The Lines of My Hand. 1989. NF HC First American Edition Art Monograph

Frank, Robert.  New York, NY.  Pantheon Books, 1989.

English, First American Edition, Near Fine, Hardcover,  4to 13" x 10 1/4", Unpaginated.

White pictorial paper over board, featuring artwork by June Leaf to front, black lettering to front and spine, superior copy inside and out, with only the most minimal, unobtrusive wear to bindings, text-block, dust jacket and endpapers. Near Fine clear dust jacket, hot pink lettering to front and back, slight yellowing, some shelf wear, protected by a paper-backed Mylar sleeve, clean and intact. Unpaginated, replete with full-page black-and-white photographs categorized chronologically: New York 1947-1951, Paris 1949-1951, Spain 1952, London and Wales 1952-1953, United States 1955-1956, then To Make Films..., and In Nova Scotia Canada. From the back of dust jacket: "I have been going forward, travelling my road while looking out. I am listening to my voice. The landscape changes and me too. Years ago a first version of THE LINES OF MY HAND was published. Since then many have gone a way. I continue to look and search for an image that comes close to a truth. It is my fate, and I continue... -Robert Frank."