(SOLD): RENALDI, Richard. Fall River Boys.

(New York, NY): Charles Lane Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. 31 by 26cm. 184 pages. Introduction by Michael Cunningham. Illustrated throughout with 89 tritone reproductions. intimate photographic portrait of the young men of Fall River, Massachusetts, a declining New England mill town marked by the legacy of its textile industry. Over a period of several years, Renaldi photographed his subjects in quiet, carefully composed environmental portraits that move beyond documentary description to explore masculinity, adolescence, friendship and the complexities of working-class identity. Neither romanticising nor sensationalising his sitters, the photographs reveal moments of vulnerability, confidence and uncertainty, capturing a community negotiating the economic and social realities of post-industrial America. The book is also about place. Fall River itself becomes a protagonist. The faded houses, empty lots, modest interiors and suburban streets all contribute to the psychological atmosphere of the portraits. A very good copy, to top front corner, in dustwrapper.