BRILLIANT REPRINT OF THE fFAMOUS PHOTOBOOK CLASSIC by Ken Schles: - Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, The Photobook. Vol 3, page 166 - 802 photo books of the M. + M. Auer collection, page 676. TRUE FIRST PRINTING from 2014 (there was also a second printing of the reprint in 2016). New, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. COLLECTOR'S COPY. WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS AUCTION by Ecki Heuser from 5Uhr30.com, Cologne, Germany. We offer a best-of more than 100 international photobooks. The perfect moment to buy the perfect present for you or yours. 5Uhr30.com guarantees detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. "For a decade, Ken Schles watched the passing of time from his Lower East Side neighborhood. His camera fixed the instances of his observations, and these moments became the foundation of his 'invisible city.' Friends and architecture come under the scrutiny of his lens and, when sorted and viewed in the pages of this book, a remarkable achievement of personal vision emerges. Twenty-five years later, Invisible City still has the ability to transfix the viewer. A penetrating and intimate portrayal of a world few had entrance to - or means of egress from - Invisible City stands alongside Brassai's Paris de Nuit and van der Elsken's Love On The Left Bank as one of the twentieth century's great depictions of nocturnal bohemian experience. Documenting his life in New York City's East Village during its heyday in the tumultuous 1980s, Schles captured its look and attitude in delirious and dark honesty. Long out of print, this 'missing link' in the history of the photo book is now once again made available. Using scans from the original negatives and Steidl's quadratone technique to bring out nuance and detail never seen before, this new edition transcends the original of this underground cult classic." (publisher's text) Steidl, Göttingen. 2016. First editon, second printing of the reprint (which came out in 2014). Hardcover with dustjacket. 173 x 232 mm. 80 pages. Photos: Ken Schles. Text in English. Fantastic photobook - in perfect condition. Originally published by Twelvetree Press in 1988.