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ROBERT FRANK: THE AMERICANS
(FRANK, ROBERT). Frank, Robert. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Afterword by John Szarkowski. Zurich, SWITZERLAND. 1993 (2000).: Scalo. Fourth Scalo Edition. Oblong Small 4to. Boards in Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 180pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English. 1958's "The Americans" is the iconic book that established transplanted Swiss photographer/filmmaker Robert Frank's reputation as one of the great socially conscious post-war essayists. Combined with Jack Kerouac's legendary in your face introduction ("Anybody doesnt like these pitchers dont like potry, see?"), Frank's images reveal an emerging cold war superpower wrestling with its past as it hurtles toward a decade of tumultuous change. A brand new, most handsome example of the fourth Scalo printing (whose 1959 first edition is cited on page 247 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 176-177 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 32 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", page 42 of "From Fair to Fine 2", and pages 150-151 of "The Book of 101 Books"). 3-931141-80-2 Inventory Number: 015915