TIM PAGE'S NAM ("NAM: THE VIETNAM EXPERIENCE 1965-1975")

London, England: Thames & Hudson, 1995. First Edition Thus. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Thames & Hudson, 1995. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition Thus/First Printing. 120 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs on subject. One of the most valuable books on modern warfare ever published in the 20th century. The 1995 Reissued Edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition Thus is now rare. A brilliant production by Tim Page: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Tim Page. Essay by William Shawcross, one of the world's leading journalist/commentators on Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Singapore to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Re-presents Tim Page's "Nam". Its abbreviated name given by soldiers and journalists alike. "This now-classic volume is one of the first to show the true horror of the Vietnam war: Not just the death counts and the footage on the six o'clock news, but an insider's account of how it really was" (Publisher's blurb). "Page's photographs vividly show just how dirty the war was" (William Shawcross). Perhaps the ultimate tribute paid to the book was by Daniel Ellsberg ("Pentagon Papers"), who credited the Australian Tim Page - rather than American photographers - with helping to alter the course of the war. It is not possible for a photographer covering an ongoing conflict to be a detached observer. One is "embedded" with the troops, and potentially hurt. Tim Page was wounded four times in the course of photographing the Vietnam War. Far too many of his fellow photographers died or disappeared, a fact that he memorializes in his award-winning book, "Requiem". One of the first to describe himself as an "anti-war photographer", Tim Page died on August 24, 2022. A posthumous volume, "Nam Contact", appears in 2023, showcasing his "Nam" work in the context of its enduring relevance for our time. An absolute "must-have" title for Tim Page collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated, and inscribed in black pen-marker on the half-title page by the author: "Original R & R or wot [what] was it. Don't mean nothing. Peace, Tim Page July '98". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, a Retired US Navy Photographer/Officer who knew Tim Page in Vietnam, is NOT named, but his blind stamp appears at the bottom of the page. This title is a great collection. This is the only such signed, dated, inscribed, and blind-stamped copy of the 1995 Reissued Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Based in his native Australia, Tim Page did NOT do public signings. His photographs are in the Permanent Collections of museums in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, making this signed copy eminently collectible and valuable. A very rare signed copy thus. 80 full-color plates. Winner of the George Polk Book Award and the Robert Capa Gold Medal in 1997 for his body of work. One of the greatest war photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0500272808.