Published by Scalo Publishers in association with National Gallery of Art, New York & Washington, D.C., 1993
ISBN 10: 188161610X ISBN 13: 9781881616108
Language: English
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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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. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. INSCRIBED BY GORDON PARKS. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Washington, DC: National Gallery Of Art / Steidl, 2009
ISBN 10: 3865218067 ISBN 13: 9783865218063
Language: English
Seller: New Millennium Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition (first printing). As new copy in like dust jacket with original red wraparound band. The Expanded Edition that accompanied an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book was signed by photographer Robert Frank on the title page after an interview he gave with Sarah Greenough, the exhibition's...
Published by Paris; New York; New York; Zurich ; 1959; 1969; 2003, 1958
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Add to basket'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...
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1959
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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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...
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1959
Seller: Manhattan Rare Book Company, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF FRANK'S MASTERPIECE, possibly the most influential of all American photobooks, SIGNED BY FRANK on half-title. With introduction by Jack Kerouac. In 1955, Frank "was at work on a project supported but the Guggenheim Foundation that was to present a radically different vision of America and the world. Frank's photographs--taken during travels across the United States in 1955 and 1956--would arguably become the most influential achievement of...
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1959
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st American edition. vi, 83 unnumbered black and white full-page photos with brief captions on otherwise blank facing pages. Original black cloth. Oblong (21 x 19 cm.). Some of the gilt is gone from lettering on the backstrip which is also a little faded at both ends. A few light marks on front and back cover. Loss of a little cloth at corner tips. No jacket. INSCRIBED in black ink on front free endpaper by...
Published by VARIOUS, 1958
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Robert Frank: A Complete Collection of Books and Limited Editions [9 Volumes SIGNED (3 also INSCRIBED)] and a Sweeping Archive of Printed Ephemera from Seven Decades. The collection includes a complete set of 15 editions of The Americans from 1958 to 2008, as well as nine rare signed and/or inscribed titles. Institutions may request an illustrated catalogue of the collection, which also includes an extraordinary archive of printed ephemera, summarized...
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1959
Seller: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. The Americans. Robert Frank. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Grove Press, New York, 1959. 180 pp. Unpaginated. Oblong quarto. First edition. Clothbound in photo-illustrated dustjacket. 83 Black-and-white reproductions. SIGNED/INSCRIBED "Robert Frank / NYC Nov. 30. 96. / To Rob ." (also included is a notarized letter written by the former owner - a noted New York City bookseller - detailing when and where Robert Frank hand signed the book for him)....
Published by Yugensha (Kazuhiko Motomura), Tokyo, 1972
Seller: Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Price is net to all; promotional discounts do not apply. PRICING & AVAILABILITY: Please inquire for availability and current price. SHIPPING NOTE: due to size and weight, the amount added for shipping and insurance will be the actual cost for all orders (depending on shipping method requested and destination). 1972-2009. All first editions, first printings. As New in publisher's packaging. This complete set of Yugensha titles includes: 1) Robert Frank: The Americans, 81...
Language: English
Seller: 5Uhr30, Köln, Germany
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US$ 1,837.07
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Add to basketCondition: 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...
Published by Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1959
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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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...
Published by Steidl/ Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, Germany, 2008
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
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...
Published by Robert Delpire, Paris, 1958
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: 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...