William Klein - Life Is Good and Good For You In New York: Trance Witness Revels [inscribed] - 1956

This copy is inscribed by Klein to the Gazette Lausanne, a daily Swiss newspaper in French language (1798-1991), which was one of the main organs of cultural information in French-speaking Switzerland, when Life Is Good and Good For You In New York: Trance Witness Revels, was published.

William Klein's New York is a groundbreaking photobook that redefined street photography, capturing the raw energy and chaotic beauty of the city in the 1950s. With its bold compositions, unconventional angles, and gritty realism, Klein's work offers an unfiltered look at urban life, setting a new standard for visual storytelling. This rare edition is a chance to own a piece of photographic history, where each image vibrates with the vitality and audacity that made New York an iconic representation of the city.


Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1956. First edition. 4to (28,5x23cm), black cloth in unclipped dust jacket with silver-lettered spine. 194pp. Text in French. Dust jacket with several small chips and creases to spine-ends and corners. Moderate creases to flap folds. A few small stains to front and rear board. Front hinge cracked, but not detached, though binding remains firm. Mild crease on index page. Tourist brochure is missing, but inscribed by William Klein at title page. Still, a very good copy in good dust jacket of a truly scarce book.