robert frank the americans, Erstausgabe (100 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are clear from notations. Light creases and scratches visible across covers of paperback. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.64.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Thus. A FINE FIRST THUS EDITION IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. Hardcover in jacket, First Pantheon Edition, expanded from the 1950s original printing.no remainder mark.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 506 pages. An expanded edition of this catalog. Published in conjunction with a major traveling exhibition. Features text by Sarah Greenough, Stuart Alexander, Philip Brookman, Michel Frizot, Martin Gasser, Jeff L. Rosenheim, Luc Sante, and Anne Wilkes Tucker. Includes 168 tritones, 210 duotones, and 114 color images and features all of the images from Frank's seminal book "The Americans" along with contact sheets and variations. A clean near fine copy in red cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket and with a very good plus obi that has some creasing and minor wear. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Hardback. First Edition. 24 x 30cm 506p near fine hardback in dust jacket packed with essays together with black and white reproductions showing some of Frank's most iconic works - a one man study of American society. A very heavy book, may need extra postage. Near fine in near fine dustjacket.

First edition thus. Oblong hardcover. A larger and more accessible sized version of Frank's seminal first book. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Simply put, this is one of the most important photography books and its influence can't be overstated. A very near fine copy in black cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. A lovely copy of this classic. (Parr & Badger 247; Roth 150-151).

Hardcover. First printing of this revised edition. An expanded edition of this catalog, published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art from January 18 through April 26, 2009, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from May 16 through August 23, 2009, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 22 through December 27, 2009. Fine in a Fine dust jacket, with the publisher's wraparound band. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost.

First Scalo edition. Small oblong hardcover. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. A collection of Frank's classic black and white photographs taken on his tour of America. Simply put, this is one of the most important photography books and its influence can't be overstated. A fine copy in black cloth boards and in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank on the half title page. (Parr & Badger 247; Roth 150-151).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. INSCRIBED BY GORDON PARKS. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Softcover. First printing. 335 pages. Published in conjunction with an important retrospective that ran October 2 through December 31, 1994 and then traveled on to several other locations for additional dates. Essays by Sarah Greenough, Philip Rookman, Martin Gasser, John Hanhardt, W.D. Di Piero. Includes numerous black and white images, a chronology, list of selected exhibitions of photographs and films, a list of films, a checklist, and bibliographic information One of the best books from Frank with black photographs from "The Americans" and other bodies of his work. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear.

First edition thus. Small oblong hardcover. The first revised edition of Frank's iconic book. Features the brilliant introduction by Jack Kerouac which was in the Grove edition but not the Delpire version. Includes the full complement of black and white images from the original edition but also with the first appearance of black and white stills from Frank's movies. A near fine copy in black cloth boards with a small former owner signature to the front pastedown and in a fair only dust jacket with some small chips, and long tears and splits and extensive tape repairs.

