William Klein - William Klein - 1991

The 1991 monograph titled William Klein, published by the Tokyo-based Pacific Press Service, is a highly sought-after, prestigious photography book that showcases the expansive career of American-born photographer and filmmaker William Klein.

The book features a major visual survey of Klein's revolutionary photography work. It spans his high-contrast, kinetic street photography from global cities (including New York, Rome, Tokyo, Moscow, and Paris) alongside his avant-garde fashion photography and cinematic works.

True to Klein's distinct style, the presentation is raw, bold, and heavily influenced by tabloid typography. The book utilizes high-contrast black-and-white graphics, full-bleed images printed across double-page spreads with zero borders, and sections breaking down thematic visual essays.

It includes written text and biographical overviews in English, featuring contributions from notable art writers like Carole Naggar and analytical essays by Hiroshi 50 full pg repros.

Because of its limited production by a Japanese distributor in the early 1980s, original copies of this edition have become highly collectible items on the secondary rare-book market.