In the American West - UK 1st

 First Uk edition first impression from 1985, pages are clean but the binding is shaky as there is a binding crack to the rear endpage. There is some minor foxing to the bottom of the front cover, the Glassine jacket is scuffed.

About In the American West

Avedon's "In the American West" was a large-scale project intended to create a portrait of Americans of the West. The photographer traveled for five years meeting and photographing the people of the West - ranch workers, roustabouts, bar girls, drifters, and gamblers. He focused on men and women who worked at hard, uncelebrated jobs and lead unheralded lives. When the work was exhibited at the Amon Carter Museum, a reporter at the local paper wrote, "this is not our West." The show was controversial and remains so. The book includes an essay by Avedon on his working methods and portrait philosophy, as well as a journal of the project by Laura Wilson.