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Price: US$51.88 + shipping
Description: The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing Minor shelf wear This is a paperback copy Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of my Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Small Folio. Unpaginated. Original illustrated stiff wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Cover by June Leaf. Printed by Tom Jones, Los Angeles, typography by ACC, Los Angeles. "After The Americans, The Lines of My Hand is arguably Robert Frank's most important book and without doubt the publication that established his autobiographical, sometimes confessional, approach to bookmaking. The book was originally published by Yugensha in Tokyo in 1972, and this new Steidl edition, made in close collaboration with Robert Frank, follows and updates the first US edition by Lustrum Press of 1972. The Lines of My Hand is structured chronologically and presents selections from every stage of Frank's work until 1972-from early photos in Switzerland in 1945-46, to images of his travels in Peru, Paris, Valencia, London and Wales, and to contact sheets from his 1955-56 journey through the US that resulted in The Americans and made him famous. Here too are intimate photos of Frank's young family, later photo-collages and stills from films including Pull My Daisy (1959) and About Me: A Musical (1971). This structure itself mirrors the rhythm of Frank's life but it is his short personal texts, like diary entries, that fully bring his voice into the book." (Steidl) Some wear along edges of wraps, some chipping at head and tail of spine. Light creasing at top foredge corner and middle of top back cover. Some rubbing of covers and lightly starting at inside front cover. Very light foxing of half-title and title pages. Some light foxing of back free endpaper, and light staining of the last three leaves due to water exposure.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: Campbell Bookstore, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Robert Frank. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, NY, 1972.
Price: US$94.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: soft cover., some faint exterior creases, old traces of stains. no writing or markings. no chips or tears. sturdy binding. solid used copy., unpaginated. b/w photographs and film stills reproduced throughout. first of american editions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: art longwood books, Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.
Robert Frank. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Shelfworn. Some pages foxed.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
FRANK, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Softcover. A paperback original in the United States, which was preceded only by the uncommon Japanese limited edition. Includes a wide range of Frank's work prior to his seminal book "The Americans" along with images from that period and his later film work. A tight good plus copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with some creasing to the top front corner and some slight offsetting to the verso of the rear cover and last page from a vintage receipt. Despite the flaws a solid copy of this classic.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: tight binding, moderate wear, moderate blemishes or marks, no underlining or highlighting
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, 114 pp.
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Photography - Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, Los Angeles, 1972.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paperbound quarto. Unpaginated volume of black and white photographs by Frank. Slight edgewear. A very good example. As with many copies of this book we have handled we recommend not opening the book to widely as the glued binding is often somewhat fragile. Nice copy of an important book by Frank.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of my Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Small Folio. Unpaginated. Original illustrated stiff wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Cover by June Leaf. Printed by Tom Jones, Los Angeles, typography by ACC, Los Angeles. "After The Americans, The Lines of My Hand is arguably Robert Frank's most important book and without doubt the publication that established his autobiographical, sometimes confessional, approach to bookmaking. The book was originally published by Yugensha in Tokyo in 1972, and this new Steidl edition, made in close collaboration with Robert Frank, follows and updates the first US edition by Lustrum Press of 1972. The Lines of My Hand is structured chronologically and presents selections from every stage of Frank's work until 1972-from early photos in Switzerland in 1945-46, to images of his travels in Peru, Paris, Valencia, London and Wales, and to contact sheets from his 1955-56 journey through the US that resulted in The Americans and made him famous. Here too are intimate photos of Frank's young family, later photo-collages and stills from films including Pull My Daisy (1959) and About Me: A Musical (1971). This structure itself mirrors the rhythm of Frank's life but it is his short personal texts, like diary entries, that fully bring his voice into the book." (Steidl) Light wear along edges of wraps, lightly rubbed, small price sticker with penciled price on back cover.
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Robert Frank. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No marks. Light to moderate shelfwear. Softcover. First US edition.
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$139.92 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First US edition. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Previous owner has placed a small gold spot at base of spine with a small piece of clear tape overlaid. Light foxing to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. The Lines of My Hand is structured chronologically and presents selections from every stage of Frank’s work until 1972 - from early photos in Switzerland in 1945–46, to images of his travels in Peru, Paris, Valencia, London and Wales, and to contact sheets from his 1955–56 journey through the US that resulted in The Americans and made him famous.
