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Jenkins, William, Nicholas Nixon, Lewis Baltz & Robert Adams. With a brief text by Jorge Luis Borges. Rochester, NY: International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, 1975. First Edition 1/2500. Oblong 4to. Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Good +. (Ex-Library). 48pp, 24 b&w and 3 color illustrations. With an exhibition checklist, and a biography, exhibition history and bibliography for each photographer. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This is the catalogue of the landmark 1975 George Eastman House "New Topographics" exhibition - the show that first defined the newly burgeoning photographic documentation of the contemporary urban landscape. It features a prescient essay by assistant curator William Jenkins, brief texts by Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Nicholas Nixon and Jorge Luis Borges as well as three full-page images each for Adams, Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joe Deal, Frank Gohlke, Nixon, John Schott, Stephen Shore, and Henry Wessel, Jr. A most presentable example of this uncommon, historically highly-significant document (cited on page 11 of "From Fair to Fine 2") showing some light overall wear and patination to its white wrappers along with a thin horizontal adhesive ghost with two small surface abrasions from a removed label wrapping around the spine. Inside are two institutional library bookplates - one from Los Angeles' Otis Art Institute, and more interestingly from the UCLA Art Library's Robert Heinecken collection that bears a "Discarded" stamp in black ink. There are additionally discreet "Discard" stamps on the edges of the tetblock. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027681