Es Kommt der neue fotograf!

In the rare dust jacket. Es Kommt der neue fotograf! is a compendium of New Vision photography, including work by Herbert Bayer, El Lissitzky, Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Albert Renger-Patzsch, Hans Richter, Umbo (Otto Umbehr), Oskar Nerlinger, Sasha Stone, Dziga Vertov, Hans Finsler and others. It was published to coincide with Film und Foto, the pivotal exhibition of New Vision photography, first shown at the Deutsche Werkbund, Stuttgart (18 May-7 July 1929).

First edition; 8vo (254 x 188 mm, 10 x 7½ in); black-and-white photographs by various photographers and agencies printed in relief halftone, black top stain; black endpapers, orange cloth-covered boards, titles stamped in blue on spine and upper side, over opened, spine leaning, photo-illustrated dust-jacket, white, text in black, chipped and worn with several tears, partially professionally strengthened on verso, previous owners initial and note: 'Juni 23. Oktober 1929' in black ink opposite title-page, a near-fine copy in a good example of the rare and fragile dust-jacket; 126, [2]pp.

Regards sur un siècle de photographie à travers le Livre 31; Blickfang p280; The Photobook: A History I, p98; The Open Book pp74-75; 802 Books from the Auer Collection p136; Autopsie I, pp255-259.