Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Instants Volés, Instants Donnés

Lausanne: Edition Clairefontaine, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XVI, [2] (Text), 128pp (Photographs). Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over paper covered boards. First edition of this superb selection from the candid works of photojournalist Gotthard Schuh, with 128 rich full-page and double-page photogravures of everyday people, including his famous “Enfant javanais jouant.” Schuh’s early work as freelance photojournalist for several magazines, including "Paris Match" and "Life," led him throughout Europe and as far as Indonesia (which resulted in the photobook "Iles des Dieux: Java, Sumatra, Bali" in 1954). From 1941 to 1960 he served as photo editor at "Neuen Zürcher Zeitung" and in 1951 he and Swiss photographers Paul Senn, Werner Bischof and Jakob Tuggener co-founded the College of Swiss Photographers. In this work, Schuh presents the realities of daily life through a selection of his early photographs, including his two most famous: “Enfant javanais jouant” (a boy stretched out playing a game), and “Danseuses sacrées de Bali” (temple dancer), both taken in Indonesia in 1938-39 and first published in "Insel der Götter" (1940). Dust jacket rubbed on corners and at head and tail of spine. Slight age-toning along paper margin. DJ in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #37880

Price: $50.00