Francis Newman.
Seven Lonely Jobs: A Study of Seven Men Whose Jobs Might Seem To Be Lonely.
(A unique handmade artists' book featuring hand-glued photographs and typewritten text).
Place of publication unknown: Francis Newman, Date Unknown.
Hardcover.
18 Pages including covers.
English.
Good.
Covers have some wear and indentations. Opening photographic spread has surface tears from storage causing the photographs to stick together. Five of the color photographs show minor crazing. One photograph which is at a fold, has a small bit of damage to that corner. Black tape affixed to inner spine lifting, but binding strong. A couple instances of felt-tip pen and white-out correction to typewritten text.
16 color photographs, 13 black & white photographs.
Three instances of photographs which have been printed or cut into two sections side by-side.
An entirely handmade unique artists' book featuring large and small photographs and typewritten text, all pasted in, nothing conventionally printed.
A color photograph of a man walking on a structural part of a bridge, water visible beneath, affixed to the black board cover of a book with no other printed information. Open the book to see two more bridge-related color photographs roughly 13 1/2" x 10" and a title: Seven Lonely Jobs: A Study of Seven Men Whose Jobs Might Seem To Be Lonely.
What follows are more striking photographs of varying sizes, some likely taken with a large-format camera given the detail, and revealing typewritten text that seems to have been drawn from interviews with the Scottish and English individuals depicted in these photographs. The lighthouse keeper, shepherd, forester, bridge inspector, composer, signalman, and lobster fisherman speak about their professions and lives with a humility and understanding of the importance of their work.
An odd book; perhaps made purely for the author without consideration for an audience, or as a gift, or maybe an elaborate maquette for a commercial publication that never came to fruition.
This book nor its author are found in OCLC or anywhere else.
