If you’re still looking for a Christmas gift then (a) what’s wrong with you? Get a move on and (b) this book is a good choice for the person who’s difficult to buy for. You know that person, the one who indulges their every whim, making it impossible to buy a gift for them come Christmas time. This should satisfy them. And if they already have it then tell them they should stop being so difficult, that you spent ages finding this book on abebooks and that they should just appreciate the bloody gesture.

That outburst is sure to make for a chilled out Christmas. Published by Steidl. (First edition available here)

Previously an exhibition back in 2006, Here’s Your Irony Back is a collection of Raymond Pettibon’s politically focused drawings. It’s not out until January so it wouldn’t work as a christmas gift. The other reason it might not work as a gift is because the drawings were inspired by September 11th, which isn’t exactly yuletide fare. Coming back to print soon from Steidl.

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Steidl have a new photographic book out about Hiroshima. These pictures are taken from the United States Strategic Bombing Survey, which sent 1,150 people – including military personnel and civilians – to document the effects of the bomb. AT one time these pictures were classified but they’ve been released in this book, alongside texts about the period. From Steidl.

Available from Amazon.

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Capturing one of Honolulu’s most famous neighbourhoods, Waikiki is the photography book by Henry Wessel. The blurb says it ‘explores the contradictions of Waikiki – concrete hotels invading pristine beaches, culture encroaching on nature.’ We’d like to agree with that – although we do just like the pretty pictures. Look for its influence when the next round of spring lookbooks appear. Out on Steidl. Available from Amazon.

We try and stay away from overly wordy wannabe reviews here but there’s something about Annabel Elston’s photography that’s rather haunting. Or, as her blurb for Somewhere Else says, ‘The ability to recognize and identify the joy or disenchantment of others prepares the street photographer to shape a picture.’ Published by Steidl.

Available from Amazon.

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Here’s a book that passed us by when it first came out. Neverland Lost is Henry Leutwyler’s book about a raft of Michael Jackson artifacts removed from his Neverland ranch. The usual suspects all show up in the book – the gloves and all that – but it’s still fascinating to see up close.

The book is available from Steidl and Amazon.

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One man who could’ve done with writing an autobiography was famed blues musician, Leadbelly. His life was certainly worthy of that (check the wiki for a short overview) but for now we’ll make do with this picture retrospective, which includes many never seen before shots from his wife’s personal collection.

It’s available to purchase at Steidl and Amazon.

Take a leap to see some spreads from Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures.

Some fashion connected art for you this Friday.

FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy presents Guy Bourdin, In Between, a new exhibition featuring rare works by the late iconic French fashion photographer (1928 – 1991) at the Payne Whitney Mansion, home to the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City. The show will be on display through December 10, 2010, and debuts in conjunction with the launch of In Between¸ a book published by Steidldangin and edited by Shelly Verthime.

The exhibition includes over 30 exquisite prints of vintage black and white images. Guy Bourdin’s first retrospective was staged at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2003. With a striking and unique palette of hyper realcolors, Bourdin created theatrical and dramatic mise en scene in the pre-digital era, and inaugurate a profoundly unique and intimate signature style.

A selection of Bourdin’s photographs after the jump.

Photographer Jacob Holdt is renowned for his honest and raw capturing of every side of American society. Capturing a side of America that wasn’t being captured at the time, he sought to show every side of America – from KKK meetings to high society functions. Now a selection of his prints are available for sale from the photographer’s gallery . At £500 a pop, anyone with a few spaire coins should be itching to get their hands on these. Just look at the (we presume) family in the picture – they’ve got more collective style than a million men’s style bloggers (Ourselves included – save the salty comments for another day). [Photographers Gallery]

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Steidl Books collects together the photography of Juergen Teller for Marc Jacobs advertising campaigns. Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 photo book is a complete look at the work between Teller and Jacobs for the better of ten years.  ”For more than a decade Juergen Teller has worked with Marc Jacobs on the advertising campaigns for each of the Men’s and Women’s Marc Jacobs collections, Marc by Marc Accessories and perfume lines. Teller’s idiosyncratic visual style and use of unusual models has been instrumental in establishing what has become one of the preeminent fashion brands of our times. Reflecting the intelligence and individuality of the Marc Jacobs brand, the models have included Sofia Coppola, Charlotte Rampling, Meg White, Kim Gordon…” (all photography © Juergen Teller)

Available now from Amazon.

More images from the Juergen Teller: Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 book after the jump.