Michael Schmidt - Berlin Kreuzberg (FIRST BOOK) - 1973

SCARCE FIRST BOOK by the German photographer MICHAEL SCHMIDT,
famous for series like "Waffenruhe" ("Ceasefire") and "Einheit" ("U-ni-ty").

TRUE FIRST PRINTING -
there was also a second printing of the same title one year later (1974).

EXCELLENT, FRESH condition (much more better than usual).

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Bezirksamt Kreuzberg, Berlin. 1973. First edition, first printing.

Hardcover (as issued). 212 x 205 mm. 102 pages. Black and white photos by Michael Schmidt. Layout: Michael Schmidt and Gunter Pilarski. Text in German.

Condition:
Inside and outside excellent, very fresh and very clean with no marks and with no foxing; slightest trace of use. Fresh and sharp corners (often bumped and rubbed). Sensitive black rear side very fresh (often scratched). Overall very fine, much better than usual condition.

Scarce first printing of the scarce first book by the well-known german photographer -
in this super fresh condition extremely hard to find.

Michael Schmidt became famous through his Solo-Exhibition "Ein-heit" ("U-ni-ty") in the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA) and through "Waffenruhe":

- Martin Parr, The Photobook, vol 2, page 65
- The Open Book, Hasselblad Center, page 336/337
- 802 photo books from the M.+M. Auer collection, page 673