Looking Up Ben James: A Fable

First edition of Looking Up Ben James: A Fable by John Gossage. First impression. Hardback in fine condition, imperfections on front and back cover are apart of the book design. Pages are clean and the spine is sturdy. Please see photos for reference. 

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Martin Parr and John Gossage's British coastal trip covered spots like Georgian Clifton (Bristol), Severn Bridge (Wales), and Caerau, the mining village near Cardiff where photographer Robert Frank had made his famous report and met the miner Ben James in 1953. The road took them further north to reach Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales, ending in Liverpool, Morecambe and smaller towns in the Lake District. The outcome are shots of street scenes, backyards, gardens, sceneries and very few people on the way, silent testimonies of small, unexpected details of everyday life in a world that is not visited by many, let alone photographed.