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THE BIKERIDERS BY DANNY LYON
(LYON, DANNY). Lyon, Danny. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Fine.. 94pp, 48 b&w illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Bikeriders" is Danny Lyon's groundbreaking 1968 photo essay that gives voice in both its gritty images and the actual words of motorcycle club (and gang) members themselves to the biker lifestyle on the fringes of sixties America. A bright, exceptionally glossy and handsome example of the 1968 MacMillan paperbound first edition (cited on pages 256-7 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I", pages 236-237 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", page 47 of "From Fair to Fine: 20th Century Photography Books That Matter", page 242 of Fred Ritchin and Carole Naggar's "Magnum Photobook: A Catalogue Raisonné", and pages 190-191 of "The Book of 101 Books"). LC 68-11195 Inventory Number: 024201