Elliott Erwitt: Photographs and Anti-Photographs by Erwitt, Elliott; Sam Holmes; John Szarkowski - 1972

Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Fine clothbound hardcover with light rubbing along the bottom edges of the boards and a crease to the bfep in a Near Fine dust jacket with a hint of rubbing along the top edge and a laminate wrinkle along the front panel; slight musty odor. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Erwitt's first book. A long-time member of Magnum, he is best know and most beloved for his sly, witty take on people going about their lives in public. From Szarkowski's intro: "[His pictures] deal with...the anti-climactic non-event. His subjects seem the patient victims of unspecified misunderstandings...Over their inactivity hangs the premonition of a pratfall. From these unmemorable occasions Erwitt has distilled, with wit and clarity and grace, the indecisive moment." Photographs by Elliot Erwitt; biographical essay by Sam Holmes; introduction by John Szarkowski. SIGNED BY ERWITT on the title page; no inscription. 128 pages; full-page 112 b&w plates; 11.5 x 9.5 inches. LAID-IN is a four-panel illustrated exhibition announcement card for a 2004 show of Erwitt's work, with a short essay.