Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans (1960) hardcover book

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans

This copy is a hardcover book in good condition with dust jacket in poor condition. The dust jacket is housed in archival plastic. Chipping to the perimeter of the dust jacket as well as to the upper/lower spine. Rear of dust jacket is detached from spine but included and nicely presented in the archival plastic keep the jacket together as a whole. The dust jacket has not been price clipped. Previous owner inscription to the front endpaper. Pencil notations from previous bookstore have been erased (though are still somewhat visible) to the same page as the one on which lies the previous owner inscription. Binding is solid. Minor toning, scratching, and areas of discoloration to the edges of the text block. Clean text throughout. Illustrated with the classic black-and-white photographs by Walker Evans. Published by Houghton Mifflin in 1960. 471pp.

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is considered a seminal work in both journalism and photography. The now classic book, however, was initially a failure with less than a thousand copies selling. This copy is a more affordable reprint from 1960. The first edition is extremely scarce and highly collectible.