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RALPH GIBSON'S FIRST BOOK

Ralph Gibson: The Strip, a Graphic Portrait of Sunset BoulevardGIBSON, RALPH.  The Strip, a Graphic Portrait of Sunset Boulevard

"I don't want to create photographs, but 'a photography'... I may shoot something as humble as the corner of a box, but it's really about photography, the process of seeing, and conveying my personal feelings."

SCARCE FIRST EDITION of Gibson's first book, illustrated throughout with evocative high-contrast images of the west end of Sunset Boulevard known as "The Strip." Designed and printed by Roger Kennedy. Los Angeles: Roger Kennedy Graphics, 1966. Octavo, original stiff wrappers. Spine very slightly toned, generally fine. $3400.

 

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