“This photo book recalls everyday life in the GDR. It invites the reader to leaf through history. A subjective view of a vanished country—and one of the most beautiful photo books of the year.” (hr online) “Everyday life in the GDR between prefabricated housing estates and mining, football and May Day parades—unmasking, yet also compassionate. A powerful piece of time held still: Ostzeit.” (Welt am Sonntag) “A journey through time to the events and emotions of twenty years ago.” (Artinvestor) WONDERFUL, MUST-HAVE PHOTOBOOK ABOUT EAST GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY. WITH FIVE VERY EXCITING POSITIONS: Sibylle Bergermann, Harald Hauswald, Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Maurice Weiss. OUTSTANDING SELECTION. EXCELLENTLY PRINTED. MY HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. 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. “20 Years Since the Fall of the Wall. Ostzeit presents photo series by the finest chroniclers of the GDR, drawn from the first-class holdings of the Ostkreuz agency. Founded in 1990 by photographers from Berlin and Leipzig according to the author-photographer principle, its namesake was the Berlin S-Bahn station between Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg. Anyone wanting to go east had to pass through here. Ostzeit offers sensitive images of the GDR and its people: Sibylle Bergemann’s unsurpassed, deeply humane photographs of Clärchens Ballhaus. Werner Mahler’s long-term study of the Thuringian town of Berka. Harald Hauswald’s photographic essay on the drabness and hidden comedy of everyday life in the GDR. Ute Mahler’s unmasking photographs of the 1980 May Day parade in Berlin. The French photographer Maurice Weiss’s documentation of the final hours before the fall of the Wall and the period of transition. And last but not least, Sibylle Bergemann’s emblematic images of the creation and installation of the Marx-Engels Monument, which - ironically - made their way into the art collection of the German Bundestag.” (Publisher’s text) 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 AUCTION. Brought to you exclusively by 5Uhr30.com, Cologne, Germany. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern. 2010. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with jacket. 296 x 267 mm. 288 pages. 190 photos. Photos by Sibylle Bergemann, Harald Hauswald, Werner Mahler, Ute Mahler, Maurice Weiss. Texts: Marcus Jauer, Wolfgang Kil, Alexander Osang, Ingo Schulze. Edited by Ostkreuz, Agentur der Fotografen. Text in English and German. Condition: Book inside and outside excellent, like new and unread, fresh and flawless, clean with no foxing and with no marks (excepted a small stain and a stamp at the bottom edge, see picture). Dustjacket very fresh with very light trace of use only; complete with no tears, with no taped tears and with no missing parts. Overall fine condition. Wonderful book about East German photography - with the original dustjacket in great condition.