BIG, HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE PROPAGANDA PHOTOBOOK - published on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the GDR (DDR). Mentioned here: Thomas Wiegand, Manfred Heiting, Deutschland im Fotobuch, page 36/37 "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 - Welcome to the "GERMAN PHOTOBOOKS" auction by Ecki Heuser (5Uhr30.com, Cologne) - with more than 100 fantastic lots. IF YOU WIN MORE THAN 1 OF MY BOOKS IN THIS AUCTION, YOU WILL PAY ONLY 1 X SHIPPING COSTS - WORLDWIDE. "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) 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 excellent, fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Dustjacket with trace of use; a bit rubbed in the middle part of the spine, teared and with little missing part at the bottom of the spine. Overall very good condition. Impressive GDR (DDR) propanda book - with the original dustjacket. "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)