Van der Elsken, Ed. Love on the Left Bank. London: Andre Deutsch, 1956. First English Language Edition. Small 4to, 110pp. Black cloth in photographic dustwrapper. Dustwrap a little worn, with minor loss to head and tail of spine. Binding very fragile but complete, endpapers a little ruffled. Un-price clipped. More images available on request. Good in Good dust-jacket. Hardback.
Rarely seen in any condition, Elksen's Love on the Left Bank is one of the classics of 20th century photography. Featuring 'Ann' (Vali Myers) and a motley crew of other beat types, the book documents life in Paris in the early fifties (i.e. when it was good). Very new wave. Amazing stuff.
