WONDERFUL SMALL BOOK by the still highly underrated German photographer Herbert Tobias (1924-1982) - showing his best photos between 1951 and 1960 (some of them i can not show here). VERY FRESH CONDITION. Herbert Tobias first became well known for his fashion photography during the 1950s. His portrait studies, his photographs of Russia during World War II and his homoerotic pictures of men are all of artistic value. He was one of the first well-known people in Germany to die from AIDS. This is a lot by 5Uhr30.com (Ecki Heuser, Cologne, Germany). 5Uhr30.com guarantees detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% protection, 100% insurance and combined shipping worldwide Ars Nicolai Galerie, Berlin. 1994. First edition, first printing. Hardcover (as issued). 153 x 195 mm. 57 pages. Photos: Herbert Tobias. Edited and text: Janos Frecot. Text in German. Condition: Inside excellent, fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Outside fresh with light trace of use; no remarkable defects. Overall very fine condition. Small, charming photobook by underrated Herbert Tobias - in very fresh condition. Through publication of his work in many high-class magazines Herbert Tobias had become by 1956 an established figure in German fashion. His contacts in the worlds of fashion and film led in the following years to many photo-portraits of the famous, including Hildegard Knef, Zarah Leander, Valeska Gert, Amanda Lear, Klaus Kinski, Tatjana Gsovsky, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and Andreas Baader. From 1972 his pictures started to appear in various gay magazines, particularly in "Him".