[Literature & Art] ["Weegee"] Fellig, Arthur. (1899 - 1968). NAKED CITY - SIGNED, with an Original Photograph. New York: Essential Books. 1945. First edition. First edition, in the earlier binding of rough textured buckram. Boldly signed by Weegee in green ink on the dedication page. Large ownership rubber-stamp of the “Citizen’s Committee for the Army & Navy…” on the dedication page, general wear and moderate soiling on the covers, several pages have small stains but overall a solid, very good copy, very scarce signed. Together with and untitled and apparently unpublished silver gelatin photograph, 7 3/4 x 10 in., a New York City accident or crime scene with a man crumpled upon the pavement, suffering from what appears to have been a fatal head injury. Inkstamp on verso: "Please Credit Weegee From Photo-Representatives." Fine condition. A fine and characteristic original print from the photographer and photojournalist known for his stark black and white street photography.

Weegee worked in the Lower East Side of New York City as a press photographer during the 1930s and '40s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work, and especially that in Naked City, depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death.