'Les Américains. Photographies de Robert Frank. Paris, Encyclopédie Essentielle, Robert Delpire Éditeur, 1958': First edition, inscribed in black ink on half-title; oblong 8vo (185 x 210 mm, 7¼ x 8¼in); black & white photographs printed in gravure by Draeger Frères, Montrouge, texts by various authors selected by Alain Bosquet, occasional minor spotting; plain thick endpapers, sewn headband, laminated white paper-covered boards illustrated with an illustration by Saul Steinberg printed in light blue, black, and red, lightly toned, light creasing to upper joint, an excellent association copy in Motomura Kazuhiko's card sleeve titled in black ink on upper side; 172, [2]pp. 'New York Is. [New York], [New York Times Company], [1959]': First edition, signed in black ink on verso of front free endpaper; 4to (285 x 209 mm, 11¼ x 8¼in); black & white photographs, introduction by Gilbert Millstein, light toning to edges; black front and red rear endpapers, printed paper-covered boards, white, titles in black, light toning to edges, light wear to head and foot of spine, top corner bumped, without the laid in letter from the advertising director, an excellent copy in Motomura Kazuhiko's card sleeve titled in black ink on upper side; [56]pp. 'The Americans. Photographs by Robert Frank. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. New York, An Aperture Book, Grossman Publishers, 1969.': Second edition, revised and enlarged, inscribed in black ink; oblong 8vo (183 x 208 mm, 7¼ x 8¼ in); black-and-white photographs printed in 'stonetone' offset by Rapoport Printing Corp., New York, introduction by Jack Kerouac, afterword by Robert Frank with details of the four films he made 1959-68, occasional light spotting, light marking to edges, printer's ink mark to one page; plain endpapers, light spotting, black cloth-covered boards, titles to spine in gold, photo-illustrated dust-jacket, white, text in black, minor toning, lightly marked, an excellent copy in Motomura Kazuhiko's card sleeve titled in black ink on upper side; [iv], vi, [182]pp. 'London / Wales. Zurich, Berlin, New York, Scalo, 2003.': First edition, inscribed in black ink on half-title; 4to (239 x 193 mm, 9½ x 7½ in); black-and-white photographs printed in offset; plain endpapers, black cloth-covered boards, titles to spine in grey, photo- illustrated dust-jacket, white, text in black, minor shelfwear, near-fine in Motomura Kazuhiko's card sleeve titled in black ink on upper side, photocopy of list exhibited works shown at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington laid in; 126, [2]pp. Motomura Kazuhiko was a civil servant who grew up watching Akira Kurosawa films, which led to his interest in visual art and black-and-white photography. He was an important collector of photographs and photography books and a tireless champion of Japanese photographers, promoting their work and supporting their books and exhibitions. He published four books over a 37-year period: Robert Frank's The Lines of My Hand (1972), Flower Is (1987), and The Americans: 81 Contact Sheets (2009); Jun Morinaga's River, its shadow of shadows (1978); and helped organise or distribute others, including Mochizuki Masao's Television (2001) and Suzuki Kiyoshi's Tenmaku No Machi [A Town of Tents]: Mind Games (1982). In 1960, Motomura worked as a tax officer. While still employed, he enrolled in the Shashin S g Senmon Gakk (now Tokyo College of Photography), where he was taught by Ishimoto Yasuhiro and Shigemori Koen. After participating in the demonstrations against the 1960 renewal of the US-Japanese security treaty, Motomura resigned from his position, fearing that his employers might penalise him. While studying photography, Motomura was introduced to Robert Frank's work when he saw the portfolio of thirty-eight photographs in US Camera Annual 1958 (of which twenty-three would appear in The Americans). Ishimoto Yasuhiro recommended that he buy Les Américains instead of The Americans because he thought the printing was better. Motomura met and befriended Morinaga Jun at the Tokyo College of Photography. Morinaga assisted W. Eugene Smith on a commission for Hitachi that would become Japan: Chapter of Image (1963). Through Morinaga, Motomura met W. Eugene Smith, who introduced him to Robert Frank as a favour in return for Motomura helping Smith to organise a retrospective exhibition in Tokyo. In October 1970, Motomura and his classmate Hataya Norio travelled to New York to meet Robert Frank. During this trip, Motomura also visited W. Eugene Smith and his fiancé Aileen, and they discussed the idea of travelling to Minamata in Southern Japan to photograph the devastating effects of mercury poisoning on the local populace. In 1971, Smith and Aileen moved to Minamata, where they spent three years photographing and researching the devastating effects of mercury poisoning on the local populace. While working on the Minamata project, Smith's initial living costs in Japan were covered by Motomura Kazuhiko. When Motomura first met with Frank, Aileen acted as an interpreter. Frank recounts this first meeting in the preface to The Lines of My Hand, in which he writes of how he was visited by two Japanese editors and inspired by their respect for his art and their eagerness to publish his book in Japan, a project he describes as reviving his interest in photography at a time when he had abandoned it for filmmaking: 'Well, one evening early late or middle last November, two Japanese gentlemen rang my bell on the Bowery. Mr. Kazuhiko Motomura and Mr. Toshio [Norio] Hataya did not speak any English or where [sic] too shy to try. They brought a girl who translated. I remember the evening very well. They said that they had always liked my photographs. They came to New York to ask my permission to have a book published of my work. Something like that had never happened to me. I was impressed and happy. They also gave me a small excellent taperecorder [sic] on which part of our conversation was recorded. Then they apologised.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First Grove Press edition. Dust jacket shows minor to moderate wear, tear, chipping, and tanning. Bookplate of former owner on the front free endpaper. Pages lightly tanned and clean. Introduction by Jack Kerouac.

