Joel Sternfeld - American Prospects - 1994
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Joel Sternfeld's American Prospects, 1st Edition Thus, softback, 129 pages, 26 cm by 31 cm, Chronicle Books, English, 1994; in very good condition.
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First published in 1987 with Hardcover by Times Books, this is the 1st Printing of the 1st Paperback edition, book is in good condition but due its age it has some scratches and shelfwear on cover and some wrinkles, you can check every corner on pictures. Little black pen smilie on tittle page from last owner.
“Joel Sternfeld traveled the country for some eight years with an 8x10 view camera and color film, a sojourn that produced his first and best-known book, American Prospects... The particular quality Sternfeld brought to the 8x10 color landscape aesthetic... is a clear narrative sense... In American Prospects, each image suggests an arcane drama in progress: a stranded elephant on a highway in Oregon, or a pumpkin stand in Virginia behind which a house is burning fiercely. These narrative suggestions are suggestive, sly, often ironic, and frequently mysterious, making American Prospects less a series of photographs than a series of (unfinished, admittedly elliptical) short stories that add up to a compelling and persuasive vision of America...” (Parr/Badger, The Photobook).
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
First published in 1987 with Hardcover by Times Books, this is the 1st Printing of the 1st Paperback edition, book is in good condition but due its age it has some scratches and shelfwear on cover and some wrinkles, you can check every corner on pictures. Little black pen smilie on tittle page from last owner.
“Joel Sternfeld traveled the country for some eight years with an 8x10 view camera and color film, a sojourn that produced his first and best-known book, American Prospects... The particular quality Sternfeld brought to the 8x10 color landscape aesthetic... is a clear narrative sense... In American Prospects, each image suggests an arcane drama in progress: a stranded elephant on a highway in Oregon, or a pumpkin stand in Virginia behind which a house is burning fiercely. These narrative suggestions are suggestive, sly, often ironic, and frequently mysterious, making American Prospects less a series of photographs than a series of (unfinished, admittedly elliptical) short stories that add up to a compelling and persuasive vision of America...” (Parr/Badger, The Photobook).
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Photography
Book Title
American Prospects
Author/ Illustrator
Joel Sternfeld
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1994
Height
26 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Width
31 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
129
