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CLARK, Larry : TULSA

CLARK, Larry. TULSA. (New York: Larry Clark, 1971 [actually 1979]). First cloth-bound and second edition overall, following the 1971 first (paper-bound) edition. Signed by Clark on title-page. Black and white photo illustrations. [64] pp. Quarto, black cloth, title stamped in silver to spine; black dust-jacket with photo illustration on front panel. Cloth has faded slightly just at the top and bottom edges, else fine. The dust-jacket, showing light rubbing and with a closed tear at rear fold- in, is very good., Very Good

Clark, Larry : Tulsa

Grove Press, New York City, NY, 2000

ISBN 0802116787

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Unpaginated. New Edition of the photographer's masterpiece. One of the most important photography books of the 20th century. Limited Slipcased Edition of 250 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the Grove Press regular trade editions that were published simultaneously with it. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Grove Press: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs and Captions by Larry Clark. Original 10 X 8 inch photographic print laid-in. Matching black cloth slipcase. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Re-presents, in a Limited Edition format, Larry Clark's "Tulsa". Images of heroin addicts "shooting up" in a photobook that visually narrates, and as such, is perfect. Almost fifty years later, in our jaded time, they have lost none of their power to shock and disturb, and remain Clark's best work. The knowledge that nearly everyone in the book is dead (and they were all very young), with the notable exception of Larry Clark himself (who has said he may as well be dead, too), is heart-breaking. "Tulsa" 's influence has been immense: A ground-breaking book like Nan Goldin's "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" (1986) owes itself to "Tulsa", particularly the way Larry Clark captures a way of life that is anti-American in the deepest sense: A personal (therefore radical rather than merely political) rejection of the myth called the American Dream. "Once the needle goes in, it never comes out" (Larry Clark). An absolute "must-have" title for Larry Clark collectors. This copy is one of the Limited Slipcased Edition, indicated/numbered as such on the Front Limitation Page. It is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by Larry Clark. Laid-in is an original 10 X 8 inch photographic print, also very prominently and beautifully numbered and signed in pencil on verso by the photographer. This title is a great photography book. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies of "Tulsa" available online command thousands of dollars even if they have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with duotone plates, 1 original print. Larry Clark's "Tulsa" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". Both "Tulsa" and "Teenage Lust" were selected as two of the "Seminal Photography Books of the 20th Century" in the "Book of 101 Books". One of the most influential photographers of our time. A flawless collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LARRY CLARK TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0802116787.

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