The Americans
by Robert Frank (photographer) Jack Kerouac (Introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Aperture ( Grossman Publishing ), 1969. Revised & Enlarged Edition (1969.) Hardcover with dust jacket. Oblong 8vo with 83 full page Black and White photo plates. The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in poor condition with shelf wear, some tears to top edges and a small piece missing from the bottom of the spine 1/2" x 3/4". Price clipped dj. Pictures available upon request. Profusely illustrated. The first revised edition of Frank's iconic book with the introduction by Jack Kerouac. White spine/Black text. . Revised & Enlarged Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Oblong 8vo. Photography / Americana.
Synopsis
"Robert Frank he sucked a sad poem out of America onto film, taking rank among the tragic poets of the world. To Robert Frank I now give this message. You got eyes." -- Jack Kerouac, from the preface
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- Seller
- Jero Books and Templet Co.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 034046
- Title
- The Americans
- Author
- Robert Frank (photographer) Jack Kerouac (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- Aperture ( Grossman Publishing )
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- Oblong 8vo
- Keywords
- The Americans Robert Frank Jack Kerouac Photography / Americana
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About the Seller
Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Santa Monica, California
About Jero Books and Templet Co.
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