First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. First published in France in 1958 as "Les Americains" this was the first edition to include Jack Kerouac's terrific introduction. An often intimate collection of black and white photographs taken by Frank throughout the country. An about very good copy in black cloth boards with the text block having been skillfully recased by an expert conservator who also replaced the original endpapers and with the bookplate of photographer Joseph Jachna affixed to the front pastedown and in an about very good dust jacket that has numerous chips and tears and with a large chunk missing from the base of the spine that extends to the rear panel. Signed by Frank on the half title page with a lengthy inscription by him as well: "For Bill who has liked these photographs a long time ago. for meeting him, one cold afternoon in Chicago where the past got into the future. Good luck. Robert Frank. Jan 71." Despite the issues a pleasing copy with an interesting provenance and a great inscription. Easily one of the most important and influential photography books of the 20th century. (Parr & Badger v1, 247; Roth 150-151).

First edition of the photographer's masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Jack Kerouac wrote in his preface of The Americans, "Robert Frank he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." Frank's Americans eventually achieved legendary status as "the most renowned photobook of all It struck a chord with a whole generation of American photographers Many memorable photobooks have been derived from this mass of material. None has been more memorable, more influential, nor more fully realized than Frank's masterpiece" (Parr & Badger I:247). "From the more than 20,000 images that resulted, Frank eventually chose 83 of them and arranged them into four chapters 'With these photographs,' he later wrote, 'I have attempted to show a cross-section of the American population. My effort was to express it simply and without confusion. The view is personal' Such a simple intention for a book that would so alter the course of modern photography" (Roth, 150).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Robert Frank and inscribed to "MacDowell Aug .18.02 For Mr William Banks under trees in a wonderful country Robert Frank". William Banks was the longest standing board member of the MacDowell Colony, which is the oldest art colony in the United States. Bound in publisher's original black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Near Fine with light fading to cloth at edges, cloth worn through in small patches at bottom corners and a tiny spot to the bottom textblock edge, pages lightly tanned and lightly bumped at the bottom corners. In a Very Good restored dust jacket with some mended tears and infill. An outsider's nuanced view of American society, as seen through the Swiss-born photographer's lens.

First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. 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. A tight close to near fine copy in black cloth boards with some slight rubbing to the lettering on the spine and with a contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. A solid copy of easily one of the most important and influential photography books of the 20th century. (Parr & Badger v1, 247; Roth 150-151).

First edition of the photographer's masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original boards illustrated by Saul Steinberg. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. ack Kerouac wrote in his preface of The Americans, "Robert Frank he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." Frank's Américains eventually achieved legendary status as "the most renowned photobook of all It struck a chord with a whole generation of American photographers Many memorable photobooks have been derived from this mass of material. None has been more memorable, more influential, nor more fully realized than Frank's masterpiece" (Parr & Badger I:247). "From the more than 20,000 images that resulted, Frank eventually chose 83 of them and arranged them into four chapters 'With these photographs,' he later wrote, 'I have attempted to show a cross-section of the American population. My effort was to express it simply and without confusion. The view is personal' Such a simple intention for a book that would so alter the course of modern photography" (Roth, 150).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Presentation copy signed by Robert Frank on the half-title, inscribed to former owner "an old book on my 60th Birthday New York City Nov. 9 1984 good luck [signed] Robert Frank." 178, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, front stamped in blind, spine lettered in silver. Second Aperture edition. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with a little toning and rubbing, small scrape to front panel bottom corner, closed tear near head. A signed copy of the classic photography book.

