Photobook - Robert Doisneau - Jean Claude Gautrand

Hardback Size: 34.6 x 25.6 cm Pages: 540 Language: English, French, German Published: 2014 First edition Publisher: Taschen Stock number: 017754/0123 Price: £65 + P & P Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition. As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find - and perfectly frame - charismatic characters, entertaining episodes, and fleeting moments of humour and affection. A summation of a spectacular career, this is the most extensive Doisneau collection ever published, including all his best - loved images alongside many lesser - known compositions which equally rejoice in the ordinary gestures of ordinary people in ordinary situations. The many quotations from the photographer throughout the volume immerse the reader in Doisneau's thoughts and give verbal expression to the sensitivity, warmth, and wit which characterize his pictures. Through more than 400 images, we are transported to the grim suburbs of Doisneau's youth; the world of manual labor whose nobility he so admired; and to the studios of the many ground - breaking artists that Doisneau captured in moments of reflection and creativity. A number of colour shots of Palm Springs and the transformed suburbs of Doisneau's childhood reveal a different, more critical eye to the master photographer. For this new monograph on all aspects of the life and oeuvre of Robert Doisneau, his longtime friend and TASCHEN author Jean Claude Gautrand had unlimited access to the extensive photo archive Atelier Robert Doisneau. The preface is by Doisneau's daughters Francine Deroudille and Annette Doisneau.

Photobook - The Teds - Chris Steele - Perkins

Softback Size: 28 x 20.4 cm Pages: 120 Illustrations: 72 black & white photographs Published: 1979 First edition Publisher: Travelling Light/Exit Stock number: 017749/0123 Price: £95 + P & P A very nice copy with a hint of wear to bottom edges, corners, and spine,  light surface wear to covers - these minor flaws, are all fairly typical with this title because of the vulnerable silver foil papered boards. Inscribed inside. The Teddy Boys were a flashily dressed, rebellious and sometimes violent youth movement that originated in Britain in the '50s. The three - quarter - length Edwardian jacket with velvet collar, drainpipe trousers and quiff became a focus of male fashion which still holds cult status today. The Teds combines image and text to tell their story - - a fascinating tale spanning three decades.