First American Edition Photobook, “The Americans,” Robert Frank with Jack Kerouac, 1959

In Swiss-born Robert Frank’s groundbreakingly raw and gritty style, the essential photobook of the Beat Generation depicts disparities in mid-century American society.

First American edition (the first edition after the French; stated First Grove Press Edition; first edition with introduction by Kerouac), 1959. Eighty-four black and white photographs.

Oblong quarto, black cloth with gilt text, unpaginated, in unclipped dust jacket with original price ($7.50). 

Sun fading along the top edge of the front cover and spine. Gilt lettering remains good. No writing within. Separation of some pages. Tears and chips on the dust jacket with some loss, most notably reaching the title. Overall good condition.

dimensions (cm): 21 x 19 x 2 (~1.7lbs)

scarcity rating: 2+

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