Seller: Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA), Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Softcover, unpaginated; very good condition; light staining and edgewear to spine; pages toned at edges; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand.. New-York, Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$225.89 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Broché, couverture par June Leaf, 305 x 230mm. 86 pages, Texte et photographies n/b par Robert Frank, Première édition américaine refondue et parue la même année que la japonaise chez Yugensha Second plat taché et les quatre dernières pages gondolées (deux de gardes). Ref: Schweizer Fotobücher, page 304; The Open Book, page 288, Auer, page 544.
Seller: La Chambre Noire, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, N.p. 1972, 1972.
Price: US$226.00 + shipping
Description: 12 in. x 9 in., Unnumbered pages, Wrappers, The first edition of this important publication. First Edition edition. .
Seller: Dawson's Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, Rochester, NY, 1972.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First printing thus, softcover, light soiling to covers, few reading creases, short closed tear to base of rear cover, light bump to bottom corner, touch of foxing to first and last couple of pages, light toning to page edges, otherwise solid, a Near VG copy in oversized, illustrated wraps.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Lustrum Press, New York, 1972.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unpaginated with b&w illustrations throughout. First Printing, 1972. "Robert Frank (b.1924) is a Swiss-American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. In the 1970s, publishing his second photographic book, The Lines of My Hand, in 1972. This work has been described as a 'visual autobiography', and consists largely of personal photographs. However, he largely gave up 'straight' photography to instead create narratives out of constructed images and collages, incorporating words and multiple frames of images that were directly scratched and distorted on the negatives." Two faint and shallow creases to the front wrapper with minor wear to bottom front panel corner near spine, else, Pristine, no wear. clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Illustrated wrappers. Size: 4to - 12"
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
FRANK, Robert.. The Lines of My Hand.. New York Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$302.50 + shipping
Description: First American edition; 4to (304 x 238 mm, 12 x 9¼ in); black-and-white photographs, toning to edges; photo-illustrated adhesive-bound wrappers, toned, a very good copy; [112]pp. This Lustrum Press edition follows the deluxe edition published earlier the same year in Japan by Motomura Kazuhiko. The Lustrum edition contains fewer images and employs a slightly different sequence. The Lines of My Hand is Frank's photographic autobiography, dedicated to his two children, Pablo and Andrea, 'who are trying to find a better way to live.' The photographs represent every stage of his work to the time of publishing. They are presented chronologically and selected less for their historic or aesthetic significance than their personal meaning to Frank. The Open Book pp288-9; 802 photo books from the M + M Auer collection, p545; Swiss Photobooks from 1927 to the present pp304-13, pp675-6
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$345.84 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$348.33 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. THE LINES OF MY HAND. Lustrum, New York, 1972.
Price: US$349.81 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: [unpaginated]. Black and white plates throughout. Illustrated stiff card wrappers by June Leaf and printed by Ralph Gibsons Lustrum Press. 30.5 x 22.5 cms. No inscriptions, fading or wear. A trifle rubbed and a light crease to front and rear cover. A lovely copy. Size: Folio
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.78 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand.. Los Angeles, Lustrum Press, 1972.
Price: US$478.89 + shipping
Description: 4°, o. P. (ca. 57 Bl.), durchgeh. Abb., Broschur, Deckel min. fleckig, Widmung a. 1. Seite, innen sonst tadellos. EA dieses Buches, das die Vielseitigkeit von Robert Frank zeigt (Martin Parr, The photobook, Bd. 1, S. 261). 900 gr. Schlagworte: Photographie
Seller: antiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG, Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Photography - Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. Yugensha, Tokyo, 1972.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tall linen quarto in slipcase. Thick stapled printed pamphlet with text in Japanese laid in. Terrific retrospective on Frank's work. 118 pp. A spectacularly beautiful redesign of the softbound Lustrum Press edition. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. Original black cloth lettered in white. A gorgeous fine copy in cloth slipcase with the photogreaph "New York City 1948" mounted on the slipcase cover. Well documented and important photobook noted in Vol. One of Parr and Badger The Photobook.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.