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Published for the first time in 1933 and originally designed by Brassai himself, this is a high-quality reproduction of his legendary first book of photographs. The city of Paris bewitched Brassai. Working as a journalist by day, by night he roamed the streets of the capital and visited its bistros, sharing moments in the lives of the prostitutes and peddlers, down-and-outs, and illicit lovers who lived on the margins of society. Their nocturnal surroundings fascinated the artist, whose photogra...Vis mer