BRASSAI — SECRET PARIS. IMAGES OF THE 1930s - Lot 46

BRASSAI — SECRET PARIS. IMAGES OF THE 1930s BRASSAI. Secret Paris. Images of the 1930s. Frankfurt am Main, S. Fischer Verlag. Large quarto, black full-cloth binding, red title on the spine, abundant black-and-white photographic illustrations. GERMAN EDITION OF BRASSAI’S FAMOUS “SECRET PARIS OF THE 1930s.” One of the most characteristic collections in Brassaï’s body of work: Paris by night, cafés, dances, prostitutes, outcasts, lovers, and figures of Parisian nightlife. The book serves as a major record of the seedy underbelly of Paris between the two world wars. Numerous full-page and double-page photographs. Condition: interior in good condition; hardcover with some signs of wear and scuffing.