Frank, Robert 1924-

The Americans by Robert Frank ( Book )
30 editions published between 1959 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,595 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Americains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever. Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Gottingen, Germany, where Steidl is based. In July 2007, Frank visited Gottingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions.

Robert Frank by Robert Frank ( Book )
22 editions published between 1976 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 907 libraries worldwide

Robert Frank by Sarah Greenough ( Book )
9 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and German and held by 736 libraries worldwide

The lines of my hand by Robert Frank ( Book )
10 editions published between 1972 and 1989 in English and held by 614 libraries worldwide

Robert Frank : New York to Nova Scotia by Robert Frank ( Book )
2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 452 libraries worldwide

The Americans by Robert Frank ( Book )
14 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in English and German and held by 381 libraries worldwide

Black white and things by Robert Frank ( Book )
10 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in English and held by 344 libraries worldwide

Charles Pratt, photographs by Charles Pratt ( Book )
2 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 329 libraries worldwide

Story lines by Robert Frank ( Book )
6 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide

Hold still, keep going by Robert Frank ( Book )
14 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 255 libraries worldwide