The reconstruction formula for Banach frames and duality

We study conditions on a Banach frame that ensures the validity of a reconstruction formula. In particular, we show that any Banach frames for (a subspace of) L-p or L-p,L-q (1 <= p < infinity) with respect to a solid sequence space always satisfies an unconditional reconstruction formula. The existence of reconstruction formulas allows us to prove some James-type results for atomic decompositions: an unconditional atomic decomposition (or unconditional Schauder frame) for X is shrinking (respectively, boundedly complete) if and only if X does not contain an isomorphic copy of l(1) (respectively, c(0)). (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.