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(OWENS, BILL). Owens, Bill. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Very Good +.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published in 1973, Bill Owens' "Suburbia" is an amazing dissection of the Northern California suburban sprawl of the late sixties and early seventies that has become recognized as one of the great American photography books of the last quarter of the 20th Century. A handsome example of the uncommon first Straight Arrow paperback printing (cited on page 24 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 296-297 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 224-225 of "The Book of 101 Books") whose textured black wrappers show some minor wear along with some light soiling to the edges of the textblock. 0-87932-042-7 Inventory Number: 016437

(OWENS, BILL). Owens, Bill. Introduction By David Halberstam. Robert Harshorn Shimshak, Editor. New York: Fotofolio, 1999. First Edition Thus. 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 120pp, 117 tritone and 19 color illustrations. For years, Bill Owens' 1973 "Suburbia" was out of print and a much sought-after cult classic. In 1999, it was re-issued in a revised hardbound edition containing a new essay by David Halberstam along with numerous vintage color images published here for the first time. This amazing sociological dissection of the Northern California suburban sprawl of the late sixties and early seventies is truly one of the great American photography books of the last quarter of the 20th Century. A most handsome example of the now unavailable expanded 1999 Fotofolio edition (whose 1973 predecessor is cited on page 24 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume II", pages 296-297 of The Hasselblad Center's "The Open Book", and pages 224-225 of "The Book of 101 Books") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Bill Owens" in black ink on the title page. 1-881270-40-8 Inventory Number: 026292