Text engl. - Illustrated with reproductions of Frank's iconic photographs. "Originally published in different form in Japan as a limited artist's edition by Kazuhiko Motomura in 1972. This completely revised version edited by Robert Frank and Walter Keller" (p. 3). - "This album of photographs contains images from as early as 1947 and as recently as 1984. They reflect the changing mindscape of the photographer as the artist of his own personal history" (Strand Book Store Cat. H-8, p. 19, New York 1995).
“Die Wolkenkratzer, die uns dieser Band kennen lehrt, sind der steingewordenen Ausdruck eines alle Hindernisse besiegenden Wollens, einer jedwede Schwierigkeit bezwingenden Energie.” (Verlagstext). - 2.40 RM. - 3.00 FR. - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 11.1996.
“In collaboration with photographer Ed Grazda, Frank presents a selection of postcards and letters that have been sent to him in the last 40 years, revealing who he has been close to and who has most influenced him, such as Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac. The combination of photos and text is deeply poetic”. (Cat. Strand Book Store no. H-9, New York 1996, p. 15). - Nur Kurztitelaufnahme 12.1996.
Text fr. - Text edited by Alain Bosquet. Cover design by Saul Steinberg. Illustrated with reproductions of Frank's iconic photographs. - Eines der wichtigsten Bücher zur Nachkriegsphotographie. Der Schweizer Photograph Robert Frank (geb. 1924) reiste für die Bilder zu dem vorliegenden Werk quer durch die USA. Ein Sittengemälde aus der Zeit der Beat-Generation.