Indian Circus

E-012: Chronicle Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1993. 107 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Signed and inscribed to Jeff (that's me! ) by Mary Ellen Mark on the half-title page. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Mary Ellen Mark's work has become a standard by which all other contemporary documentary photography is compared. The work in Indian Circus is no exception. "A beautiful young contortionist twists into an improbable pose and gazes at the camera. A trainer relaxes in the gentle, coiled embrace of his elephant's massive trunk. These and other poignant images offer an eloquent glimpse into the lives of assorted acrobats, clowns, animal trainers, and other traveling Indian circus members. Like Diane Arbus, Mary Ellen Mark's extraordinary photographs demonstrate a remarkable affinity for those living on the fringes of life, and involve the observer with a level of passion, spontaneity and dignity rarely equaled in photojournalism." ; 0.6 x 11.48 x 10.3 Inches; 107 pages; Signed by Author .