FRANK (Robert). The Americans. Paris : Robert Delpire, [1958]. - In-8 oblong, 184 x 210 : 172 pp, (1 f.). Publisher's illustrated boards. Sought-after first edition of this remarkable work, illustrated with 83 photographs by Robert Franck (1924-2019) that paint a true and sometimes satirical picture of America in the 1950s. This publication is the result of two years of travel in 1955 and 1956, notably on the famous Route 66 . The photos are accompanied by texts gathered and presented by Alain Bosquet, from French and American authors such as Simone de Beauvoir, John Brown, William Faulkner, Henry Miller, Claude Roy, John Steinbeck, etc. The cardboard is illustrated with a detail of a drawing by Saul Steinberg. Small bumps on the head cover and a small blow to the spine. Third leaf detached (pp. 5 and 6) and small tear without missing on the bottom of two leaves (pages 69 to 72).