Jacob August Riis Sold at Auction Prices

Riis, Jacob (1849-1914). How the Other Half Lives. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.

Riis, Jacob (1849-1914). How the Other Half Lives. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. 8vo. 43 plates after halftone photographs. Original blue-grey cloth stamped in blue and gilt (spine lightly toned, some spotting to covers); morocco-backed folding box. FIRST EDITION OF THIS LANDMARK WORK, in a rare variant binding and printed on thicker paper. "One of the most important photobooks ever published, 'How the Other Half Lives' represents the first extensive use of halftone photographic reproductions in a book. It is the beginning, not of a photographic genre, but a photographic attitude, an ethos - humanist documentary photography - in which the photographic social document is employed to bear critical witness to what is going on in the world" (Parr & Badger, The Photobook p.53). [With:] YOCHELSON, Bonnie and Daniel CZITROM. Rediscovering Jacob Riis. Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York. New York: The New Press, 2007. This lot is located in Chicago.

Jacob A. Riis Tenement Photographs, 2

Jacob A. Riis (Danish/American, 1849-1914), "Old Mrs. Benoit in her Hudson Street Attic", copy print of original 1897 photograph, apparently unsigned, titled in pencil and stamped "Museum of the City of New York" verso, and "Italian Mother & Baby, Jersey St", copy print of 1889 original photograph, apparently unsigned, titled in pencil verso, unframed. Each image: 7.375" W x 9.375" W; sheet: 7.875" H x 10" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Lifton. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Photojournalism, Photo journalist, Figural, Figurative, History, American History, Documentary, Tenement, Slum, Immigrants, Photo series

Jacob August Riis (1849 - 1914) - Sabbath Eve in a Coal Cellar, Ludlow Street, 1890s

Modern gelatin silver print cm 27,5 x 34,8 (cm 26,5 x 33,8 picture) | 10.8 × 13.7 in. (10.4 × 13.3 in. picture) The Jacob A. Riis collection stamp on the verso Framed PROVENANCE   EXHIBITIONS   LITERATURE      

Jacob Riis. Reporters Office at 301 Mulberry Street. 1887-88; printed 1950s.

Jacob Riis 1849-1914 Reporters Office at 301 Mulberry Street. 1887-88; printed 1950s. Silver print With the Photograph by Jacob A. Riis / The Jacob A. Riis Collection / Museum of the City of New York stamp and the partial title, negative date, notation "Riis 76," and other notations in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso.

Lot of 22 Photography, Americana, Social History Books

Lot of 22 Photography, Americana, Social History Books. This wide-ranging collection of subjects and authors includes Jacob Riis, Billboard Art, Airstreams, American Grilles, NYC, Victorian Photography, Diane Keaton, and others. Dimensions range from 7.75 in h x 10 in w x .5 in d tp 12 in h x 9.5 in w x .5 in d. Condition is as is, with some wear to bindings, discoloration, and fragility. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.

Jacob Riis. "I Scrubs." Katie, who keeps house on West Forty-Ninth Street. Circa 1890; printed circa 1970.

Jacob Riis 1849-1914 "I Scrubs." Katie, who keeps house on West Forty-Ninth Street. Circa 1890; printed circa 1970. Silver print With an American Heritage 551 5th Ave. stamp, and a Photo Archive Department / Museum of the City of New York copyright label with Riis' stamped credit, title, and accession Number "Riis 129," and the Photograph by Jacob Riis / The Jacob Riis Collection / Museum of the City of New York stamp, on verso.

Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890 Riis' seminal title, and a very early use of photographic reproductions, with 43 illustrations (complete), many of which are reproductions of Riis' photographs. 8vo, original gilt-lettered blue-backed illustrated boards, minor wear, f oot and head of the spine rubbed. Parr/Badger I 53; Hasselblad 46. FIRST EDITION. WITH--JACOB RIIS. 2 photographs. New York Tenement Life and Street Arabs in Night Quarters . Circa 1888-90; printed by Alexander Alland circa 1946-47 . Silver prints, the images approximately 7 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (19.7 x 25.1 cm.), the sheets slightly larger, the first one with the "Photograph By Jacob A. Riis/ Print from original plate by Alexander Alland"  stamp, the title in pencil, and print number "99" in ink, the second one with Alland's signature in ink, the "Controlled Master Print By Alexander Alland/ From Original 1888-1898 Plate in Jacob A. Riis Collection" stamp, and the "Alexander Alland Collection" stamp with plate number "121" in ink, on verso. 

Jacob August Riis (1849 - 1914) - Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894

Gelatin silver print, pritend in 1960s by Jacob Riis Collection cm 27,4 x 34,7 (cm 26,4 x 33,7 picture) | 10.8 x 13.7 in. (10.4 x 13.3 in. picture) "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis - The Jacob A. Riss Collection - Museum of the City of New York" stamp on the verso

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914) New York Tenement Life. Circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947.

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914) New York Tenement Life. Circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947. Silver print, the image measuring 7¾x9 5/8 inches (19.7x24.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with a date stamp, a Museum of the City of New York typed exhibition label, and additional notation "Yard in Jersey Street--it costs a dollar a month to sleep in these sheds" in pencil in an unknown hand, on verso. Provenance Swann Galleries, sale 1989, lot 568, December 9, 2003; to the Collection of Neil Robert Berzak Exhibited The Battle with the Slum, 1887-1897, Prints by Alexander Alland from the Original Negatives by Jacob A. Riis, the Museum of the City of New York, May 20th - September 14th, 1947

Jacob A. Riis Tenement Photographs, 2

Jacob A. Riis (Danish/American, 1849-1914), "Old Mrs. Benoit in her Hudson Street Attic", copy print of original 1897 photograph, apparently unsigned, titled in pencil and stamped "Museum of the City of New York" to verso and "Italian Mother & Baby, Jersey St", copy print of 1889 original photograph, apparently unsigned, titled in pencil to verso. Each Image: 7.375" W x 9.375" W; sheet: 7.875" H x 10" W. Provenance: From the Estate of Charles Harbutt and Joan Lifton. Keywords: Photography, Photographer, Black and white photography, Photojournalism, Photo journalist, Figural, Figurative, History, American History, Documentary, Tenement, Slum, Immigrants, Photo series

Jacob A. Riis - "Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen"

Jacob A. Riis. "Theodore Roosevelt the Citizen." New York: The Outlook Company, 1904. Publishers cloth, ribbed cloth boards with gilt title and decoration. Inscribed by Jacob Riis to "William Loeb Jr./ with the friendly regards of/ Jacob A. Riis/ Washington/ April 7, 1904." H: 8.875 in., W: 6.125 in., D: 1.75 in. Provenance: The Dingman Collection, Hampton, New Hampshire. William Loeb, Jr. (October 9, 1866 - September 19, 1937) served as assistant secretary to the President from 1901-1903, and then succeeded George B. Cortelyou as Secretary to the President in 1903. He was an aide and principle advisor to Theodore Roosevelt, participated in shaping policy and solving political problems.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Bottle Alley & Street Scrubs in Night Quarter, ca. 1890 Mid-century prints The first of an alleyway in dilapidation, a seated man on a flight of stairs to the left, one standing overlooking a deck opposing. The second of three young boys asleep on a front porch, one slumped in a doorway, a man seated on a bench. The verso of both stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", and titled in pencil.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Sabbath Eve in a Coal Cellar, Ludlow Street, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print The candid shot of a bearded lodger, seated at a table with a loaf of bread. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil (erroneously) "Five Cents a Spot" and numbered Riis 155.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 One of Four Pedlars who Slept in the Cellar of 11 Ludlow Street Rear, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print A man in bed, his mattress supported by a plank laid across two barrels. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York" titled in pencil "One of Four Pedars" and numbered Rii 203.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Baxter Street Court, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print Four young boys and four young girls pose rigid at opposing ends of an alleyway draped in laundry, a mother turning in the doorway towards the back, a landing above revealing a silhouetted male figure of imposing stature. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Baxter Street Court (22 Baxter St.)" and numbered Riis 108.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Street Scrubs in Night Quarter, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print Three young boys, asleep on a front porch, one slumped in a doorway, a man seated on a bench. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Street Scrubs in Night Quarter" and numbered Riis 22.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Bandits' Roost - a Mulberry Bend Alley, 1888 mid 20th century print The narrow alleyway tightly populated by men, posed, one near the foreground with a double-barreled shotgun, the heads of women emerging from windows to the right, the sky draped with laundry. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Bandit's Roost Mulberry St. 1888" and numbered Riis 101.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Bottle Alley, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print An alleyway in dilapidation, a seated man on a flight of stairs to the left, one standing overlooking a deck opposing. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Bottle Alley" and numbered Riis 347.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Baxter Street Alley in Mulberry Bend, Now Destroyed, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print Two young girls, one at the top of a flight of stairs, the other below, pose for the camera, a throng of men in hats and coats at the end of the alley behind them, one in a doorway. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Baxter Street Alley - Rag Pickers Row" and numbered Riis 275.

