BIG, IMPRESSIVE GDR/DDR PROPAGANDA PHOTOBOOK IN EXCELLENT, SUPER FRESH CONDITION - LIKE NEW AND UNREAD. COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET AND WITH ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. COLLECTOR'S COPY. Thomas Wiegand, Manfred Heiting, Deutschland im Fotobuch, page 36/37. TRUE FIRST ORIGINAL GERMAN PRINTING (not to mix with many later printings). Published on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the GDR (DDR). In this super fresh and complete condition hard to find. "The heavy and colourful, four-language illustrated book on the country's 30th anniversary, which is consistently designed to fit the almost square format, is a worthy representative of a coffee-table book 'printed in the GDR'." - Thomas Wiegand - THIS IS THE VERY FIRST PHOTOBOOK AUCTION ON CATAWIKI - dedicated entirely to the world of the former "DDR"/"GDR" ("GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC" or "EAST GERMANY") which existed from 1949 to 1990. Still largely undiscovered and unexplored, this field offers a wealth of fascinating discoveries for collectors. 5Uhr30.com presents exceptional works by renowned and emerging artists, survey works, compelling monographs, as well as extraordinarily rare small vintage catalogues, vintage children’s books and vintage factory photobooks; signed publications, posters, and much more. "A decade before its end, the GDR presents itself in top form: the labourers have plenty to do, the landscapes are beautiful, the housing situation is relaxed, young people look to the future with confidence, the past has been overcome, the politicians are interested, the soldiers are ready to fight, the masses are cheering..." (Thomas Wiegand) Like always we guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance, and of course, combined shipping - worldwide. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THIS UNIQUE CHANCE! Brought to you exclusively by 5Uhr30.com, Cologne, Germany. VEB F.A. Brockhaus Verlag, Leipzig. 1979. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 275 x 305 mm. 336 pages. 291 photos (278 in colour, 14 in black and white). 80 different photographers and agencies. Photographers (among many others): Wolfgang Behrendt, Thomas Billhardt, Karl-Heinz Böhle, Gerald Große, Dr. Gerhard Murza, Roger Rössing. Edited by: Klaus Ullrich, Peter Seifert, Peter Jacobs, Monika Linke, Gerhard Murza, Wilfried Swoboda. Layout: Sonja and Gert Wunderlich. Text in French, English, Russian and German. Condition: Book inside and outside and dustjacket like new and unread; super fresh and flawless. Slipcase very fresh and complete with no tears and with no missing parts; lightly sunned at the edges. Overall near mint, near perfect condition. Impressive DDR/GDR propaganda book - with the original dustjacket and with the original slipcase. "Whether in 1959, 1969, 1979 or 1989 - the propaganda volumes published for the country's anniversaries (and in between) always show the same thing in principle, albeit with different visual material in an increasing amount of colour and in a modernised layout. It also contains a chapter with juxtapositions of current and historical images important to the history of the country, including Richard Peter's icon of the "Dresden Angel". The book, which was also produced in an exclusive full leather edition, was honoured as one of the most beautiful books of the GDR in 1979, received a silver medal at the 1980 exhibition "Most Beautiful Books from all over the world" exhibition in 1980 and went through six editions until 1986." (Thomas Wiegand)