EPSTEIN, Mitch

Göttingen: Steidl, 2013. First edition. [4]pp, 42 b&w plates printed rectos only, [6]pp. Folio. Grey cloth. Light toning to edges of leaves, mild bump to bottom rear corner; else fine in photo-illustrated dust jacket & matching card slipcase.  42 lushly printed black-and-white photographs of trees in the parks, gardens, and sidewalks of New York City; each plate with caption opposite identifying the type of tree, location, and date. With a three-page text by Epstein at rear. "The cumulative effect of these photographs is to invert people's usual view of their city: trees no longer function as background, but instead dominate the human life and architecture around them" (artist's website).