New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, New York, 1976. First American Edition. Quarto with black cloth boards and black/yellow.blue pictorial jacket; (unpaged - approx 150p): illustrations; 27 cm Very good (-) copy with some light foxing to pages; mild edgewear to boards; jacket is very good (-); with small chips at spine and edges and light shelfwear; now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394408411
A collection of photographs with commentary, by the renowned artist Brassai, documenting the sordid world of Paris brothels, opium dens, underworld taverns, and other hidden places - photos previously unpublished due to their "daring nature". Brassai provides commentary for how the pictures came about and his experience of the worlds he photographs.
