Small oblong 8vo. 21 x 19 cm. Original gilt-titled cloth. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. First edition with "First Grove Press Edition" on copyright page. Unpaginated. [4], i-vi, [2] [83 b/w plates] [4]. A tight copy, small losses to cloth at corners, rubbing to the lettering on spine, one plate leaf separated but present. Overall a very good copy of one of the most important and influential photography books of the 20th century.
First published in France in 1958 as "Les Americains" this was the first edition to include Jack Kerouac's terrific introduction. Sixty years later Frank's images seem every bit as fresh now as they were a revelation then.
Small oblong 8vo. 21 x 19 cm. Original gilt-titled cloth. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. First edition with "First Grove Press Edition" on copyright page. Unpaginated. [4], i-vi, [2] [83 b/w plates] [4]. A tight copy, small losses to cloth at corners, rubbing to the lettering on spine, one plate leaf separated but present. Overall a very good copy of one of the most important and influential photography books of the 20th century.
First published in France in 1958 as "Les Americains" this was the first edition to include Jack Kerouac's terrific introduction. Sixty years later Frank's images seem every bit as fresh now as they were a revelation then.