JACOB AUGUST RIIS (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1849-1914)

Jacob August Riis Danish/American, 1849-1914 Italian Mother and her Baby in Jersey Street, ca. 1890 mid 20th century print The seated woman clutching a swaddled infant in a corner cluttered with barrels, soft goods, and a cast iron stove near the foreground. The verso stamped "Photograph by Jacob A. Riis/ The Jacob A. Riis Collection/ Museum of the City of New York", titled in pencil "Italian Mother" and numbered 157.

Jacob A. Riis By Louise Ware

D. Appleton - Century Company. 1939. 1st Edition. 9" X 6".

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914) Group of 6 photographs of New York City schools.

JACOB RIIS (1849-1914) Group of 6 photographs of New York City schools. Silver prints, the images measuring 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), and slightly smaller, one the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, each with a Museum of the City of New York Photo Archive Department label with the typed title (some with a date), three with an American Heritage stamp, the others with other use stamps, and each with other notations in pencil and ink on verso. 1880s-90s; printed 1950s-60s West 52nd St. Industrial School * Saluting the Flag in the Mott St. Industrial School about 1889-90 * Prayer Time in Five Points Nursery about 1889 * The Old Five Points Mission School * A Class in the condemned Essex Market School, early 1890s * Nightschool in 7th Lodging house

Jacob A. Riis: Nibsey's Alley or Nibsey's Christmas, 47 1/2 Crosby Street

Jacob A. Riis: Nibsey's Alley or Nibsey's Christmas, 47 1/2 Crosby Street Black and white photograph, framed with Museum of the City of New York documentation sheet. 7 x 8 7/8 in. (image), 16 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (frame).

Riis, Jacob (1849-1914) Autograph Manuscript Draft, Ten Pages. A sketch of The Making of an American, in Riis's hand, c. 1900, in thi

Riis, Jacob (1849-1914) Autograph Manuscript Draft, Ten Pages. A sketch of The Making of an American, in Riis's hand, c. 1900, in this draft, Riis has composed the basic reach of chapters one through seven, the end of chapter twelve, chapters thirteen through fourteen, and the title for chapter fifteen, pages toned, with corrections, shorthand annotations, and deletions, 9 1/2 x 6 in.

Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914) How the other half

Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914) How the other half lives. Charles Scribner's Sons, New-York, 1901. In-12 (19,5 x 13,5 cm). 304 pp. Cartonnage d'éditeur avec couverture illustrée (usures). Ref. Hasselblad, pp. 46-47.

Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914) The children of the

Riis, Jacob August (1849-1914) The children of the poor. Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, Londres, 1892. In-12 (22 x 15,5 cm). Edition originale. 300 pp. Cartonnage d'éditeur avec couverture illustrée, titre en lettres dorées.

