Robert Doisneau, Paris

Paris: Flammarion, 2010. English Edition, 2010. Softcover. As New. Bw photographic wraps with white/red lettering. French flaps. 400 pp. with 560 photographs. The English-language edition of the 2005 publication. 560 photographs of Doisneau's beloved Paris, many published for the first time, accompanied by anecdotes from Doisneau's personal notebooks. Sections include Paris by Surprise: Parks and Gardens, Pedestrian Ballet, Urban Flirtation, Bistros; Paris for Parisians: Les Halles, Everyday Parisians, A Home for Tenants, A few Tenants More, Paris-by-the-Seine; Paris at Play: Fairs, Cabarets and Nightclubs; Society, Fashion; and Paris in Concrete. As the photographer said, "There are days when the technique of an aimless stroll - without timetable or destination - works like a charm, flushing out pictures from the non-stop urban spectacle." These are those photos, along with many others. Mesmerizing.