Martin Parr Magnum photographers First edition (2005)

First edition (2005)

the unusual perspective: a super-wide-angle shot sandwiches the spectacular panorama of the Las Vegas skyline into the narrow horizontal gap between two levels of dark concrete in a parking garage

showing us its secrets

It is his third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe

giving us a feel for the rhythm of a city that moves fast and is the grandiose stage for a diverse cast of characters who inadvertently fill the frame and get right under the spotlight in Edgoose’s candid street photographs

Martin Parr Magnum photographers First edition (2005)First edition of Martin Parr by Val Williams (2002) First impression Large format hardback in near fine condition Some wear to extremities of boards "Phaidon non mint copy" stamp to front end paper There is a price tag to back board Some very slight toning to extremities of pages Otherwise, pages clean, binding firm About Martin Parr "Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the constantly growing flood of images released by the media,