Book# 29253

Klein, William

Life is good & good for you in New York! Trance witness revels.

Ort   Milano
Verlag   Feltrinelli Editore
Jahr   1956
Auflage   First Italian edition
Einband   Tan cloth, with debossed title stamped in black on spine, with photographically illustrated endpapers and dust jacket.
Illustration, Ausstattung   with numerous b&w plates
Medium   Buch

 

Other ed.: Genève 1956. - William Klein's first book, and the first of his five 'city books' which are: New York (1956); Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964); Moscow (1964) and Torino '90 (1990). One of the most important, influential and highly sought-after books in the history of photography. Extremely scarce. Photographs and text ('Mahnadoes' in English, French and Italian) by William Klein. Designed by Klein. The Italian and Great Britain editions were printed shortly after the original French edition: Paris: Editions du Seuil. Beautifully printed in rich photogravure.
Antiq. Vincent Borrelli, Bookseller, Albuquerque, NM (04.2005): 1500.00 $ (Very good in fair dust jacket. Condition details are as follows: the binding is tight and hinges have no flaws; the boards have some tanning at the edges; the book has no writing or other marks, and all pages are bright and in excellent condition; the photogravure plates are in excellent condition; the 'tourist brochure' is not included; the dust jacket is missing several pieces, including a piece across the bottom front that measures up to 4.5 cm, a 2.5 cm fragment at the crown of the spine and 6 x 6 x 4.5 cm triangular fragment at the lower corner of the rear of the dust jacket; the dust jacket also has several closed tears and creases. Scans of the panels, spine and complete dust jacket available upon request).
Photographie 20. Jahrh. Monographie USA, New York 

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