Ed van der Elsken - Eye Love You (FIRST PRINTING) - 1977

GREAT FIRST BOOK BY DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHY LEGEND ED VAN DER ELSKEN - COMPLETELY IN COLOUR.

Based predominantly on his travels for the magazine Avenue, was released in 1977. The starting point for this book was love, particularly the love between man and woman as it exists all over the world. Halfway though, the focus changed and became the struggle for existence that men and women experience in solidarity.

TRUE FIRST ORIGINAL DUTCH EDITION FROM 1977 (!).
Not to mix with second edition same year (1977) and not to mix with the much ater reprint (Lectures, 2016).

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Published on the occasion of Ed van der Elsken's same-name ("Eye love you") exhibition at "Stedelijk Museum" in Amsterdam same year (1977).

Ed van der Elsken is known for many great photobooks, such as "Bagara" (Frits Gierstberg, Rik Suermondt, The Dutch Photobook, page 118/119), "Sweet Life" (Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 1, page 254/255) or "Love on the left bank":

- Andrew Roth, "The Book of 101 Books", pages 146/147;
- Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, "The Photobook, A History, volume 1, page 245
- Hasselblad Center, "The Open Book", page 168
- Hans-Michael Koetzle, "Eyes on Paris. Paris im Fotobuch. 1890 bis heute" ("Paris in Photobooks. 1890 until today"), pages 278-281
- Michèle and Michel Auer, "802 books from the M.+M. Auer collection", page 363
- The Dutch Photobook, pages 48-49
- Photography Between Covers, pages 92-93
- Regards, pages 113

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Unieboek BV, Van Holkema and Warendorf, Bussum. 1977. First edition, first printing.

Hardback in half linen (as issued). 245 x 305 mm. 275 pages. Photos: Ed van der Elsken. Text in Dutch.

Condition:
Book outside quite fresh with little trace of use, but smaller flaws, but with no remarkable defects. Book inside clean with no previous owner marks; first and last blank page marginally, first title page strongly foxed, all other pages (second title page, all photo pages) with no foxing, but the book and the pages throughout# strongly smell of dampness. Overall very good condition.

Fantastic Vintage photobook from the 70s by legendary Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken.

Ed van der Elsken (1925–1990), the 'enfant terrible' of Dutch photography, was a talented photographer and filmmaker who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. Strolling through cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Amsterdam or travelling through Africa and Japan, he preferably took photographs of striking individuals with character. His first photo book Love on the Left Bank was published in 1956, which instantly made him world-famous. Some 20 photobooks followed. He also made several television films, mostly about subjects regarding his own life.