THE BIKERIDERS
Signed limited deluxe edition of Lyon's iconic photobook, one of fifty copies with an original photograph ("Sparky & Cowboy") from the book.
Fine overall.
Price: $1,500.00
THE BIKERIDERS
"[A]n attempt to record and glorify the life of the American bikerider." — Danny Lyon
Lyon's photobook documenting the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club delivers some of the most iconic images associated with biker culture. In contrast to many photographers he is often associated with, Lyon embedded himself within the communities he photographed, giving the viewer an inside look at the subject. As with Lyon's other publications, text is an integral part of THE BIKERIDERS; stories from the photographer as well as the voices of a number of bikeriders situate the photographs within the context of the biker subculture and the culture at large. It was also the basis for the recent Jeff Nichols movie starring Tom Hardy, Norman Reedus, and others. This edition, which includes a new introduction by Lyon, represents the first time this classic book had been reprinted. A beautiful production.
Read more: Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History, Vol. I; Andrew Roth, The Book of 101 Books.
The Object
First edition thus. (Santa Fe, NM): Twin Palms Publishers, 1997. 9'' x 6.5''. Original full black cloth with red titles. Red endpapers. In original black-and-white photographic jacket. With: original gelatin silver print ("Sparky & Cowboy," 10'' x 8'' overall; 4.5'' x 6.75'' image) laid into black portfolio, with tissue, signed and stamped by Lyon on verso. All in original black cloth clamshell with stamped title. All as issued. One of 50 copies (with this image; there was another edition of 50 with a different original photograph), this #11. Signed by Lyon on the colophon. xii, 96 pages. Bright, sharp, sound, and clean.
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