Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 12 inches. 128 pages. Illustrations (color). Contributing Photographers. Bottom corners bumped. Some cover wear and soiling. No dust jacket present. Introduction by Bill Nunn. The idea of putting together a book like this was untried, but the response was quite encouraging. A hundred and fifty photographers submitted over a thousand photographs, and the job of selecting slightly over a hundred fro this book was made difficult by having to choose between so many excellent ones. As the reader will see from the biographical sketches that begin on page 124, the fifty-five photographers who are represented in this collection include both professional who ply their craft every day and Sunday photographers who devote their leisure time to the medium. The length of experience with photography ranges from a retired executive who has pursued the hobby for several decades to a high school student who is perhaps just beginning a photographic journey that will last a lifetime. And the photographers live in ay different areas of the state, from Kirksville in the north to Holist Summit in the center to Springfield in the southwest. Two principal criteria were used in making the selections of photographs: first, quality of image and composition of subject matter were considered; second, the subject matter itself was weighted with the goal of having as much diversity as possible in the final selection, in order to show the diverse and colorful face of Missouri. We hope the reader will enjoy in the pages of this work the beauty and vitality of Missouri's landscape and culture. More