ELY, JOE (FORWARD) ; MICHAEL O'BRIEN ; RANDAL FORD ; PENTAGRAM,

Pentagram Papers 39: SIGNS [ Homeless Portraits by Michael O'Brien, and Signs Photographed by Randal Ford ]

Austen, Texas, Pentagram, 2009. Small 8vo. Softcover, Soft Cover, Near Fine. 68 pp. Homeless Portraits by Michael O'Brien, and Signs Photographed by Randal Ford. From the Pentagram Website. "We have all seen the homeless on street corners holding hand-scrawled signs. Their messages are desperate, heartbreaking, and at times, even humorous. These naked forms of self-expression have unintentionally become some of the most basic, raw and compelling examples of graphic communication in our society today. The 39th edition of our privately published Pentagram Papers series was designed by DJ Stout. It features signs from the personal collection of the legendary musician and writer Joe Ely and photographed by Randal Ford. These images are combined with a series of large-format portraits of the homeless by Austin-based photographer Michael O’Brien, who worked with Alan Graham, president of Austin’s Mobile Loaves & Fishes, and Brother Duane Severance, a pastor to the street people. Ely wrote the book’s foreword. " We will donate half of the money we receive for this item to St Mungo's, the London homeless charity that Pentagram support. 105g

-- Stephen Foster

Book number: 40622

Catalogue: Photography Design

Keywords: Homeless Portraits By Michael O'brien, and Signs Photographed By Randal Ford Ely, Joe (Forward) ; Michael O'brien ; Randal Ford ; Pentagram

GOULD, STEPHEN JAY - GENERAL EDITOR; ANDRES, PETER; BARBER, JOHN; BENTON, MICHAEL; COLLINS, MARIANNE; JANIS, CHRISTINE; KISH, ELY; MORISHIMA, AKIO; SEPKOSKI, J. JOHN, JR.; STRINGER, CHRISTOPHER; TIBBLES, JEAN-PAUL WITH COX, STEVE - CONTRIBUTING SCIENTISTS

The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth

W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, nice bright like new copy in a very good dust jacket protected in mylar, pages clean, binding tight. 1993 Large Hardcover. 256 pp. 11.5 x 8.5. "An illustrated natural history of the earth and its denizens combines paintings, drawings, and computer-generated images with a sweeping yet accessible chronicle of the world's variegated organisms and species.".

-- Yesterday's Muse Books

Book number: 1533549