Synopsis
Signed by Bruce Davidson. Beautifully designed and reproduced using the sheet fed gravure method, this collection of Bruce Davidson's photos of a Brooklyn gang were taken in the the 1950's and are here gathered in book form for the first time. This book was limited to 4,000 copies.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From Library Journal
In 1959 Davidson read about the teenage gangs of New York City. Connecting with a social worker to make initial contact with a gang called the Jokers, Davidson became a daily observerAand photographerAof this alienated youth culture. The Fifties are often considered passive and pale by our standards of urban reality, but Davidson's photographs prove otherwise. In a recent New York Times article discussing this work, Davidson admitted he feared the erratic and often violent rules and routines of the Jokers. It is tempting to consider what this book might have been like had more of the detail of Brooklyn's 1950s white gang culture, as revealed in that Times article, been used to reinforce this spare volume. But this book gets to the point quickly, on its own terms. Nearly 70 sheet-fed gravure platesAimages of tough people, tough lives, tough lovers, all trying to be coolAare followed by just two pages of recollections by the photographer and a lengthier interview with Benjie, a surviving gang member, now a drug counselor. Recommended.ADavid Bryant, New Canaan P.L., CT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Brooklyn Gang
Stock Image
Brooklyn Gang
Published by
Twin Palms Pub, 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Friends of Poughkeepsie Library, Poughkeepsie, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author to front endpaper. First printing of regular edition limited to 4,000 copies. Fade to edges of boards and spine. Shadow impression lines to rear board. Faint yellowing to margins of pages. DJ, VG, general wear, edge wear, mild soil. Images can be provided for your satisfaction. Shelf 5d. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 3415
Stock Image
Brooklyn Gang: Summer 1959
Published by
Twin Palms Publisher, Santa Fe, N. M., 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
New
Hardcover
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited Signed Edition. 98pgs. Black yellow stamped cloth. Fine in fine dustjacket in fine slipcase. Beautifully designed and reproduced using the sheet fed gravure method, this collection of Bruce Davidson's photos of a Brooklyn gang were taken in the the 1950's and are here gathered in book form for the first time. This book was limited to 4,000 casebound copies in addition to 150 signed and numbered copies of which this is #118, in black slipcase, yellow lettering. Davidson has signed his name on the lower portion of the colophon page in black felt tip pen. The book is numbered in yellow ink, also on the colophon. A beautiful production. Size: Quarto. Book. Seller Inventory # 028262
Stock Image
Brooklyn Gang (LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION OF THE 1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING - FINE COPY)
Published by
Twin Palms Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Santa Fe: Twin Palms Press, 1998. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket housed in black cloh slipcase. First Edition, First Printing (stated). Quarto, 98 pgs., sumptuously reproduced black-and-white photos throughout. BOOK CONDITION: Fine/As New: a tight, clean copy in a Fine dust jacket housed in a Fine slipcase. As New Copy NB: Although the original slipcased edition was signed and numbered, later on Twin Palms sold their remaining backstock of unsigned first edition copies pairing them with remaining slipcases. This is one of those unsigned, slipcased copies. Seller Inventory # 4903
Seller Image
Brooklyn Gang
Published by
Twin Palms, Santa Fe, NM, 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: A&D Books, South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. SIGNED. First limited edition, first printing. Fine/As New cloth-bound hardcover in a Fine/As New dust jacket with one tiny scuff and Fine/As New matching slipcase, protected by a clear mylar cover. A gorgeous copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Photographs and text by Bruce Davidson. 96 pages; 67 sheet-fed gravure-printed b&w plates; 10 x 11 inches. SIGNED BY DAVIDSON on the colophon page and numbered in silkscreen; no inscription. From the limited edition of 150 copies, this being #67, with a printed slip of paper from the publisher identifying it as such. Renown Magnum photographer, Davidson's first project, published here for the first time in its entirety; a classic photo-documentary. Seller Inventory # 14121
Stock Image
Brooklyn Gang (SIGNED - LIMITED SLIPCASED EDITION 1/150 - 1ST EDITION & 1ST PRINTING - FINE COPY)
Published by
Twin Palms Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Studio Books, Thornwood, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Santa Fe: Twin Palms Press, 1998. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket housed in black cloh slipcase. First Edition, First Printing (stated). Limited Edition of only 150 signed and numbered copies housed in a black coth slipcase. Quarto, 98 pgs., sumptuously reproduced black-and-white photos throughout. SIGNED by Bruce Davidson on the limitation page. BOOK CONDITION: Fine/As New: a tight, clean copy in a Fine dust jacket housed in a Fine slipcase. As New Copy SIGNED. Seller Inventory # 1770
Seller Image
Brooklyn Gang
Published by
Twin Palms Publishers, 1998
ISBN 10: 0944092519
ISBN 13: 9780944092514
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB), Tokyo, Japan
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Davidson, Bruce (illustrator). Original binding and original dust-jacket, both in fine condition. Comes with original cloth clamshell book-box, tiny bump to head and lower opening corner, otherwise fine. An extremely rare signed reproduction copy of Davidson`s classic `Brooklyn Gang`. One of only fifty signed copies with a clamshell box and original print. Both the book (in pen) and the verso of the original print (in pencil) have been signed by Davidson. This copy is numbered `5/150` (150 copies in total were autographed). Print in black passepartout. 98 p. Text in English. Due to the size and weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be applied. Signed by Author(s). Used book. Seller Inventory # 428