Martel, D'Oliver., Lorelle, Y., Blanc, Nuage, Beau Comme une Moto. Translation: "Chopper." Published in Paris: Editions De Nesle, 1979, 1979. Baudouin press. First Edition. Softbound, 96 pp. Condition: Wrappers VG minus. Inside VG .  Three French guys came to the USA and were inspired by the chopper culture.  Martel takes up camera and photographs; Lorelle and Blanc take up pen and write. Their work documents the chopper lifestyle in late 1970's.  Blanc ponders social mathematics with the question: Does the year 1954 (Elvis, Hells Angels) + the year 1969 (Peter Fonda, marijuana) = 1978?  That question seems to be answered in every photograph and in every word not by three Frenchmen but by three French astronauts encountering alien beings on a foreign planet for the first time. A lot of faces, places, and bike art.  At least 100 photos of inspiration. One of my favorite finds.

$45 USD