Richard Billingham
Ray's A Laugh
Ray's a Laugh. Photographs by Richard Billingham. Scalo, Zurich 1996. Unpaged. Quarto. First edition. Hardbound in photo illustrated dust jacket. Photo illustrated endpapers. 53 full page color reproductions. 112 pages.
"Flash into the face of Mom and Dad. A British family-album so cool that I can see and hear what goes on between the frames. No room for judgement or morality...Reality and no pretense. Richard Billingham is the son and he knows--his family."--Robert Frank's jacket blurb
Also included in 802 Photo Books. A selection from the M+M. Auer collection
Very good in good plus dust jacket. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ moderate wear with scuffing and some small tears to edges and to the top and bottom of the spine as well as some creasing. Light chipping to corners and edges. Not price clipped. Some discoloration on the inside of the DJ visible if the jacket is taken off the book. Pink cloth hardcover. The boards are still bright as is the lettering. Light wear along the edges and to the top and bottom of the spine. Corners a little worn. Very good internally. Great photographs. Solid binding. Tanning to page edges. Few spots of soiling. A very good copy, long out of print and scarce.
