In the American West

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. First Edition. Folio [36 cm] Brown cloth with the titles stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. Black and white image laid down on front board. Near fine. In original acetate jacket. Boldly inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Nice copy of Avedon's magnum opus that was commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Between 1979 and 1985 Richard Avedon (1923-2004) traveled across the West to photograph the 103 portraits that compose this work. Includes a foreword by Avedon and an essay by Laura Wilson closes the work.