Robert Frank The Lines of My Hand 1989 Photo Book Parkett First Edition HC DJ
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Robert Frank The Lines of My Hand 1989 Photo Book Parkett First Edition HC DJ. Robert Frank, The Lines of My Hand. Large-format softcover photography monograph featuring Robert Frank’s landmark autobiographical and photographic work originally conceived in Japan in 1972 and later substantially revised. Robert Frank, The Lines of My Hand. First PARKETT / DER ALLTAG edition published in 1989. Large-format softcover photography monograph featuring Robert Frank’s landmark autobiographical and photographic work originally conceived in Japan in 1972 and later substantially revised. Published by PARKETT / DER ALLTAG Publishers, Zurich. Simultaneously issued in the United States by Pantheon Books / Random House. Printed by Steidl, Göttingen. Includes powerful black-and-white photographic plates spanning Robert Frank’s career, including deeply personal images, experimental layouts, handwritten text reproductions, street photography, portraits, documentary imagery, and cinematic sequences associated with Frank’s later visual language. Notable figures and references connected to the work and Frank’s career include: Jack Kerouac, Alexey Brodovitch, Walker Evans, June Leaf, Pablo Frank, Andrea Frank, Pantheon Books, Steidl, and PARKETT. Condition: • Missing the front flyleaf / front endpaper • Dust jacket shows edge wear, creasing, small tears, and corner wear • Interior pages largely clean with light handling wear • Binding remains intact • Strong usable/reference copy of an increasingly collectible Robert Frank title Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition details. History / Bio Robert Frank was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Best known for his groundbreaking 1958 photobook The Americans, Frank transformed documentary photography through raw sequencing, blurred imagery, personal narrative, and anti-formalist composition. His work deeply influenced later generations of photographers, filmmakers, Beat writers, and contemporary artists. The Lines of My Hand is considered one of Frank’s most personal and experimental books, blending autobiography, contact sheets, handwritten notes, family imagery, documentary photography, and visual diary elements into a nonlinear artist book format. The title became an important bridge between Frank’s documentary period and his later conceptual and cinematic work. Search Keywords Robert Frank, The Americans, Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, photography monograph, photobook, street photography, documentary photography, Parkett, Der Alltag, Pantheon Books, Steidl, Swiss photographer, black and white photography, Alexey Brodovitch, June Leaf, artist book, experimental photography, photobook collector, vintage photography book, New York photography, visual diary, film photography
