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. GREAT, WIDELY UNKNOWN EAST-GERMAN PHOTOBOOK from 1976 (!) about the "Toscana" ("Tuscany region") -by Thomas Billhardt. WITH THE ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. BOOK AND DUSTJACKET IN EXCELLENT, VERY FRESH CONDITION. "Thomas Billhardt, born in Chemnitz, was a German photographer and publicist. He became particularly known for his photos from Vietnam, Palestine and Nicaragua. His best-known photo is one from the Vietnam War, in which a slim Vietnamese fighter takes away a physically superior US soldier." (Wikipedia) 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. Giunta Regionale della Toscana, Firenze. 1976. Hardcover with dustjacket. 242 x 272 mm. 142 pages. Photos: Thomas Billhardt. Graphic design: Andrea Rauch. Edited by Giunta Regionale Toscana. Text: Paolo Pavolini. Text in Italian. Condition: Book inside and outside excellent, very fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Dustjacket very fresh and complete with no missing parts; with just one small tear (taped from outside), no other remarkable flaws or defects. Overall very fine, much better than usual condition. Great DDR/GDR photobook by Thomas Billhardt in wonderful fresh condition - with the original dustjacket. "Thomas Billhardt was trained as a photographer with his mother Maria Schmid-Billhardt from 1951 to 1954 and studied until 1957 at the technical school for applied arts in Magdeburg. As a factory photographer in lignite mining and the Brikettfabrik Grosskayna 1957–58, he qualified as a master photographer and was until 1959 a publishing photographer for the postcard publisher Bild und Heimat in Reichenbach in the Vogtland. From 1959 to 1963 he graduated from the University of Graphics and Book Art (HGB) in Leipzig with a degree in photography and photo design. In 1962 he became a member of the Association of German Journalists and worked as a freelance photographer from 1963 to 1971. In 1968 he joined the SED. From 1972 to 1981 he was a group leader at the German advertising agency (DEWAG) Berlin and from 1982 to 1989 head of the Billhardt studio at the publishing house for agitation and visual aids. Billhardt has been a member of the German Association of Journalists since 1989 and from 1990 to 2001 he was a member of the German Society for Photography. Since 1990 he has also been a member of the Federal Freelance Photo Designer e.V. Billhardt received the Erich Weinert Medal, the FDJ Art Prize, in 1965. In 1969 he received the GDR Art Prize and in 1987 the GDR National Prize. He has had numerous international photo exhibitions in London, Moscow, West Berlin, Beirut, Kiev, Krakow, Szczecin, Wroclaw, Hanoi, Santiago de Chile, Valparaiso, Florence, Salzburg, Paris, Prague, Wittlich and others. a. the UNICEF exhibition “Children of the World” in New York in 1988. In April 2005 he was on the road for UNICEF Phillipines and from April 2008 to November 2008 he worked for UNICEF projects in Indonesia, Cambodia and China. Billhardt sees himself as an artistic and political photographer. His archive until 1999 is owned by the Camera Work Gallery Berlin. Thomas Billhardt is married and has two children. His son Steffen Billhardt also works internationally as a photographer. Thomas Billhardt lived in Italy and until 2008 in Berlin, later in Kleinmachnow near Berlin." (Wikipedia)