tank of gas!

[h2oman]

Drew, You've got to get better at sneaking them in!

Most of mine come by mail, and I always hope to find them on the doorstep before my wife does!

[Tin Can]

A review with pics

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/21/here-for-the-ride/

[earlnash]

IN LIBRARIES !!
Our city, county, state and public universities have enormous collections - and through interlibrary loans, you can get a book from almost anywhere! I often do that first with expensive photo books - a free trial from the library.

[Oren Grad]

The photographer's website says that this edition was limited to 750 copies.

[r.e.]

The photographer's website says that this edition was limited to 750 copies.

He has a new book coming out: https://www.andredwagner.com/work/new-city-old-blues

[Ray Hunter]

The photographer's website says that this edition was limited to 750 copies.

I was about to post this when you did, Oren. Given that it is the photographer's first book and it was limited to 750 copies, and it was published five years ago, it will be very difficult to find. Also, it was published by "Creative Futures," and I am not familiar with that entity, or any distribution networks they might use. The photographer is on IG and Twitter. It's a real long shot but if you send a DM and ask if any copies remain or who would have any, you might get a response. Otherwise I think it's going to be finding a needle in a haystack. Bookfinder.com is another online site to use for searching used photo books. They combine alibris and several other sources so it casts a pretty wide net.

[Certain Exposures]

A review with pics

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/02/21/here-for-the-ride/

Thanks, I've read this before. The photos are great.

[Certain Exposures]

He has a new book coming out: https://www.andredwagner.com/work/new-city-old-blues

Yes, he's had that notice up for a long time. I'm subscribed to get a notification when it releases.

[Certain Exposures]

I was about to post this when you did, Oren. Given that it is the photographer's first book and it was limited to 750 copies, and it was published five years ago, it will be very difficult to find. Also, it was published by "Creative Futures," and I am not familiar with that entity, or any distribution networks they might use. The photographer is on IG and Twitter. It's a real long shot but if you send a DM and ask if any copies remain or who would have any, you might get a response. Otherwise I think it's going to be finding a needle in a haystack. Bookfinder.com is another online site to use for searching used photo books. They combine alibris and several other sources so it casts a pretty wide net.

I know it's unlikely that I will find a copy. I don't mind playing the waiting game though.



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