Published for the Photographer, with None for Sale
The Legacy of Suburbia: Photographs 1964–2020
Notes: A career retrospective of Owens' work privately published for the photographer, with no copies available for sale (According to an email from the publisher, "We have published [Legacy] as a limited edition book for Bill, but are working on a regular edition.") The book begins with pictures Owens made in 1964 while in the Peace Corps in Jamaica and covers all of his well-known series, including Altamont, Suburbia, Working, and recent color digital work.
Essays by Bill Owens, Kim Komenich, Shelley Rice, and the editors, Geir and Kate Jordahl. 326 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches.
Uncommon in commerce and no holdings in OCLC.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). One corner mildly bumped, else a fine copy in illustrated paper-covered boards (no jacket, as issued). Signed by Bill Owens on the half title.
Publication: [Bellingham, WA]: True North Editions, 2020.
ISBN: 9781943013197
Item No: #360780
Price: $500