Jacob Riis (Danish, 1849-1914); Bandit's Roost, from How the Other Half Lives;

Bandit's Roost, from How the Other Half Lives, 1888 Gelatin silver print, printed 1947, in fair condition aside from creases, cracks, short tears and soiling along sheet edges, soiling and pencil notations on verso, not framed. 7 3/4 x 9 3/4in

Jacob August Riis Danish-American (1849-1914) Autographed Letter Signed and Dated 1907 on Jacob A. Riis, Neighborhood Settlement, 48-50 Henry Street, New York Stationary together with First Edition Book "The Old Town". Jacob A. Riis was a Danish

Jacob August Riis Danish-American (1849-1914) Autographed Letter Signed and Dated 1907 on Jacob A. Riis, Neighborhood Settlement, 48-50 Henry Street, New York Stationary together with First Edition Book "The Old Town". Jacob A. Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the topic of most of his prolific writings and photography. He endorsed the implementation of "model tenements" in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. Additionally, as one of the most famous proponents of the newly practicable casual photography, he is considered a developer of photography. While living in New York, Riis experienced poverty and became a police reporter writing about the quality of life in the slums. He attempted to alleviate the bad living conditions of poor people. Shipping $20.00

JACOB A. RIIS

JACOB A. RIIS How the Other Half Lives. New York: Charles Scribners's Sons, 1890. Octavo (193 x 131 mm). 43 illustrations, 18 of these halftone black and white photographs. (Faint browning in the margins, and occasional light spotting.) Original blue cloth-backed illustrated boards, printed in red and blue, spine lettered in gilt (extremities rubbed, light soiling, some browning); in a cloth folding box together with the title below. Provenance: 'The Author' (inscription in black ink on front blank) -- ?H. Cooling (contemporary ownership signature). FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED, in Danish: "With the kindest regards of the author. New York. 10 August 1891". "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PHOTOBOOKS EVER PUBLISHED. It represents the first extensive use of halftone photographic reproductions in a book" (The Photobook); and Riis is among the earliest photographers to use the image as a means to social reform. The Photobook, p.53 (showing a variant binding); cf. The Open Book, pp.46-7 (for a later edition dated 1902). How the Other Half Lives. New York: Charles Scribners's Sons, 1890. Octavo (211 x 150 mm). 43 illustrations, 18 of these halftone black and white photographs. (Scattered spotting on the top edge.) Original blue cloth, front cover lettered in blue within an ornamental frame, spine lettered in gilt, brown coated endapers (some spotting mostly near the top edge); in a cloth folding box together with the title above. FIRST EDITION. A variant issue, this one printed on better paper with wider margins. Both issues vary from that illustrated in The Photobook; no precedence, if any, has been established. (2)

RIIS, JACOB (1849-1914)/PETERSEN, ROLF "The Short-Tail Gang, Corlears Hook."

RIIS, JACOB (1849-1914)/PETERSEN, ROLF "The Short-Tail Gang, Corlears Hook." Silver print, 10x8 inches (25.4.x20.3 cm.), with Petersen's notations, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1890; printed 1950s-60s

¤Jacob RIIS (1849-1914) Untitled (man looking through trash), vers 1888-1898 Tirage argentique de 1946 monté sur carton

RIIS, JACOB

1336. JACOB RIIS (1849-1914) American photographer and journalist who undertook to improve slum conditions in the schools and tenements of New York. Signature "Yours faithfully Jacob Riis March 4, 1910" on a small sheet. With a small tear at top, some toning, otherwise good. Matted beneath a b/w printed photo of $75-100

RIIS, JACOB (1849-1914)/ALLAND, ALEXANDER (1902-1989)

"Bandit's Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street." Ferrotyped silver print, 9 3/4x7 3/4 inches (24.8x19.7 cm.), with the printer Alexander Alland's hand stamps on linen mount verso; framed. Circa 1888; printed circa 1947