Nicknamed the "Eye of Paris" by Henry Miller, Brassai was one of the great European photographers of the 20th century. This volume of letters and photos, many published for the first time, chronicles the fascinating early years of Brassai's life and artistic development in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s and '30s. 37 halftones.
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Nicknamed the "Eye of Paris" by Henry Miller, Brassai was one of the great European photographers of the 20th century. This volume of letters and photos, many published for the first time, chronicles the fascinating early years of Brassai's life and artistic development in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s and '30s. 37 halftones.
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As new and bright tan boards in like pictorial (Brassai) glossy dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Beautifully illustrated with photographs, many full page size and with clean bright text. Gift quality volume. New and bright all around, gift quality.
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Used-Very Good. Nicknamed the 'Eye of Paris' by Henry Miller, Brassai was one of the great European photographers of the 20th century. This volume of letters and photographs, many published for the first time, chronicles the fascinating early years of Brassai's life and artistic development in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s and 1930s. The amazing letters Brassai wrote to his parents during his years as a student and struggling artist in Paris and Berlin are published here in English for the first time. Just as Brassai captured in his photographs the texture, mood, and mystery of 1930s Paris, so too in his letters, through his candid, detailed, and vivid descriptions, he conveys in an immediate and forceful way what it was like to live in that world. An important, revealing work for everyone interested in Brassai and the history of photography, this collection will fascinate anyone who wants a firsthand account of Berlin and Paris in the '20s and '30s. Nicknamed the 'Eye of Paris' by Henry Miller, Brassai was one of the great European photographers of the 20th century. This volume of letters and photos, many published for the first time, chronicles the fascinating early years of Brassai's life and artistic development in Paris and Berlin during the 1920s and '30s. 37 halftones. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
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Fine in Fine jacket. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. As new. Foreword to this first English edition witten by Gilberte Brassai (Brassai's daughter). In addition to the letters, there are two essays by Andor Horvath, and one essay by Anne Wilkes Tucker. Illustrated in black & white with a selection of Brassai's photographs. 8" high X 6" wide, 274 pages. A beautiful copy. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
