Observations (Avedon book)
First edition slipcase  | |
| Author | Richard Avedon & Truman Capote | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Photography | 
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster | 
Publication date  | 1959 | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Print Hardback | 
| Pages | 151 pp | 
| OCLC | 1455816 | 
Observations is a collaborative coffee table book with photography by Richard Avedon, commentary by Truman Capote and design by Alexey Brodovitch. It features a slipcase with color, all-capitalized lettering; the book itself is further housed in a clear acetate/glassine slip cover and is printed with the same bold design as the slipcase in black-and-white. Simon & Schuster published the work in 1959 having it printed using the photogravure method in Lucerne, Switzerland.