DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PHOTOBOOKS ABOUT PARIS IN COLOR - with the excellent photos by the well-known German photographer Peter Cornelius ("Magic of Colour"). Widely unknown and highly underrated. MY HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. Fantastic photos. Great layout. WITH THE VERY SCARCE, WONDERFUL ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET IN COMPLETE CONDITION. VERY FRESH, MUCH MORE BETTER AND FRESHER THAN USUAL CONDITION. Welcome to the second auction by Anatole Desachy (France) and Ecki Heuser (Germany) in celebration of Paris. At the occasion of ‘’Paris Photo’’ fair, we have gathered a new selection of classical & uncommon Photobooks about the city of light. Enjoy and good luck with your bids ! Peter Cornelius (1913–1970) was a German photographer and photojournalist. After World War II, he began his career with reportage, landscape and sailing photography in his hometown Kiel. From the mid fifties, he specialised in colour photography as one of the first color photographers in Germany. In 1960 he became known to a larger public through the special exhibition Magie der Farbe (Magic of Colour) during the Photokina in Cologne. His best known work is a 1961 collection of colour photographs of Paris. This is a lot by 5Uhr30.com (Ecki Heuser, Cologne, Germany). We guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Econ Verlag, Dusseldorf. 1961. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 265 x 307 mm. 102 pages. 112 color photos. Photos: Peter Cornelius. Text: Jacques Prevert. Layout: Erwin Fieger. Text in German. Condition: Book inside and outside excellent, fresh and flawless; clean with no marks and with no foxing. Dustjacket fresh and complete with no missing parts and much better than usual; little trace of use only, spine a bit yellowed. Overall very fine, much more better than usual condition. Wonderful German photo publication, widely unknown and highly underrated - with the original dustjacket in much more better and fresher than usual condition.