Last of a Breed [Hardcover]

Martin H. Schreiber (Author), Martin M. H. Schreiber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2001

Schreiber first published Last of a Breed in 1982, with many of his images being prototypical classic photographs, widely admired and collected by conniseurs of cowboy culture. In the interim period, he continued to develop his love for the western lore and add to his selection of photographs. This second, revised edition of the book is completely re-edited and redesigned, with more than half of the images in the book being new, previously unpublished scenes.

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These photographs of the contemporary cowboy are the best that I have ever seen. -- Louis L'Amour, in 1982 first edition foreword

From the Publisher

Prague-born Martin Schreiber has been a well known international photographer for over 30 years. With photographs in over 15 books and in dozens of major international magazines covering subjects from Argentine gauchos to nude studies of Madonna, Schreiber is a keen observer of contemporary culture. He resides in Le Menu, France, just outside Paris.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Longwind Publishing (September 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892695073
• ISBN-13: 978-1892695079
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 11.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In admiration of cowboys . . ., November 17, 2004

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This review is from: Last of a Breed (Hardcover)

Photographer Schreiber is a romanticist of the West, with an eye for the individuals who choose life and hard work in the outdoors. His deep-focus black and white photographs often find their subjects in the foreground against the vast landscape, an empty sky, or a large sparely furnished room. The strenuousness of the work can be seen in photos of men slouched in chairs or on the ground, staring blankly.

Some pictures have familiar subjects, such as branding calves and roping horses. Others are nice surprises: four men talking together and leaning across the hood of a Ford pickup, a backyard photo of a wedding party, the groom and two best men in big cowboy hats, a cowboy outside a liquor store holding a flat of six-packs. Schreiber in his introduction says the cowboys he's known embody the qualities of honesty, integrity, sincerity, and kindness. This collection of photographs is a celebration of those values.