The World of Atget [together with] The World of Atget

New York: Horizon Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 176 photographs by French photographer Atget. Eugène Atget was a French photographer best known for his photographs of the architecture and streets of Paris. He took up photography in the late 1880s and supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers. Atget began shooting Paris in 1898 using a large format view camera to capture the city in detail. His photographs, many of which were taken at dawn, are notable for their diffuse light and wide views that give a sense of space and ambience. Inscribed to film director, Erwin Leiser. Lightly toned, in creased and lightly worn dj, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black cloth. Large 8vo. xxx, 176pp. Illus. (b/w). One copy inscribed by author on tp.