1st edition, published by Knopf New-York, 1981
The very scarce and coveted hardcover edition, with dustjacket
Mary Ellen Mark made these photographs over six weeks in Falkland Road, a red-light district in Mumbai. Highlighting the dehumanising conditions many of these women lived in with empathy and nuance, this series helped secure her reputation as one of the most important social documentary photographers of the late twentieth century.
Referenced in The Open Book, The Hasselblad Center, page 324/325. 802 photo books from the M. + M. Auer collection, page 634
112 pages. 26.5 x 28.5 cm.
Condition : Near Fine. Dustjacket slightly worn on edges, cf pictures. Now protected by mylar. Interior crisp and clean.
