FANTASTIC PHOTOBOOK OBJECT - showing gas stations all over the USA - Midwest, West, East, South. COMPLETE WITH SLIPCASE AND PUBLISHER'S SHIPPING BOX. New, mint, unread - COLLECTOR'S CONDITION. THIS IS THE FIRST BEST-OF-PHOTOBOOKS AUCTION by 5Uhr30.com, starting in 2026. With more than 100 great lots from my personal collection and from recent acquisitions. "In the twentieth century, any American driver or passenger would stop at gas stations at least weekly, and not just for gas. Gas stations were also oases offering food and drink, car repairs, directions, maps and, importantly, bathrooms. Yet, beyond their appreciation as roadside novelties, their offerings to American culture, landscape and history have been little photographed." (from the publisher) This is a lot by 5Uhr30.com (Ecki Heuser, Cologne, Germany). We guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Steidl, Göttingen. 2017. First edition, first printing. Four hardcover books housed in a slipcase and in publisher's box. 280 x 220 mm. 720 pages. 574 photos. Photos: David Freund. Text in English. Very beautiful photo publication - in perfect condition. "From 1978 to 1981, David Freund analyzed the culture, architecture and landscape of gas stations in more than forty states. The photographs show customers and workers in postures and actions peculiar to gassing up, or just hanging out. Architecture and signage, both corporate and vernacular, beckon passing drivers. Regional landscapes hold and surround gas stations, each with its own landscape of designed plantings or scrappy volunteers. Stations were also outposts for American networks other than petroleum, seen in telephone booths, mailboxes and powerlines. These and all that surrounds them spark recognition and recollection, accruing as elements of a nonlinear American narrative. While Freund’s primary concern is for his photographs to engage and surprise, he acknowledges nostalgia and uses it to imbue his subjects with a compelling sense of belonging. Of more than 200,000 gas stations in the United States at the time of this project, today they and their roles are mostly gone, existing now in memory and in this work." (from the publisher)