The Bikeriders. Photographs by Danny Lyon. Introduction by Lyon. Interviews with bikeriders from taped interviews. Macmillan Co., New York; Collier-Macmillan Limited, London, 1968. 94 pp. Slim quarto. First edition. SIGNED on title page. Stiff illustrated wrappers. Numerous black-and-white illustrations.
Fine-; moderately rubbed; some edge wear.
In the niche of photo documentary that takes as its subject American subcultures, Lyon's 1968 book ranks as a true classic. As Parr and Badger write, "The Bikeriders, an important and influential work, was one of the first books to bring a new genre to late twentieth century photography...Lyon photographed communities from the inside, making them an integral part of his life for the duration of the project...[it] represented a significant step in 1960s American photography, not only launching an important photographic career, but also giving a younger generation of photographers a spokesman...understanding instinctively not only their hopes and aspirations, but also why they were rebelling against all kinds of adult authority."
I Like to Eat Right on the Dirt. A Child's Journey Back in Space and Time. Photographs by Danny Lyon and ancestors. Bleak Beauty Press, Clintondale, 1989. 56 pp. Oblong folio. SIGNED on title page. Spiral bound. Stiff photo-illustrated wrappers. 56 black-and-white illustrations.
A bit of edge wear; otherwise Fine.
This unusual spiralbound book is a youthful account of a journey back into time. Produced as though a snapshot album, it combines family photographs taken by Lyon's ancestors in czarist Russia and pre-World War II Germany with his own photographs of his children. The book's premise is that the children receive a space-time machine as a gift and go off into the past. There they relive years of previous adventures through their family's old photographs. Includes many pictures taken by Lyon over the course of a decade, as well as text and poetry inspired by his children. |
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