First edition of the photographer's masterpiece with 83 black-and-white full-page photogravures. Oblong quarto, original boards illustrated by Saul Steinberg. In near fine condition. Jack Kerouac wrote in his preface of The Americans, "Robert Frank, he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." Frank's Américains eventually achieved legendary status as "the most renowned photobook of all It struck a chord with a whole generation of American photographers. Many memorable photobooks have been derived from this mass of material. None has been more memorable, more influential, nor more fully realized than Frank's masterpiece" (Parr & Badger I:247). "From the more than 20,000 images that resulted, Frank eventually chose 83 of them and arranged them into four chapters 'With these photographs,' he later wrote, 'I have attempted to show a cross-section of the American population. My effort was to express it simply and without confusion. The view is personal' Such a simple intention for a book that would so alter the course of modern photography" (Roth, 150).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Quarter blue cloth over tan paper boards. 188 pp. Light bumping to spine head of dust jacket. Fine overall.

Zustand: Wie neu. Aperture, New York. 1978. Andrew Roth, Book of 101 Books, page 150/151. Martin Parr, The photobook, vol 1, page 247. Hasselblad Center, page 176/177. 802 books of the M.+M. Auer collection, page 375. Very early edition of this photobook classic (third edition after 1958 and 1969). Hardcover with dustjacket. 295 x 240 mm. 184 pages. Black and white plates. Photos: Robert Frank. Text. Jack Kerouac. Text in english. Condition: Inside fresh and clean with no marks and with no foxing; light trace of use. Dustjacket with marginal yellowing; complete with no tears and with no missing parts. Overall fine condition!***************Aperture, New York. 1978. Andrew Roth, Book of 101 Books, Seite 150/151. Martin Parr, The photobook, vol 1, Seite 247. Hasselblad Center, Seite 176/177. 802 books of the M.+M. Auer collection, Seite 375. Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. 295 x 240 mm. 184 Seiten. Schwarz-weiss Fotos. Fotos: Robert Frank. Text: Jack Kerouac. Text in englischer Sprache. Das Buch ist in allen gängigen Publikationen über Fotobücher erwähnt und gilt als das wichtigste und einflußreichste Fotobuch der Welt und aller Zeiten. Zustand: Buch sauber ohne Besitzvermerke und ohne Stockflecken. Schutzumschlag minimal gilb, aber vollständig ohne Risse und ohne Fehlstellen. Insgesamt guter Zustand! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Zustand: Wie neu. Scalo, Zurich. 2000. First english Scalo edition (was published simultanously in german language), first printing. Bodly signed by Robert Frank! Signatures by this artist are super scarce, especially for this title! New, mint, unread; only opened once for signature. For many experts the most important photobook ever published! Andrew Roth, Book of 101 Books, page 150/151. Martin Parr, The photobook, vol 1, page 247. Hasselblad Center, page 176/177. 802 books of the M.+M. Auer collection, page 375. Hardcover with photo-illustrated dustjacket. 246 x 220 mm. 181 pages. Black and white plates. Text in english. Perfect condition! Signed by the artist! Collector`s copy!***************Scalo, Zürich. 2000. Erste englische Scalo Ausgabe (erschienen parallel in deutscher Sprache). Wunderschön signiert von Robert Frank! Signaturen dieses Künstlers sind extrem selten, erst recht für diesen Titel! Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; nur einmal geöffnet für die Signatur. Für viele Experten das wichtigste und einflussreichste Buch in der Geschichte der Fotografie! Andrew Roth, Book of 101 Books, Seite 150/151. Martin Parr, The photobook, vol 1, Seite 247. Hasselblad Center, Seite 176/177. 802 books of the M.+M. Auer collection, Seite 375. Hardcover in schwarzem Leinen mit foto-illustriertem Original-Schutzumschlag. 246 x 220 mm. 181 Seiten. Schwarz-weiss Fotos. Text in englischer Sprache. Perfekter Zustand! Signiert vom Künstler! Sammler-Stück! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

