Following an extended foreword by David C Levy are two essays: Larry Rivers - Painter of the Modern Life by Barbara Rose; and Larry Rivers and His "Smorgasbord of the Recognizable" by Jacquelyn Days Sewer. These are followed by the plates which run from pages 89 to 171; the book concludes with a Chronology, list of One-Man Exhibitions and finally Public Exhibitions.

The interesting essays provide quite personalised accounts of the artist, his life and his work, and both follow a chronological progression. They are illustrated throughout with photographs of Rivers and his friends and family as well as examples of his work. The plates are mostly produced to full page size, some occupying a double page; the concluding biography is illustrated with personal black and white photographs. About ninety full colour reproductions along with over fifty black and white images, mainly photographs, illustrate the book. The colour plates are very well produced, and a few of the black and white photos are reproduced full page or even double page size and are striking. This is altogether a most attractive generously sized volume, well designed and produced and with illuminating text; a very worth while book. ( )