Amsterdam, De Bezige, Bij, 1959
These photographs were taken during performances in Amsterdam and The Hague of musicians including Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davies, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Sarah Vaughan. The layout captures the freeform nature of the music and the energy of performers and crowd alike.
First edition; square 8vo (178 x 168 mm, 7 x 6½ in); black-and-white photographs printed in gravure, texts by Jan Vrijman, Hugo Claus, Simon Carmiggelt, Friso Endt, and Michiel de Ruyter, page lightly toned; photo-illustrated laminated paper-covered boards, corners rubbed and bumped, laminate lifting at joints, publisher's reply card laid in, a very good copy; [xx], 79, [1], [16]pp.
The Book of 101 Books pp156-7; The Photobook: A History Vol I p246; The Open Book pp184-5.
First edition; square 8vo (178 x 168 mm, 7 x 6½ in); black-and-white photographs printed in gravure, texts by Jan Vrijman, Hugo Claus, Simon Carmiggelt, Friso Endt, and Michiel de Ruyter, page lightly toned; photo-illustrated laminated paper-covered boards, corners rubbed and bumped, laminate lifting at joints, publisher's reply card laid in, a very good copy; [xx], 79, [1], [16]pp.
The Book of 101 Books pp156-7; The Photobook: A History Vol I p246; The Open Book pp184-5.
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