The design and format of Dick de Herder's Amsterdam alludes to Brassai's Paris de Nuit which he greatly admired. De Herder later admitted that he had photographed the Amstelbrug in the mist at night just as Brassai had done with the Pont Neuf, but that the Netherlands lacked drama and the Dutch were too inhibited a people. 'A heavy dose of Dutch primness undermines the romantic atmosphere, allowing the post-war reconstruction sobriety to come marching in.'

First edition; 8vo (230 x 177 mm, 9 x 7 in); black-and-white photographs printed in gravure, captions in Dutch and English, pages toned; spiral-bound photo-illustrated paper-covered boards, toned, light wear, scrape to front, a very good copy; 18, [2], 64pp.

The Dutch Photobook 162.