John Stezaker - Rubell Family Collection by Mark Coetzee

 Rubell Family Collection is a nicely produced hardcover book of John Stezaker's photomontage work. It includes full colour images from the Masks, Film Portraits and Untitled series as well as many others.

 Like many books about Stezaker this now seems pretty scarce. There is currently a slightly damaged copy available for sale here for £50, or you can get some here starting at $398.75!

Glen Luchford by Glen Luchford

 This is the only book focusing on the work of fashion photographer Glen Luchford. Published by Steidl it has their usual very high production values.

 I only knew Luchford's work with Jenny Saville on the Closed Contact project which impressed me very much, so I bought this book on it's release in 2009 to see more. It has since sold out and prices have rocketed recently, the cheapest I can find it online currently is $350 and as high as £386.63. More pictures below.

Broken Manual Special Edition by Alec Soth and Lester B. Morrison

 Having been part of the display in Soth's show at the Walker Art Center my copy of this special edition has just arrived today!

 The book is bound in a carved out section of an old large book, each is different, mine is in a copy of David O. Selznick's Hollywood. Absolutely love the way the book is hidden behind the gatefold of cinema curtains at the beginning of the book, this kind of attention to detail is continued throughout.

 Underneath the copy of Broken Manual there is hidden a Liberation Billfold Manifest, which in turn hides a family photograph with the father's head scratched out. This is also where the book case is signed and numbered.

 Inside the Broken Manual there is a 10x8 print, signed and numbered on the back by Soth and Morrison.

And finally the back cover is stamped, signed and numbered by Soth.

 The book literally only arrived an hour ago so I have not had time to fully absorb it yet, this is quite a rarity compared to some other photobooks, there is actually some real content here, rather than just a feast for the eyes.

 I ordered my copy of this as soon as it was announced, since then the price has doubled. Copies are still available from Steidl and Little Brown Mushroom for £600 €750 $950. These prices may seem high, but when compared to the increasing value of Soth's backlist it still looks good value to me.

Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt - How to Hunt

 How to Hunt is a recent photographic monograph by Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. Some of the images are the same as included in the earlier Dying Birds released by Hassla Books in an edition of 500, you can still get that here for $22.

 How to Hunt is on a completely different scale to Dying Birds however. This book is large format hardback and the image reproduction is fantastic, the detail is amazing. Amazon are listing it at a pre-order price of $57.37, this seems very good value. If you can't wait until the end of February for your copy Amazon.co.uk have it in stock for £38.10.

Terri Weifenbach - Some Insects

 Some Insects is a new of edition of the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series by photographer Terri Weifenbach.

 As with the other books in the series it has a small signed print at the back and it is in an edition of 500. The book has gone from $75 to $100 on the Nazraeli website since I bought it last week so seems to be selling fast. As I write this I see there are new copies available from Amazon Marketplace for as little as $65, buy quickly, these will not last long!

My eye glanced toward my opponent - I raised my pistol and fired.

 A little bit of shameless self-promotion, 'My eye glanced toward my opponent - I raised my pistol and fired.' is my latest foray into paper cutting and book sculpture. I have a group exhibition coming up in the summer and this is the first papercut I have produced for it, I'll maybe post a few more as I make them.

I now have some greeting cards with these images available for purchase here and here.