{"product_id":"a1-the-great-north-road-signed-3rd-printing","title":"A1: The Great North Road (signed edition)","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMack 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardback, 1st Mack edition 3rd printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1 - The Great North Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Paul Graham's first book, published in 1983. Despite the UK having a vibrant photographic scene at the time, there were only handful of monographic books - Chris Killip and Martin Parr had one each - and no dedicated publishers or distributors. Graham had to self-publish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but as the first colour book, it had a startling impact on British photography. Uniting the tradition of social documentary with the fresh approach of new colour, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1 - The Great North Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was transformative on photography in the UK and paved the way for a new generation of British colour photographers to emerge, from Nick Waplington to Anna Fox, Richard Billingham to Tom Wood. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanning the full length of England and into Edinburgh, Graham travelled repeatedly along the 'Great North Road' with a large format camera, to record the people, buildings, and landscape of early 1980's Britain. Now 40 years old, this book is as much art as it is a historical document of the years of Margaret Thatcher’s government and the UK’s declining industrial base. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham went on to complete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Caring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1985) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTroubled Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1986), both of which became iconic bodies of work. Originally self-published and now rare, Graham's 1980's trilogy of books will be re-published over the coming years by MACK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3rd printing.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe signed edition includes an extra image plate signed by the artist and glued into the inside back cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Graham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39747285909669,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/4583\/2067\/products\/Screenshot2021-04-29at11.34.34.png?v=1619692726","url":"https:\/\/photobookstore.co.uk\/products\/a1-the-great-north-road-signed-3rd-printing","provider":"Photobookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}