First edition of the photographer's classic work. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Peter Thompson Robert Frank." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small chip to the spine. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. Uncommon in this condition and signed. Jack Kerouac wrote in his preface of The Americans, "Robert Frank he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." Frank's Américains eventually achieved legendary status as "the most renowned photobook of all It struck a chord with a whole generation of American photographers Many memorable photobooks have been derived from this mass of material. None has been more memorable, more influential, nor more fully realized than Frank's masterpiece" (Parr & Badger I:247). "From the more than 20,000 images that resulted, Frank eventually chose 83 of them and arranged them into four chapters 'With these photographs,' he later wrote, 'I have attempted to show a cross-section of the American population. My effort was to express it simply and without confusion. The view is personal' Such a simple intention for a book that would so alter the course of modern photography" (Roth, 150).

First 50th Anniversary edition of the photographer's classic work. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Robert Frank on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Uncommon signed. Jack Kerouac wrote in his preface of The Americans, "Robert Frank he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." Frank's Américains eventually achieved legendary status as "the most renowned photobook of all It struck a chord with a whole generation of American photographers Many memorable photobooks have been derived from this mass of material. None has been more memorable, more influential, nor more fully realized than Frank's masterpiece" (Parr & Badger I:247). "From the more than 20,000 images that resulted, Frank eventually chose 83 of them and arranged them into four chapters 'With these photographs,' he later wrote, 'I have attempted to show a cross-section of the American population. My effort was to express it simply and without confusion. The view is personal' Such a simple intention for a book that would so alter the course of modern photography" (Roth, 150).

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with shallow fading to spine at top end, several very faint scratches to the cloth at the front cover, gilt lettering to spine is unusually sharp and bright. Contents tanned, former owner inkless emboss to front free endpaper, owner details written to half-title page. A very nice copy of this seminal work.

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing of Robert Frank's iconic photobook, preceding the American first edition published by Grove Press by nearly a year. Signed by Robert Frank on the title page. Text in French. Bound in publisher's original laminated boards with illustration by Saul Steinberg. Near Fine, with light wear and light soiling to binding, short superficial crack to top of front spine joint, several preliminary leaves lightly creased, hinge slightly exposed at half-title page and page block a little sunken. A lovely copy of Frank's iconic and influential work.

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing of Robert Frank's iconic photobook, preceding the American first edition published by Grove Press by nearly a year. Text in French. Bound in publisher's original laminated boards with illustration by Saul Steinberg. Near Fine, with slight lean to binding, light toning to spine with light wear at the spine ends and a small stain to the top edge of the page block. A very sharp and bright copy.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Published in conjunction with a show that ran May 10 through July 14, 2003 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A collection of 90 tritone images taken before his seminal book "The Americans." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and with laid in booklet. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap slit open to verify edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Frank, Robert (illustrator). First Edition. After "The Americans," "The Lines of My Hand is thought to be Robert Frank's (1924-2019) most important book of photography. First Printing. Unpag. Folio. Clean, crisp copy.

First edition. Softcover. January 1969. The highlight of this issue are a total of 12 black and white images from Robert Frank's seminal book "The Americans" Features 6 black and white examples from Andre Kertesz classic distortions series and individual images by W. Eugene Smith, Brassai, Bill Brandt, Lee Friedlander, and Another feature is an article by Aaron Schraf on Max Ernst's surrealist photomontages and Peter C. Bunnell writing on collecting photographs. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some very minor wear. One of the better issues of this terrific magazine.