first edition
1974
by BALTZ, Lewis
New York: Leo Castelli / Castelli Graphics, 1974. Near fine in a near fine jacket with faint toning to the edges a small area of laminate lifting at the top of the front cover.. First Edition. Square quarto. Fifty one uniform black and white images of suburban industrial buildings, shot in a minimalist style, with the third picture, "Industrial Structure During Painting," looking eerily like a Mondrian. A book celebrated for its intentional boring beauty, and one of the highlights of the New Topographics movement in American photography. (Roth 228-229, Open Book 298-299; Auer 576).
(Inventory #: 24575)