Railroad Men: A Book of Photographs and Collected Stories by Kalisher, Simpson; Jonathan Williams - 1961

Image Gallery / Clarke & Way, 1961. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Near Fine clothbound hardcover with a tiny gouge and very light wear at the bottom of the boards in a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket with light wear at edges and light soiling to the rear cover, protected by a mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Simpson Kalisher took his camera and his tape recorder down to the railroad yards. He came back with a stunning series of photographs, 24 yarns about railroading told in the vernacular, and an experience of the reality of the life of railroad men which destroyed some illusions and gave him a measure of understanding. Photographs and interviews by Simpson Kalisher; introduction by Jonathan Williams. SIGNED BY KALISHER on the half title; no inscription. 84 pages; 44 duo-toned b&w plates; 9.5 x 9.5 inches.